法苑珠林 24.66

24.66

隋西京真寂道場釋法彥。姓張。寓居治州志隆大法。而聰明振響冠遠儕倫。雖三藏並通。偏以大論馳美。游涉法會莫敢抗言。開皇十六年。下勅以彥為大論眾主。住真寂寺。鎮長引化仁壽造塔。復召送舍利于汝州。四年又勅送舍利沂州善應寺。掘其深丈餘。乃得金沙。濤汰成純。凡有二升。光曜奪日。又感黃牛。自至塔前屈膝前足兩拜而止。迴身又禮文帝。比景像一拜。及入石函于時三萬許人。並見天雲五色長十餘丈闊三四丈。四繞白雲狀如羅綺。正當基上空中。自午至未方乃歇滅。後降五色雲從四方來。狀同前瑞。又感玄鶴五頭從西北來迴旋塔上乃經四度去復還來。復感白鶴於上裴回久之乃逝。又感五色蛇盤屈函外可三尺頭向舍利。驚終不怖。如此數度。刺史鄭善果以表奏聞曰。

Monk Fayan of Zhenji Bodhimaṇḍa in the Western Capital under the Sui was surnamed Zhang. Residing in the administrative capital, he was dedicated to exalting the Great Dharma. His brilliance and renown surpassed those of his contemporaries. Although he was thoroughly versed in all three baskets of the Tripiṭaka, he was particularly celebrated for his mastery of the Mahāprajñāpāramitā-śāstra. Wherever he went to attend assemblies of the Dharma, none dared challenge his words. In the sixteenth year of the Kaihuang reign, an imperial decree appointed Fayan as leader of the assembly for the Mahāprajñāpāramitā-śāstra, dwelling at Zhenji Temple. Constantly guiding and transforming the people, when reliquary stupas were erected during the Renshou era, he was summoned to escort relics to Ruzhou. In the fourth year, an imperial decree further directed him to escort relics to Shanying Temple in Yizhou. Excavating to a depth of over ten feet, they found golden sand; when washed and refined to purity, it amounted to two sheng, shining with a radiance outshining the sun. Furthermore, an ox arrived on its own before the stupa, bent its knees and forelegs, bowed twice, and ceased. Turning around, it bowed once toward the portrait of Emperor Wen. When [the relics] were placed into the stone casket, approximately thirty thousand people witnessed five-colored celestial clouds extending over one hundred feet in length and thirty to forty feet in width, encircled by white clouds resembling fine silk gauze, poised directly in the sky above the foundation. This lasted from midday until the afternoon before dissipating. Later, five-colored clouds gathered from the four quarters, displaying the same auspicious signs as before. Furthermore, five black cranes arrived from the northwest, circled above the stupa four times, departed, and returned again. Then a white crane lingered hovering above for a long time before departing. Moreover, a five-colored serpent coiled itself outside the casket for about three feet, pointing its head toward the relics, showing no fear when disturbed. Such signs occurred several times. The Regional Inspector Zheng Shanguo submitted a memorial reporting these matters: