[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) › 62.85 # 法苑珠林 62.85 法苑珠林 62.85 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [62.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.62.85) 後周時有張元字孝始。河北萬城人也。年甫十六。其祖喪明。三年元常憂泣。晝夜經行以祈福祐。復讀藥師經云。盲者得視之言。遂請七僧然七燈。七日七夜轉讀藥師經。每日行道勞人師乎。元為孫不孝。使祖喪明。今以燈光普施法界。祖目見明。元求代闇。如此殷勤經於七日。其夜夢見有一老翁。以一金篦療其祖目。謂元之曰。勿憂悲也。三日已後祖目必差。元於夢中喜踊無伸。遂即驚覺。乃更遍告家人小大。三日之後祖目果差（事出國史）。 > In the Northern Zhou period, there was Zhang Yuan, courtesy name Xiaoshi, a native of Wancheng in Hebei. When he was just sixteen years old, his grandfather lost his sight. For three years, Yuan constantly wept in sorrow, practicing walking meditation day and night to pray for blessings and protection. Furthermore, reading the Bhaiṣajyaguru Sūtra, which says that the blind obtain sight, he invited seven monks to light seven lamps, and for seven days and seven nights they chanted the Bhaiṣajyaguru Sūtra. Each day he walked the Path, saying, 'Have I troubled you masters? Because I, Yuan, as a grandson was unfilial, my grandfather lost his sight. Now, with the light of the lamps, I bestow \[vision\] universally upon the Dharmadhātu: may my grandfather's eyes see light, and Yuan seeks to take his place in darkness!' He prayed with such earnestness through seven days. That night, he dreamt of an old man who used a golden probe to treat his grandfather's eyes, saying to Yuan, 'Do not grieve. After three days, your grandfather's eyes will certainly be cured.' In his dream, Yuan leaped with joy and could not contain himself, whereupon he awoke. He then reported this to all his family members, young and old. Three days later, his grandfather's eyes were indeed cured. (This matter is from the State History.) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 62.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.62.84) - [Next: 62.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.62.86) - [Up: 62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.62) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.62.85) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.62.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.62.85) · Pramāṇa