集神州三寶感通錄 1.47

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宋元嘉十五年。南郡劉凝之隱衡山徵不出。奉五斗米道不信佛法。夢見人去地數丈曰。汝疑方解覺忽乃悟旦夕懃至半年禮佛。忽見額下有紫光。瑞光處得舍利二枚。剖擊不損。水行光出。後於食時。口中隱齒吐出有光。妻息又獲一枚。合有五枚。後又失之。尋爾又得云。

In the fifteenth year of the Yuanjia era of the Song dynasty, Liu Ningzhi of Nanjun lived in seclusion on Mount Heng and would not emerge when summoned. He adhered to the Way of the Five Pecks of Rice and did not believe in the Buddha-Dharma. He dreamed of a person several zhang above the ground who said, 'Your doubts are now resolved.' Upon waking, he suddenly came to realization. Day and night he diligently paid homage to the Buddha for half a year. Suddenly, he saw a purple light beneath his forehead; at the place of the auspicious light, he obtained two śarīra. Cleaving and striking did not damage them, and when floated in water, light came forth. Later, while eating, one was pressed against his tooth and spat out, emitting light. His wife and child obtained another one, making five in all. Later they were lost again, but soon retrieved once more.