集神州三寶感通錄 3.70

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晉初沙門佛調者。住常山。積年業尚純朴。獨行山林夜投虎窟。大雪。虎來橫臥其前。調曰。我奪汝舍。有愧如何。以手拂虎上雪。虎弭耳下山。從者駭怖。自剋亡日。近遠與訣曰。天地長久尚有崩壞。豈況人乎。若能盪除三垢則此為不朽耳。遂還房端坐而卒。後數年白衣弟子入山伐木。見調在巖上衣服鮮明。同輩八人驚曰。和上尚在耶。曰吾常在耳。具問知故。良久乃去。遂發其冢不見其屍云云。

In the early Jin, the śramaṇa Fotiao lived on Mount Chang. For many years his practice was pure and simple. Traveling alone in the mountain forests, he took shelter at night in a tiger's cave. There was heavy snow, and a tiger came and lay across the entrance before him. Tiao said, 'I have usurped your dwelling; how ashamed I am.' With his hand he brushed the snow from the tiger. The tiger flattened its ears and went down the mountain. Those accompanying him were terrified. He set the date of his own death, and bade farewell to those near and far, saying, 'Heaven and earth endure long, yet they still face ruin; how much more so for humans? If one can purge the three defilements, then this will be imperishable.' He then returned to his room, sat upright, and passed away. Several years later, lay disciples entered the mountains to cut wood, and saw Tiao on a crag, his clothes fresh and bright. Eight fellow companions asked in astonishment, 'Upādhyāya, are you still alive?' He replied, 'I am always alive.' He made full inquiries of old acquaintances, and after a good while departed. They then opened his grave, and did not find his corpse, and so forth.