[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) › 17.18 # 法苑珠林 17.18 法苑珠林 17.18 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [17.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.17.18) 晉沙門釋法智。為白衣時。甞獨行至大澤中。忽遇猛火四方俱起。走路已絕。便至心禮誦觀世音。俄然火過。一澤之草無有遺莖者。唯法智所處容身不燒。於是始乃敬奉大法。後為姚興將從征索虜。軍退失馬落在圍裏。乃隱溝邊荊棘叢中正得蔽頭。復念觀世音心甚勤至。隔溝人遙喚後軍指令殺之。而軍遏搜覓輒無見者。徑得免濟。後遂出家。 > The monk Shi Fazhi of the Jin, while still a layperson, was once walking alone in a great marsh when suddenly fierce flames arose on all sides. His escape route was cut off, so he bowed and recited the name of Avalokiteśvara with utmost devotion. In an instant, the fire passed by; in the entire marsh, not a stalk of grass was left unburned, yet the space where Fazhi stood was untouched by fire. From then on, he began to revere and uphold the Great Dharma. Later, as an officer under Yao Xing, he followed the expedition against the Suolu barbarians. When the army retreated, he lost his horse and fell into encirclement. He hid in a briar patch beside a ditch, which just covered his head. Once again, he remembered Avalokiteśvara with utmost diligence. Across the ditch, a person shouted from afar to the rearguard, ordering them to kill him, but though the troops searched and probed, none could see him. He went straight on and was saved. Later, he went forth from household life. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 17.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.17.17) - [Next: 17.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.17.19) - [Up: 17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.17) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.17.18) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.17.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.17.18) · Pramāṇa