[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) › [法苑珠林](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122) › 14.10 # 法苑珠林 14.10 法苑珠林 14.10 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [14.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.14.10) 宋泰始中。東海何敬叔少而奉法。隨湘州刺史劉韞監縣。遇有栴檀製以為像。既就無光營索甚勤。而卒無可獲。憑几思之。如睡見沙門納衣杖錫來曰。檀非可得麁木不堪。惟縣後何家桐楯堪用。雖惜之苦求可得。寤問左右果如言。因故求買之。何氏曰。有楯甚愛。患人乞奪曾未示人。明府何以得知直求市耶。敬叔以事告之。何氏敬喜奉以製光。後為湘府直省。中夜夢像云。鼠齩吾足。清旦疾歸視像果然云。 > During the Taishi reign of the Song dynasty, He Jingshu of Donghai revered the Dharma from his youth. Following Liu Yun, the inspector of Xiangzhou, to supervise a county, he happened to obtain sandalwood and made a statue from it. After it was finished, it lacked a halo. He searched for materials very diligently, but in the end could find nothing. Leaning on his armrest in contemplation, as if asleep, he saw a śramaṇa wearing patched robes and carrying a tin staff come and say, 'Sandalwood cannot be found, and coarse wood will not do. Only the paulownia board of the He family behind the county seat is fit for use. Although he cherishes it, if you plead earnestly, you can obtain it.' Upon waking, he questioned those around him, and it was indeed as had been said. Thereupon he sought to purchase it. Master He said, 'I have a board that I love very much. Fearing someone would beg or take it away, I have never shown it to anyone. How did you know of it, magistrate, to seek to buy it directly?' Jingshu told him of the matter. Master He joyfully and reverently offered it to make the halo. Later, when serving as a duty officer in the Xiang administration, Jingshu dreamed in the middle of the night that the statue said, 'A rat has bitten my foot.' At dawn, he quickly returned to inspect the statue, and it was indeed so. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 14.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.14.9) - [Next: 14.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.14.11) - [Up: 14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.14) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.14.10) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [集神州三寶感通錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2106.2.28) — 道宣, Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.14.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.14.10) · Pramāṇa