[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [道宣律師感通錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2107) › 1.5 # 道宣律師感通錄 1.5 道宣律師感通錄 1.5 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2107.1.5) 又問。今京城西高四土臺。俗諺云。是蒼頡造書臺。如何云隷字古時已有。答云。蒼頡於此臺上增土造臺。觀鳥迹者非無其事。且蒼頡之傳。此土罕知其源。或云。黃帝之臣。或云。古帝之王也。鳥迹之書。時變一途。今所絕有。無益之言。不勞述也。又有天人。姓陸名玄暢。來謁云。弟子周穆王時。初生在天。本是迦葉佛時。天為通化。故用暫現。所問高四臺者。其本迦葉佛。於此第三會說法度人。至周穆王時。文殊目連來化穆王。穆王從之。即列子所謂化人是也。化人示穆王高四臺。是迦葉佛說法處。因造三會道場。至秦穆公時。扶風獲一石佛。穆公不識。棄馬坊中。穢污此像。神瞋令公染患。公又夢遊上帝。極被責數。覺問侍臣由余。答云。臣讀古書。周穆王時。有化人來此土云。是佛神。穆王信之。於終南山造中天臺。高千餘尺。基趾見在。又於蒼頡臺造神廟。名三會道場。公今所患。殆非佛神為之耶。公聞大怖。語由余曰。吾近獲一石人。衣冠非今所制。棄之馬坊。將非此是佛神耶。由余聞往視之。對曰。此真佛神也。公取像澡浴安清淨處。像遂放光。公又怖。謂神瞋也。宰三牲以祭之。諸神擎棄之遠處。公又大怖。以問由余。余答云。臣聞。佛神清潔不進酒肉。愛重物命。如護一子。所有供養燒香而已。所可祭祀餅果之屬。公大悅造像。絕於工人。又問由余。余答曰。昔穆王造寺。側應有工匠。遂於高四臺南村內得一老人。姓王名安。年百八十。自云。曾於三會道場見造之。臣今老年。無力能作。所住村北。有兄弟四人。曾於道場內。為諸匠執作。請追共造。依言作之。成一銅像。相好圓備。公悅。大賞賚之。彼人得財。並造功德。於土臺上造重閣。高三百尺。時人號為高四臺。或曰高四樓。其人姓高。大者名四。或曰。兄弟四人同立故也。或取大兄之名。因之名樓。故高四之名。至今稱也。 > I also asked: "Now to the west of the capital city there is the Gaosi Earthen Platform. Popular saying has it that it is the platform where Cangjie created writing. Why is it said that clerical script already existed in ancient times?" > He answered: "Cangjie heaped up earth on this terrace to construct the platform; that he observed bird tracks is not without basis. Furthermore, as for the traditions regarding Cangjie, people in this land rarely know their source: some say he was an official of the Yellow Emperor, and some say he was an ancient monarch. The writing of bird tracks was a temporary transformation along one trajectory, which is now completely extinct; regarding such useless talk, we need not labour to discuss it. > Moreover, a deva named Lu Xuanchang came to visit and said: 'In the time of King Mu of the Zhou, this disciple was first born into heaven. Originally in the era of Kāśyapa Buddha, the heavens served to spread and transform \[beings\], and hence I temporarily manifested myself. As for the Gaosi Platform about which you asked: originally Kāśyapa Buddha preached the Dharma here to deliver beings at his third assembly. When it came to the time of King Mu of the Zhou, Mañjuśrī and Maudgalyāyana came to transform King Mu, and King Mu followed them; they were indeed the "transformed men" spoken of in the \*Liezi\*. > The transformed men showed King Mu the Gaosi Platform, \[revealing that\] it was the place where Kāśyapa Buddha preached the Dharma. Consequently, he constructed the Sanhui Sanctuary (Three Assemblies Sanctuary). When it came to the time of Duke Mu of Qin, a stone Buddha was found in Fufeng. Duke Mu did not recognize it and discarded it in the horse stables, defiling this statue. The spirit was enraged and caused the Duke to fall ill. The Duke also dreamed that he traveled to the Celestial Sovereign, where he was severely rebuked and reprimanded. Upon awakening, he inquired of his attendant minister You Yu, who replied: "Your subject has read ancient texts stating that in the time of King Mu of the Zhou, a transformed man came to this land and said he was the Buddha Spirit. King Mu had faith in him, and built the Zhongtian Platform on Mount Zhongnan, over a thousand feet high, whose foundation still exists today. He also constructed a spiritual shrine upon the Cangjie Platform, named the Sanhui Sanctuary. Could the illness that Your Grace now suffers not have been caused by the Buddha Spirit?" > Duke Mu was greatly terrified upon hearing this. He said to You Yu: "I recently obtained a stone man whose clothing and cap are not of contemporary make. I cast it into the horse stables. Could this not be the Buddha Spirit?" You Yu went to examine it upon hearing this, and responded: "This is truly the Buddha Spirit." The Duke took the statue, bathed it, and placed it in a pure and clean spot. Thereupon, the statue emitted light. The Duke was terrified again, thinking that the spirit was enraged. He slaughtered the three sacrificial animals to offer sacrifices to it. The spirits lifted them up and hurled them to a distant place. The Duke was once more greatly terrified and questioned You Yu. You Yu answered: "Your subject has heard that the Buddha Spirit is pure and clean, does not partake of wine or meat, and cherishes the lives of living beings just as one protects an only child. In all offerings made to it, one only burns incense; that which can be offered in sacrifice consists merely of pastries and fruit." The Duke was overjoyed and wished to make a statue, but lacked craftsmen. He again asked You Yu, who replied: "Formerly, when King Mu built the temple, there must have been artisans nearby." Thereupon, in a village south of the Gaosi Platform, they found an old man whose surname was Wang and given name was An, one hundred and eighty years old. He himself said: "I once saw it being built at the Sanhui Sanctuary. I am now in old age, lacking the strength to work. North of the village where I live, there are four brothers who once laboured under various craftsmen within the sanctuary. Please summon them together to construct it." They made it according to his words, completing a bronze statue, its marks and signs fully perfected. The Duke was pleased and rewarded them lavishly. The men who received the wealth made meritorious deeds together, building a multistoried pavilion three hundred feet high on top of the earthen terrace. People of that time called it the Gaosi Platform, or the Gaosi Pavilion. The men bore the surname Gao, and the eldest was named Si; or, some say, it was because four brothers jointly erected it; or, taking the name of the eldest brother, they named the pavilion after him. Therefore, the name Gaosi has been used down to the present day.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2107.1.4) - [Next: 1.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2107.1.6) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2107.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2107~en-mt.1.5) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [法苑珠林](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.14.44) — 道世, Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2107.1.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2107.1.5) · Pramāṇa