集神州三寶感通錄 2.49

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四十五唐顯慶四年。撫州刺史祖氏。為亢旱請祈無効。有人於州東山見有行像。莫測其由。將事移徙鏗然不動。風聲扇及遠近同趣。有潭州人云。彼寺失之。乃在此耶。尋其行路乃現二跡。各長二尺。相去五里刺史以亢炎既久。便往祈請。盡州官庶香花步往二十里許。泣告情事勤至彌甚。使三人捧之。飄然應接返還州寺。隨路布雲當夜滂下。遂以有年。今在撫州。

45. In the fourth year of the Xianqing reign of the Tang, Zu, Prefect of Fuzhou, prayed due to a severe drought without result. Someone saw a walking image on the mountain east of the prefecture, but no one could fathom its origin. When they attempted to move it, it clanged and would not budge. As the rumour spread, people near and far flocked to it together. A person from Tanzhou said: 'A temple there lost it; could it be here?' Following its path, two footprints appeared, each two feet long and separated by five li. Since the parching heat had lasted long, the prefect went to pray; all the officials and commoners of the prefecture walked with incense and flowers for about twenty li, weeping and reporting their situation with utmost earnestness. When three men were sent to carry it, it responded lightly, and they brought it back to the prefectural temple. Clouds gathered along the way, and that night heavy rain poured down, leading to a bountiful year. It is now in Fuzhou.