集神州三寶感通錄 2.19

2.19

十五涼州石崖塑瑞像者。昔沮渠蒙遜以晉安帝隆安元年。據有涼土三十餘載。隴西五涼斯最久盛。專崇福業以國城寺塔終非云固。古來帝宮終逢煨燼。若依立之効尤斯及。又用金寶終被毀盜。乃顧眄山宇可以終天。於州南百里連崖綿亘東西不測。就而斲窟安設尊儀。或石或塑千變萬化。有禮敬者驚眩心目。中有土聖僧可如人等。常自經行。初無寧舍。遙見便行近矚便止。視其顏面如行之狀。或有羅土坌地。觀其行不人。纔遠之即便蹈地足跡納納。來往不住。如此現相經今百餘年。彼人說之如此。

Fifteenth, concerning the clay auspicious image sculpted on the stone cliff in Liangzhou: formerly, Juqu Mengxun, taking possession of the land of Liang in the first year of the Long'an reign era of Emperor An of the Jin, ruled for more than thirty years; of the Five Liang regimes west of the Long, this was the longest and most prosperous. He dedicated himself exclusively to cultivating meritorious deeds, considering that the temples and stūpas of state capitals would ultimately not remain secure, and the imperial palaces of ancient times had all met with fire and ashes; if he founded them following those precedents, he would only repeat their faults. Furthermore, using gold and precious gems would ultimately invite destruction and theft. Looking about, he saw that the mountain chambers could endure as long as heaven. One hundred li south of the prefecture, connected cliffs stretched across east and west beyond reckoning; approaching them, he chiseled caves and installed revered images, whether in stone or clay, through a thousand transformations and ten thousand manifestations. Those who paid homage had their minds and eyes dazzled with awe. Among them was an earthen holy monk about the height of a person, who constantly engaged in walking meditation, never resting. Seen from afar, he would walk; viewed up close, he would stop. Looking at his face, it had the appearance of walking. Some sprinkled earth to dust the ground, to observe whether he walked or not; as soon as people stepped away, his feet would tread the earth, leaving footprints sunken in, coming and going without ceasing. Such manifestations have continued down to the present for over a hundred years, as related by the people there.