法苑珠林 49.50

49.50

唐慈州刺史大原王千石。性自仁孝以沈謹見稱。尤精內典信心練行。貞觀六年父憂居喪過禮。一食長齋柴毀骨立。廬於墓左負土成墳。夜中常誦佛經霄分不寢。每聞擊磬之聲非常清徹兼有異香延及數里。道俗聞者莫不驚異（右一驗出冥報拾遺）。

Under the Tang, the prefect of Cizhou, Wang Qianshi of Taiyuan, was by nature kind and filial, and was renowned for his composure and prudence. He was especially versed in the Buddhist scriptures and practiced with faithful resolve. In the sixth year of Zhenguan, he was in mourning for his father, observing the rites beyond measure: eating one meal a day, maintaining a perpetual fast, becoming emaciated until his bones stood out like firewood. He built a hut to the left of the grave and carried earth to form the burial mound. At night he constantly recited Buddhist sutras, not sleeping even in the dead of night. Each time the sound of a chiming stone was heard, it was extraordinarily clear and resonant, and a strange fragrance spread over several li. Monastics and laity who heard it were all astonished (this one verification is taken from the Mingbao shiyi).