法苑珠林 17.21

17.21

晉孫道德益州人也奉道祭酒。年過五十未有子息。居近精舍。景平中沙門謂德。必願有兒。當至心禮誦觀世音經。此可冀也。德遂罷不事道。單心投誠歸觀世音。少日之中而有夢應。婦即有孕。遂以產男云。

Sun Daode of the Jin was a native of Yizhou and a Libationer of the Daoist tradition. Past the age of fifty, he had no sons. He lived near a vihāra. During the Jingping era, a monk told Daode: "If you truly wish for a son, you must worship and recite the *Avalokiteśvara Sūtra* with utmost sincerity; this may be granted." Daode then abandoned his service to Daoism and devoted his single-minded sincerity to taking refuge in Avalokiteśvara. Within a few days, he had a dream response; his wife conceived and subsequently gave birth to a boy.