[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [法苑珠林](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122) › 46.49 # 法苑珠林 46.49 法苑珠林 46.49 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [46.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.46.49) 宋襄城李頤。其父為人不信妖邪。有一宅由來凶不可居。居者輒死。父便買居之多年安吉。子孫昌熾為二千石。當徙家之官。臨去請會內外親戚。酒食既行父乃言曰。天下竟有吉凶不。此宅由來言凶。自吾居之多年安吉。乃得遷官。鬼為何在。自今已後便為吉宅。居者住正心無所嫌也。語訖如廁。須臾見壁中有一物。如卷席大。高五尺許正白。便還取刀斫之中斷。便化為兩人。復橫斫之。又成四人。便奪取刀反斫李殺。持刀至座上斫殺其子弟。凡姓李必死。唯異姓無他。頤尚幼在抱。家內知變。乳母抱出後門藏他家。止其一身獲免。頤字景真位至湘東太守（右一驗出續搜神記）。 > Li Yi of Xiangcheng under the Song had a father who did not believe in demonic sorcery. There was a residence that had long been considered inauspicious and uninhabitable; whoever dwelt there invariably died. The father bought it and dwelt there for many years in safety and auspiciousness; his descendants flourished, and he reached the rank of a two-thousand-bushel official. When he was about to move his household to take up his post, on the eve of departure he invited his kin and relatives from near and far to a feast. When the food and wine had been served, the father said, 'Are there really good and bad omens in the world? This residence was always said to be inauspicious, yet since I dwelt in it, for many years it has been safe and auspicious, and I have even attained promotion. Where are the ghosts? From now on, let it be an auspicious residence; those who live here need only keep an upright mind and have no doubts.' Having finished speaking, he went to the privy. In a short while, he saw an object emerging from the wall, as large as a rolled mat, about five feet high, and pure white. He returned to fetch a knife and struck it, cutting it in two, whereupon it transformed into two men. Striking horizontally again, they became four men. They then seized the knife and struck back, killing Li. Holding the knife, they came to the banquet and killed his sons and younger brothers; everyone surnamed Li invariably died, while only those of other surnames were unharmed. Yi was still an infant in arms; the household recognized the disaster, and his wet-nurse carried him out through the back door and hid in another house, so he alone was spared. Yi, courtesy name Jingzhen, attained the position of Grand Administrator of Xiangdong. (The one proof above is from the Xu soushen ji.) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 46.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.46.48) - [Next: 46.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.46.50) - [Up: 46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.46) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.46.49) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.46.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.46.49) · Pramāṇa