[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) › 18.35 # 法苑珠林 18.35 法苑珠林 18.35 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [18.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.18.35) 唐益州西北新繁縣西四十里許有王李村。隋時有書生。姓荀氏。在此教學。大工書而不顯迹。人欲其書終不肯出。乃敺之亦不出。遂以筆於前村東空中四面書金剛般若經。數日便了云。此經擬諸天讀之。人初不覺其神也。後忽雷雨大注。牧牛小兒於書經處住。而不澆溉。其地乾燥可有丈許。自外流潦及晴村人怪之。爾後每雨小兒常集其中。衣服不濕。至武德年。有非常僧。語村人曰。此地空中有金剛般若經。村人莫污。諸天於上設蓋覆之。不可輕賤。因此四周欄楯不許人畜往。至今雨時其地仍乾。每至齋日。村人四遠就處設供。常聞天樂。聲振哀宛繁會盈耳（右五驗出三寶感通記）。 > About forty li west of Xinfan County, northwest of Yizhou in the Tang, lies Wangli Village. During the Sui period, there was a scholar surnamed Xun who taught here; he was exceptionally skilled in calligraphy but did not reveal his talent. When people asked him to write, he would never agree; even when they pressured him, he still refused. Eventually, using his brush in the open air to the east of the front village, he wrote the Diamond Prajñā Sūtra in all four directions. In a few days it was finished, and he said, 'This scripture is intended for the various devas to read.' At first, people were unaware of its miraculous nature. Later, there was suddenly a torrential downpour with thunder and rain. Cowherd boys stopped at the place where the sūtra had been written, and they were not drenched at all; the ground remained dry for about a zhang around. Beyond it, runoff flooded, and when it cleared, the villagers marveled at it. Thereafter, whenever it rained, the boys would always gather there, and their clothes would not get wet. In the Wude reign era, an extraordinary monk said to the villagers, 'In the empty air above this ground is the Diamond Prajñā Sūtra; do not defile it. The devas have spread canopies above to cover it; it must not be treated lightly or with disrespect.' Because of this, railings were erected all around, forbidding people and livestock from going there. Even down to the present, when it rains the ground is still dry. Every vegetarian feast day, villagers from all directions go to the place to set out offerings. They often hear heavenly music, its sound resonating plaintive and melodious, rich and full to the ears. (The above five verified records are from the Sanbao gantong ji.) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 18.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.18.34) - [Next: 18.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.18.36) - [Up: 18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.18) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.18.35) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.18.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.18.35) · Pramāṇa