集神州三寶感通錄 3.26

3.26

Furthermore, Shi Daojiong of Fufeng went on behalf of his master into Mount Huo in Henan to collect stalactites. Four men entered the cavern; after several li, three men drowned, and their torches also went out. Jiong had always recited the *Lotus Sūtra*, and relying on utmost sincerity, he prayed for deliverance. Before long, he saw a firefly and pursued it, thereby managing to exit the cavern. He frequently performed the Samantabhadra practice of the Way, and on all occasions encountered sympathetic responses: sometimes seeing an Indian monk enter and sit, or seeing a man arrive on horseback, but before words could be exchanged, they would vanish in an instant. Later, he traveled to the Song capital and took the *pratyutpanna-samādhi* as his practice. In the middle of the night, while entering dhyāna, he saw four men driving a carriage who called out for Jiong to board. Without realizing it, he was already on the main highway, where he saw a man sitting on a folding chair with several hundred guards. Seeing Jiong, the man stood up in astonishment and said: ‘I merely sent for you to know the place; why have you wearied yourself by coming?’ The Dharma Master bowed and took leave, and [the man] ordered him escorted back to the temple. Only when knocking on the gate was it opened, and his chamber door was also still closed. The whole assembly revered and submitted to him.