[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) › 48.70 # 法苑珠林 48.70 法苑珠林 48.70 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [48.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.48.70) 齊鄴東大覺寺釋僧範。姓李。平鄉人也。戒德清高守禁無虧。甞宿他寺意欲聞戒。至於十五日說戒之夜。眾議共停說戒乃為法集。有僧升座將欲竪義。敘云。堅論法相深會聖言。布薩常聞擊難為勝。忽見一神形高丈餘貌甚雄峻。壅聳驚人來到座前。問竪義者。今是何日。答曰。是布薩日。神即以手搨之。曳之下座委頓垂死。次問上座。問答同前。搨還將死倰害二三上座已。神還掉臂而出。當時道俗共覩非一。範師既見斯異。乃自勤力兼策大眾。至於一生無敢說欲。縱有病重不堪勝輿。請僧就病人所恭敬說戒。闔境僧尼承斯懲誡。至布薩日亦不虧法（右四誡出梁高僧傳）。 > During the Qi, at Dajue Temple in the east of Ye, was the śramaṇa Sengfan, whose secular surname was Li, a native of Pingxiang. His precept-virtue was pure and lofty, observing the prohibitions without flaw. Once he lodged at another temple, wishing to hear the recitation of the precepts. When it came to the night of the precept recitation on the fifteenth day, the assembly deliberated together to suspend the recitation of the precepts and instead hold a Dharma gathering. A monk ascended the seat, intending to set forth doctrinal positions, introducing it by saying, 'To firmly debate the characteristics of phenomena accords deeply with the sage's words; the poṣadha is routinely heard, but prevailing in philosophical contest is superior.' Suddenly they saw a spirit over ten feet in height, of exceedingly formidable appearance, towering and terrifying, who came before the seat. He asked the monk presenting the thesis, 'What day is today?' The monk answered, 'It is the day of poṣadha.' The spirit immediately struck him with his hand, dragging him down from the seat, leaving him battered and near death. Next he asked the senior elder (sthavira), and the exchange was the same; he struck him and also left him near death. After striking down two or three elders, the spirit swung his arms and walked out. At that time monastics and laypeople alike witnessed this, and they were not few. After Master Fan witnessed this anomaly, he exerted himself diligently and likewise spurred on the great assembly. Throughout his entire life, no one dared to merely declare their consent (chanda); even if one was gravely ill and unable to bear being carried in a sedan chair, they would invite the saṃgha to go to the patient's place to reverently recite the precepts. The monks and nuns of the entire region received this warning and discipline; when the day of poṣadha arrived, they also never violated the Dharma. (The above four admonitions are from the Liang Biographies of Eminent Monks.) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 48.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.48.69) - [Next: 48.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.48.71) - [Up: 48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.48) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.48.70) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.48.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.48.70) · Pramāṇa