法苑珠林 18.43

18.43

唐前大理司直河內司馬喬卿。天性純謹有志行。到永徽中為楊州戶曹。丁母憂居喪毀瘠。刺心上血寫金剛般若經一卷。未幾於廬上生芝草二莖。經九日長尺有八寸。綠莖朱蓋日瀝汁一升。傍人食之味甘如蜜。去而復生。如此數四。喬卿同寮數人。並向餘令陳說。天下士人多共知之。

Sima Qiaoqing of Henei, former Judicial Investigator of the Court of Judicial Review during the Tang, was by nature pure and prudent, possessing noble aspiration and conduct. During the Yonghui reign era, he served as Revenue Officer of Yangzhou. Mourning the death of his mother, he grew emaciated with grief. He pricked blood from over his heart to copy one scroll of the Diamond Prajñā Sūtra. Before long, two stalks of miraculous fungi sprouted above his mourning hut. After nine days, they grew to a height of one chi and eight cun, with green stalks and vermilion caps, dripping a sheng of juice daily. When bystanders tasted it, its flavor was sweet as honey. After being plucked, they sprouted again, several times over. Several of Qiaoqing's colleagues related this account to Lang Yuling, and many scholars throughout the realm know of it.