法苑珠林 39.32

39.32

又終南析谷內椶櫚寺者。近有人見一僧云。倩為擎襆。向寺問寺在何處。云在析谷。炬明東嶺頭。其人為荷襆將至寺。見一僧從南崖來。可長五十尺。相召來其人辭返。語曰。君日日入山採柴。可於柴下取齋殘餅食之。不須道得之由緣。便隨其言日得其餅。妻怪窮之。不得已便說。遂瘂經年。又見二僧入谷。其人手招指口。如是三返便得語。其人近死。今入山者至炬明嶺側常聞鍾聲。亦往往見有異僧。近有一僧。聞已遇見入谷。僧疑是椶櫚寺。問言。大德不是椶櫚寺僧不。曰是欲隨大德去得不。曰可相隨來。但聞耳邊颼飂風聲至急。心惟曰。此何必是聖。或入深山躓頓我。竊生念時前僧便失。懊惱之甚。返迴三日方達谷口。乃於避世堡立精舍。以之精舍見存。其僧不知所終。

Furthermore, regarding the Zonglü (Palm) Temple in Xigu Valley of Zhongnan: recently, a man saw a monk who said he wished to hire him to carry his bundle to the temple. He asked where the temple was, and [the monk] said it was in Xigu Valley, atop the eastern ridge of Juming. The man carried the bundle for him and was approaching the temple when he saw a monk coming from the southern cliff, about fifty chi tall, calling out to him. The man declined and turned to go back. [The monk] told him: "Every day you enter the mountains to gather firewood, you may take the leftover cakes from the vegetarian meal beneath the firewood to eat; you must not speak of the cause of obtaining them." He followed his words and obtained cakes every day. His wife found it strange and interrogated him; having no choice, he told her, and consequently became mute for over a year. Later he saw two monks entering the valley; the man waved his hand and pointed to his mouth. After doing this three times, he was able to speak. That man died recently. Nowadays, those who enter the mountain often hear the sound of a bell near the Juming ridge, and often see extraordinary monks. Recently there was a monk who, hearing of this, encountered [one] entering the valley. The monk suspected it was Zonglü Temple and asked: "Is the Venerable One not a monk of Zonglü Temple?" He said: "I am. Would you like to follow the Venerable One and go?" [The monk] said: "You may follow along." He only heard the whistling wind sound beside his ears, exceedingly swift. In his mind he thought: "Why must this one be a sage? Perhaps he is leading me into the deep mountains to abandon and exhaust me." The moment he gave rise to this secret thought, the monk ahead disappeared. He was exceedingly regretful. Turning back, it took three days before he reached the mouth of the valley. He then founded a hermitage at Bishi Fortress; by this means, the hermitage still exists, but that monk's end is unknown.