法苑珠林 40.63

40.63

隨州智門寺立塔。掘基得神龜。甘露降黑蠭繞。龜有符文。

When the pagoda was erected at Zhiman Temple in Sui Prefecture, excavating the foundation yielded a divine turtle. Sweet dew descended, black bees swarmed around it, and the turtle bore talismanic markings.