法苑珠林 54.66

54.66

晉抵世常。至晉太康中有富人居。時禁晉人作沙門。常奉法不懼憲網。潛於宅中立精舍供養沙門。于法蘭亦在其中。比丘來者不憚。後有僧來。姿形頑陋衣弊足泥。常逆作禮。命奴洗足。僧曰。常自洗之何用奴也。常曰。老病。以奴自代。僧不許。常私罵而去。僧現八尺形。容儀光偉飛行而去。常撫膺自撲泥中。家內僧尼行路五六十人。望見空中數十丈分明。奇香芬氣一月留宅。

Shi Chang of the Jin dynasty. In the Taikang era of the Jin, he lived as a wealthy man. At that time, it was forbidden for Jin people to become śramaṇas. Chang revered the Dharma and did not fear the net of the law; he secretly established a vihāra in his residence to make offerings to śramaṇas. Yu Falan was also among them. He did not shrink from any bhikṣu who came. Later, a monk arrived whose appearance was rough and ugly, with tattered robes and muddy feet. Chang went out to salute him and ordered a slave to wash his feet. The monk said, 'Wash them yourself; why use a slave?' Chang said, 'I am old and ill; I use a slave to substitute for myself.' The monk did not permit it. Chang cursed privately and walked away. The monk manifested an eight-foot form, glorious and majestic in bearing, and flew away through the air. Chang beat his breast and threw himself into the mud. Fifty or sixty monks, nuns, and travelers within the house clearly saw him dozens of zhang up in the sky. A rare and fragrant aroma lingered in the residence for a month.