[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) › 14.16 # 法苑珠林 14.16 法苑珠林 14.16 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [14.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.14.16) 梁祖登極之後。崇重佛教廢絕老宗。每引高僧談敘幽旨。又造等身金銀像兩軀。於重雲殿晨夕禮事。五十許年。冬夏蹋石六時無缺。足蹈石處十指文現。遂卒窮祚。侯景篡位。猶存供養。太尉王僧辯誅景修復臺城。會元帝陷於江陵。江南無主。辯乃通款於齊迎貞陽侯。蕭淵明為帝。時江左未定利害相雄。辯遣女婿杜龕典衛宮闕。龕性凶頑不見後際。欲毀二像為鋌。先令數十人上三休閣令鐫佛項。椎鑿始舉二像一時迴顧盻之。所遣諸人臂如墮落不自勝舉。失瘖如醉杜龕亦爾。久乃醒寤。仍被打築遍身青腫。唯見金剛力士可畏之物競來擊之。受苦呻吟舉形烘爛。膿血交流穿皮露骨而卒。此乃近事道俗同知。 > After Emperor Wu, the founder of the Liang, ascended the throne, he venerated Buddhism and abolished the Daoist teachings. He frequently invited eminent monks to converse on the profound tenets. He also made two life-sized images, one in gold and one in silver, and paid homage to them morning and evening in the Chongyun Hall. For some fifty years, in winter and summer, he trod the stone during the six periods of the day without missing a single time; at the place where his feet trod the stone, the patterns of his ten toes became visible. His reign eventually came to an end. When Hou Jing usurped the throne, the offerings to them were still maintained. Grand Defender Wang Sengbian punished Jing and restored the Palace City. At that time Emperor Yuan was captured in Jiangling, leaving the region south of the Yangtze without a ruler. Sengbian thereupon entered into communication with the Qi and welcomed Xiao Yuanming, the Marquis of Zhenyang, to be emperor. At that time the Jiangzuo region was not yet settled, and factions vied for power. Sengbian dispatched his son-in-law Du Kan to command the palace guard. Kan was by nature violent and obstinate, having no regard for the future. He wished to destroy the two images to make ingots. First he ordered several tens of men to ascend the Sanxiu Pavilion and chisel the necks of the Buddhas. Just as their hammers and chisels were raised, both images turned their heads at once and glared at them. The arms of the men who were sent seemed to drop limp, so that they could not lift them. They were struck dumb as if drunk, and Du Kan was likewise affected. After a long while they woke up, only to be beaten and pummeled, their entire bodies bruised and swollen. They saw only frightening beings—Vajrapāṇis—vying to strike them. Moaning in agony, their whole bodies festered and rotted; pus and blood flowed freely, piercing the skin and exposing the bone, and they died. This was a recent event, known equally to both the clergy and the laity. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 14.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.14.15) - [Next: 14.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.14.17) - [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.14.16) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [集神州三寶感通錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2106.2.34) — 道宣, Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.14.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.14.16) · Pramāṇa