[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) › 63.58 # 法苑珠林 63.58 法苑珠林 63.58 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [63.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.63.58) 宋大明六年天下亢旱。禱祈山川累月無驗。世祖請求那跋陀羅三藏法師祈雨。必使有感。如其無獲不須相見。跋陀曰。仰憑三寶。陛下天感冀必降澤。如其不獲不復重見。即往北湖釣臺燒香祈請。不復飲食。默而誦經。密加祕呪。明日晡時西北雲起。初如團蓋。日在桑榆。風震雲合。連日降雨。明旦公卿入賀。勅見慰勞䞋施相續。至太宗之世。禮供彌隆。到太始四年正月覺體不愈。臨終之日延佇而望云。見天華聖像。隅中遂卒。春秋七十有五。太宗深加痛惜。慰贈甚厚。公卿會葬榮哀備焉。 > In the sixth year of the Daming reign-period of the Song, there was a severe drought under heaven. Prayers to the mountains and rivers for months brought no verification. Shizu requested the Tripiṭaka Master Guṇabhadra to pray for rain, requiring that there must be an effect: "If there is no result, there is no need for us to meet again." Guṇabhadra said, "Relying upon the Three Jewels and Your Majesty's heavenly resonance, I hope it will surely send down moisture. If there is no result, I shall not see you again." He immediately went to the Fishing Terrace at the North Lake, burned incense, and prayed, taking no food or drink. Silently he recited sūtras and secretly added esoteric spells. The next day at late afternoon, clouds arose from the northwest, at first like an umbrella. When the sun was in the mulberries and elms, the wind shook, the clouds joined, and rain fell for consecutive days. The following morning, the ministers and nobles entered to offer congratulations; an imperial decree summoned him to be comforted, and gifts of alms followed continuously. In the reign of Taizong, the ritual offerings became even more lavish. In the first month of the fourth year of the Taishi reign-period, he felt his body unwell. On the day of his death, he stood waiting, looked out, and said that he saw heavenly flowers and holy images. At mid-morning, he passed away, at the age of seventy-five. Taizong grieved and lamented deeply, bestowing generous condolence gifts. The dukes and ministers gathered for the funeral, and both glory and sorrow were fully rendered. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 63.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.63.57) - [Next: 63.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.63.59) - [Up: 63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.63) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.63.58) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [貞元新定釋教目錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2157.7.28.8) — 圓照, Classical Chinese - [開元釋教錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2154.5.5.8) — 智昇, Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.63.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.63.58) · Pramāṇa