法苑珠林 27.45

27.45

晉明帝殺力士含玄。玄謂持刀者曰。我頸多筋。斫之必令即斷。吾將報汝。持刀者不能留意。遂斫數瘡然始絕。尋後見玄。絳冠朱服赤弓丹矢射之。持刀者呼曰。含玄緩我。少時而死（右一驗出冤魂志）。

Emperor Ming of the Jin executed the strongman Hanxuan. Hanxuan said to the executioner, "My neck has many sinews. When you strike it, you must be sure to sever it immediately; otherwise I will avenge myself on you." The executioner failed to take care, and so it took several wounds before [the head] was finally severed. Soon afterward, he saw Hanxuan, wearing a crimson cap, dressed in scarlet garments, and shooting at him with a red bow and cinnabar arrows. The executioner cried out, "Hanxuan, spare me!" and died a short while later. (The one miracle above is from the *Records of Vengeful Spirits* [*Yuanhun zhi*].)