集神州三寶感通錄 2.50

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46. In the Yonghui reign-period of the Tang, at Wuzhenshan Temple east of Lantian County in Yongzhou—the temple rests on the western cliff of Lantian Valley, its construction exhausts the beauty of the mountain, and its halls are solemn and neat—a monk was building an additional cloister at the ravine north of the temple. A large boulder lay across and blocked the way, causing great obstruction. Thereupon, he burned it with fire and doused it with water to make it shatter, but in the end he could not achieve it. Then he smashed it with an iron hammer, and within it obtained a golden image. Seamless on all four sides, it was naturally encased as if in armor, no one knowing where it came from. The pedestal of the image was completely intact, not something made by human skill, nor did they recognize what precious gem it was; it is about five inches high and is now at the mountain temple. In that same year, on a pillar of Guangming Temple in Yizhou, one Buddha and two bodhisattvas appeared; though scraped away, their shadows re-emerged. Originally in a Buddha hall in Jiulong, Zhang Xu, Chief Administrator, moved them into Guangming Temple because crowds were gathering; they are preserved there today.