[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) › 17.21 # 法苑珠林 17.21 法苑珠林 17.21 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [17.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.17.21) 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. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 17.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.17.20) - [Next: 17.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.17.22) - [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.17.21) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.17.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.17.21) · Pramāṇa