[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) › 5.30 # 法苑珠林 5.30 法苑珠林 5.30 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [5.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.5.30) 魏濟北郡從事椽弦超。字義起。以嘉平中。夜獨宿夢有神女來從之。自稱天玉女。東郡人。姓成公。字知瓊。早失父母。天帝哀其孤苦。遣令下嫁從夫。當其夢也精爽感寤。嘉其美異非常人之容。覺寤欽想。若存若亡。如此三四夕。顯然來游。駕輜軿從八婢。服綾羅綺繡之衣。姿顏容體狀若飛仙。自言。年七十。視之如十五六女。車上有壺榼。清白琉璃。五具飲啖。奇異饌具。遂下酒啖。與義起共飲食。謂義起曰。我天上玉女。見遣下嫁故來從君。不謂君德。宿時感運宜為夫婦。不能有益亦不為損。然行來常可得駕輕車乘肥馬。飲食常得遠味異膳。繒素可得充用不乏。然我神人。不為君子。亦無妬忌之性。不害君婚姻之義。遂為夫婦。贈其詩一篇。其文曰。 > Xian Chao, whose style name was Yiqi, was a clerk of Jibei commandery during the Wei dynasty. In the middle of the Jiaping reign era, while spending the night alone, he dreamed that a divine maiden came to join him. She referred to herself as a heavenly jade maiden, a native of Dong commandery, surnamed Chenggong, and styled Zhiqiong. Having lost her parents early, the Heavenly Emperor took pity on her solitary distress and sent her down to marry and follow a husband. While dreaming, his vital spirits were stirred awake; he admired her extraordinary beauty, which was not the countenance of an ordinary mortal. After waking, he yearned for her, as if she were present yet vanished. After three or four such nights, she manifestly came to visit him. She rode in a curtained carriage accompanied by eight maidservants, wearing garments of damask, silk, and embroidery; her appearance and figure were like that of a flying immortal. She herself said she was seventy years old, but looked like a maiden of fifteen or sixteen. In the carriage were flagons and jars of pure white lapis lazuli, with five sets of drink and fare, filled with strange delicacies. She then set out wine and food to drink and dine together with Yiqi. She said to Yiqi: 'I am a jade maiden of heaven. Having been sent down to marry, I have come to join you. It is not on account of your virtue, but because of past karmic fortunes that we should be husband and wife. I can bring you no benefit, nor will I bring you harm. However, in your travels you may always ride light carriages and mount fat horses; in food and drink you may always obtain rare flavors and exotic dishes; and plain silks can be provided in abundance without lack. Yet I am a spirit, so I will not bear children for you, nor do I have a jealous nature; I will not interfere with your worldly marriage.' Thereupon they became husband and wife, and she presented him with a poem, the text of which read: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.5.29) - [Next: 5.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.5.31) - [Up: 5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.5) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.5.30) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.5.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.5.30) · Pramāṇa