法苑珠林 28.28

28.28

晉揵陀勒。不知何國人也。嘗游雒邑周歷數年。雖敬其風操而莫能測焉。後語人曰。盤鴟山中有古塔寺。若能修建其福無量。眾人許之。與俱入山。既至唯草木深蕪莫知基朕。勒指示曰。此是寺基也。眾試掘之。果得塔下石礎。復示講堂僧房井竈。開鑿尋求皆如其言。於是始疑其異。寺既修復。勒為僧主。去雒百里每朝至雒邑赴會聽講竟。輒乞油一鉢擎之還寺。雖復去來早晚。未曾失中晡之期。有人日能行數百里者。欲隨而驗之。乃與俱發。此人馳而不及。勒顧笑曰汝執吾袈裟可以不倦。既持衣後不及移晷。便已至寺。其人休息數日乃還。方悟神人。後不知終。

The Jin monk Gandhara was of unknown homeland. He once traveled about Luoyi for several years. Although people respected his deportment, none could fathom him. Later he told people, 'In Mount Panchi there is an ancient stupa and temple. If you can restore and build it, the merit will be immeasurable.' The multitude agreed, and entered the mountains together with him. When they arrived, there was only deep, overgrown vegetation, and no one could tell where the foundations lay. Gandhara pointed and said, 'This is the foundation of the temple.' The people tried digging, and indeed found the stone plinths beneath the stupa. He again pointed out the lecture hall, monk's quarters, wells, and stoves; when they cleared and dug in search of them, all were just as he had said. Thereupon they first suspected his extraordinary powers. Once the temple was restored, Gandhara became the abbot. It was a hundred li from Luo[yang], and every morning he went to Luoyi to attend assemblies and listen to lectures; when finished, he would always beg a bowl of oil, carry it, and return to the temple. Even though his comings and goings were early or late, he never missed the hour of the midday or afternoon meals. There was a man who could walk several hundred li a day, who wished to follow him and test it. He set out together with him, but though this man ran swiftly, he could not keep up. Gandhara looked back, smiled, and said, 'If you hold onto my kāṣāya, you will not grow tired.' Once he held the robe, before the shadow had shifted, they had already reached the temple. The man rested for several days before returning, and only then realized that he was a divine person. Afterwards, his end was unknown.