法苑珠林 31.33

31.33

又述異記曰。獨角者。邑郡江人也。年可數百歲。俗失其名。頂上生一角。故謂之獨角。或忽去積載。或累旬不語。及有所說則旨趣精微。咸莫能測焉。所居獨以德化。亦頗有訓導。一旦與家辭。因入舍前江中變為鯉魚。角尚在首後。時時暫還。容狀如平生。與子孫飲醼數日輒去。

The Shuyi ji also states: One-Horn was a man from the river district of Yijun, perhaps several hundred years old. People had forgotten his name. A horn grew atop his head, so they called him One-Horn. Sometimes he would suddenly depart for years on end; sometimes he would not speak for several decades of days. Yet when he did speak, the purports were subtle and profound, and none could fathom them. In his dwelling, he transformed people purely through virtue, and also gave quite a few admonitions and instructions. One morning, he took leave of his family, entered the river in front of his cottage, and transformed into a carp, with the horn still on its head. Afterward, he would occasionally return for a short time, his appearance just as in life, drinking and feasting with his sons and grandsons for several days before leaving.