[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) › 18.38 # 法苑珠林 18.38 法苑珠林 18.38 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [18.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.18.38) 唐邢州司馬柳儉。隋大業十年任岐州岐陽宮監。至義寧元年。為李密來抂被牽引。在大理寺禁。儉常誦金剛般若經。下有兩紙未遍。于時不覺眠。夢見一婆羅門僧。報云。檀越宜早誦經遍。即應得出。儉時忽寤。勤誦不懈。便經二日。至日午時忽有勅喚。令儉釋禁。將向朝堂奉勅放免。又儉別時夜靜房外誦經。至於三更忽然聞有異香。儉尋香及問家人。處處求香來處不得。然常誦念晝夜無廢。至於終日計得五千餘遍。 > Liu Jian, Vice-Governor of Xingzhou during the Tang, served as the Supervisor of Qiyang Palace in Qizhou during the tenth year of the Daye era of the Sui. In the first year of Yining, he was unjustly implicated by Li Mi and imprisoned in the Court of Judicial Review. Jian constantly recited the Diamond Prajñā Sūtra; two sheets at the end had not yet been finished when, unaware, he fell asleep. In a dream, he saw a brāhmaṇa monk who announced to him, 'Almsgiver, you should promptly finish reciting the scripture, and then you shall be released.' Jian suddenly woke up and recited diligently without respite. Two days passed; at noon, an imperial decree was suddenly issued ordering Jian's release from imprisonment, and he was brought to the imperial court and granted pardon by imperial command. Furthermore, on another occasion at night when it was quiet, Jian was reciting the sūtra outside his room; at the third watch, he suddenly smelled an extraordinary fragrance. Jian followed the fragrance and questioned his family, seeking everywhere for the source of the fragrance, but could not find it. Nevertheless, he constantly recited it day and night without cessation; up to the end of his days, he was reckoned to have recited it over five thousand times. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 18.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.18.37) - [Next: 18.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.18.39) - [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.18.38) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.18.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.18.38) · Pramāṇa