集神州三寶感通錄 2.53

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四十九唐龍朔元年。下　勅令會昌寺僧會賾往五臺山修理寺塔。其山屬岱州五臺縣。備有五臺。中臺最高。目極千里山川如掌上有石塔數千。薄石壘之。斯並魏高祖孝文帝所立。臺北石上人馬犬迹陷文如新。頂有大池名太華泉。又有小泉迭相延屬。夾泉有二浮圖。中有文殊師利像。傳云。文殊師利與五百仙人往清涼山說法。故此山極寒。不生樹木。所有松林森於下谷。山南號清涼峰。山下有清涼府。古今遺基見在不滅。從臺東面而下三十里許。有古大孚靈鷲寺。見有東西二道場。佛事備焉。古老傳云。漢明帝所造。南有花園三頃許。異花間發昱焰人目。寔神仙之宅也。屢有僧現欻忽難尋。聖迹神寺往往出沒。今上龍朔二年。又令賾往并吏力財帛往修理故寺。賾與五臺縣承并將從二十餘人。直詣中臺。見石像臨崖搖動身手。及至像所乃是方石悽然多感悵恨久之。令作工修理二塔并文殊像徙倚塔邊。忽聞塔間鍾聲振發連椎不已。又聞異香𣱦氳屢至。道俗咸感歎未曾有。又往西臺。遙見一僧乘馬東上。奔來極急。賾與諸人立待其至。久而不到。就往參迎。乃變為枿悵恨無已。然則像相通感有時隱顯。鍾聲香氣相續恒聞。其上方三百里東南脚。即恒岳也。西北脚即恒天也。中有佛光山仙花山王子塔古寺六所。解脫禪師僧明禪師遺蹤坐窟身相存焉。廣如別記。

49. In the first year of the Longshuo era of the Tang, an imperial decree ordered the monk Huize of Huichang Temple to go to Mount Wutai to repair the temples and stūpas. The mountain belongs to Wutai County in Daizhou. It features five terraces, among which the Central Terrace is the highest. Looking out as far as the eye can see for a thousand li, the mountains and rivers appear as if in the palm of one's hand. Upon it are several thousand stone stūpas, piled from thin stones. These were all erected by Emperor Xiaowen, Gaozu of the Wei dynasty. North of the terrace, the tracks of men, horses, and hounds impressed into the stone show clear marks as if new. On the summit is a large pool named the Taihua Spring. There are also smaller springs connecting one after another in succession. Flanking the spring stand two stūpas, within which are images of Mañjuśrī. Tradition relates that Mañjuśrī and five hundred immortals went to Mount Qingliang to preach the Dharma; therefore this mountain is extremely cold, and no trees grow upon it. All the pine forests flourish dense and tall down in the lower valleys. The south of the mountain is called Qingliang Peak, and beneath the mountain is the Qingliang Administrative Office, where the remnants and foundations from ancient and modern times remain visible and intact. Descending some thirty li from the eastern face of the terrace, there is the ancient Dafu Lingjiu Temple. At present it has eastern and western bodhimaṇḍas, fully equipped for Buddhist services. The village elders hand down the tradition that it was built by Emperor Ming of the Han. To its south is a flower garden of some three qing; rare blossoms bloom among them, radiant and dazzling to the eye, truly a dwelling place of divine immortals. Frequently monks appear there, vanishing abruptly so that they are difficult to seek out; holy traces and miraculous temples appear and disappear from time to time. In the second year of Longshuo of the present emperor, he again ordered [Hui]ze to go, along with corvée laborers, funds, and silk, to repair the old temples. Ze, together with the deputy magistrate of Wutai County and an entourage of more than twenty men, went straight to the Central Terrace. They saw a stone image leaning over the cliff, moving its body and hands. When they reached the place of the image, it was merely a square stone; mournful and deeply moved, they lamented with regret for a long time. He ordered craftsmen to repair the two stūpas and the image of Mañjuśrī. As they lingered beside the stūpas, they suddenly heard a bell chime vigorously from between the stūpas, struck repeatedly without ceasing. They also smelled an extraordinary fragrance billowing gently, arriving again and again. Clergy and laity alike sighed in admiration at what had never occurred before. They also proceeded to the Western Terrace, where they saw in the distance a monk riding a horse up from the east, galloping at great speed. Ze and the others stood waiting for him to arrive. When after a long time he did not reach them, they went forward to meet him, but he had transformed into a dead tree stump, leaving them with endless regret. Thus the marks of the images respond with sympathetic resonance, appearing and disappearing at times, while the sounds of bells and the fragrances are constantly heard in succession. At the southeastern foot of its upper perimeter, three hundred li in extent, lies Mount Heng; at its northwestern foot is Hengtian. Within it are Mount Foguang, Mount Xianhua, the Prince's Stūpa, and six ancient temples; the remnants, meditation caves, and physical likenesses of Chan Master Jietuo and Chan Master Sengming still remain there, as detailed in separate records.