法苑珠林 49.45

49.45

王虛之。廬陵西昌人。年十三喪母。三十喪父。二十年鹽酢不入口。病著床。忽有一人來問病。謂之曰。君病尋差。俄而不見。又所住屋夜有光。庭中橘樹隆冬三實。病果尋愈。咸以至孝所感（右此一驗出宋躬之孝子傳）。

Wang Xuzhi was a man of Xichang in Luling. At the age of thirteen he lost his mother, and at thirty he lost his father. For twenty years, neither salt nor vinegar touched his mouth. He fell ill and was confined to bed. Suddenly a person came to inquire after his illness, saying to him, 'Your illness will soon recover.' In a short while, he was gone. Moreover, the house where he lived shone with light at night, and an orange tree in the courtyard bore fruit three times in the depth of winter. His illness indeed soon healed. All considered this to be moved by his utmost filial piety. (The above verification is taken from Song Gong's Xiaozi zhuan.)