法苑珠林 35.73

35.73

依道宣律師感通記云。律師問天人曰。其蜀地簡州三學山寺空燈常照因何而有。答曰。山有菩薩寺。迦葉佛正法時初立。有歡喜王菩薩造之。寺名法燈。自彼至今常明空表有小菩薩三百人斷粒遐齡常住此。山此燈又是山神李特續後供養（特舊蜀主）故至正月處處然燈以供佛寺。

According to Vinaya Master Daoxuan's Record of Divine Resonances, the Vinaya Master asked a celestial being: 'Why are there lamps in the sky constantly shining at Sanxueshan Temple in Jianzhou of Shu?' The answer was: 'The mountain has a Bodhisattva Temple, first erected during the Saddharma of Kāśyapa Buddha; Bodhisattva Pramodyarāja built it, and the temple was named Dharma Lamp. From then until now, it has constantly illuminated the sky. There are three hundred lesser bodhisattvas who have severed grain, attained longevity, and constantly dwell on this mountain. Furthermore, these lamps were later maintained as an offering by the mountain god Li Te (Te was formerly the ruler of Shu). Therefore, in the first month, lamps are lit everywhere to make offerings to the Buddha's temples.'