法苑珠林 42.77

42.77

沙門竺法進者。開度浮圖主也。聰達多知。能解殊俗之言。京雒將亂欲處山澤。眾人請留進皆不聽。大會燒香與眾告別。臨當布香。忽有一僧來處上座。衣服塵垢面目黃腫。法進怪賤牽就下次。輒復來上。牽之至三乃不復見。眾坐既定。方就下食。忽暴風揚沙柈案傾倒。法進懺悔自責乃止。不入山時。論以為世將大亂。法進不宜入山。又道俗至意苦相留慕。故見此神異止其行意云。

The śramaṇa Zhu Fajin was the head of Kaidu Monastery. He was intelligent, discerning, and knowledgeable, able to understand the languages of distinct foreign regions. When turmoil was about to break out in the capitals of Chang'an and Luoyang, he wished to dwell in the mountains and marshes. The multitude pleaded with him to remain, but Fajin refused to listen to anyone. Holding a great assembly, he burned incense and bade farewell to the community. Just as he was about to distribute the incense, a monk suddenly arrived and took the seat of honor. His garments were covered in dust and grime, and his face was jaundiced and swollen. Fajin regarded him as strange and base, and pulled him down to a lower seat, but the monk repeatedly went back to the top. When Fajin pulled him away a third time, the monk vanished from sight. After the assembly was settled and food was just being served, a sudden violent wind stirred up sand, and the trays and tables overturned. Fajin repented and reproached himself, whereupon it ceased. He did not enter the mountains; people commented that because the world was about to fall into great turmoil, it was inappropriate for Fajin to enter the mountains, and furthermore, because the monastics and laity were earnestly and ardently beseeching him to stay, this miraculous anomaly was shown to halt his intention of departing.