法苑珠林 28.29

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晉抵世常。中山人也。家道殷富。大康中禁晉人作沙門。世常奉法精進。潛於宅中起立精舍供養沙門。于法蘭亦在焉。僧眾來者無所辭却。有一比丘。姿形頑陋衣服塵弊。跋涉塗濘來造世常。常出為作禮。命奴取水為其洗足。比丘曰。世常應自洗我足。常曰。年老疲瘵。以奴自代。比丘不聽。世常竊罵而去。比丘便現神足變身八尺。顏容瓌偉飛行而去。世常撫膺悔歎自撲泥中。時抵家僧尼及行路者五六十人。俱得望視。見在空中數十丈。上了了分明。奇芬異氣經月不歇。法蘭即名理法師。見宗者也。有記在後卷。傳蘭以語於弟子法階。階每說之。道俗多聞矣。

Di Shichang of the Jin dynasty was a native of Zhongshan. His family was wealthy. During the Taikang reign era, people of the Jin were prohibited from becoming śramaṇas. Shichang practiced the Dharma with diligence, secretly establishing a vihāra within his residence to support śramaṇas, among whom Yu Falan was present. When monks came, he turned none away. There was a bhikṣu of crude and ugly appearance, his clothes dusty and worn, who came through the mire to visit Shichang. Shichang came out, bowed to him, and ordered a servant to fetch water to wash his feet. The bhikṣu said, 'Shichang, you should wash my feet yourself.' Shichang said, 'I am old, fatigued, and frail; I use a servant in my place.' The bhikṣu would not allow it, so Shichang secretly cursed him and walked away. The bhikṣu then manifested supernatural powers, transforming his body to eight cubits in height, with a majestic appearance, and flew away through the air. Shichang beat his breast, lamented in regret, and threw himself into the mud. At that time, some fifty to sixty monks, nuns, and passersby near the Di family home all watched together and saw him dozens of fathoms up in the sky, distinct and clear. An extraordinary fragrance lingered for a month without fading. Falan was Master of the Dharma Mingli, who established tenets; an account of him is in a later volume. The tradition was that Lan told it to his disciple Fajie, and Jie often recounted it, so it was widely known among both clergy and laity.