集神州三寶感通錄 2.7

2.7

四西晉泰山金輿谷朗公寺者。昔中原值亂永嘉失馭。有沙門釋僧朗者。姓李。冀人。西遊東返。與湛意兩僧俱入東岳。卜西北巖以為終焉之地。常有雲廕。士俗咸異。其禎感聲振殊國端居卒業。于時天下無主英雄負圖。秦宋燕趙莫不致書崇敬。割縣租稅以崇福焉。故有高麗相國胡國女國吳國崑崙北代七國所送金銅像。朗供事盡禮每陳祥瑞。今居一堂門牖常開鳥雀莫踐。咸敬而異之。其寺至今三百五十許歲。寺塔基構如其本焉。隋改為神通道場。今仍立寺。

4. Master Lang Temple in Jinyu Valley of Mount Tai from the Western Jin: In the past, the Central Plains suffered the turmoil of the Yongjia era when the reins of government were lost. There was a śramaṇa named Śākya Senglang, whose secular surname was Li, a man of Jizhou. Having traveled to the west and returned to the east, he went into the Eastern Peak together with the monk Zhanyi. Divining the northwestern crag, he made it his final resting place. There were constantly clouds shading it, and both gentry and commoners marveled at it. The fame of his auspicious resonance shook foreign lands, as he lived in tranquility to the end of his days. At that time, all under heaven was without a ruler, and heroes harbored imperial ambitions. Qin, Song, Yan, and Zhao all without exception sent letters expressing revere and respect, ceding the taxes of counties to foster merit. Thus there were gilt-bronze images sent by seven kingdoms: the Prime Minister of Goryeo, the Hu kingdom, the Women's kingdom, the Wu kingdom, Kunlun, and Northern Dai. Senglang made offerings and served them with full ritual propriety, constantly displaying auspicious omens. Today they are housed in a single hall whose doors and windows are always open, yet no birds or sparrows ever tread there. Everyone respects and marvels at this. The temple has existed until now for about 350 years, and the foundation and structures of the temple and stūpa remain as original. In the Sui, it was renamed Shentong Daochang. At present, it is still established as a temple.