[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) › 65.67 # 法苑珠林 65.67 法苑珠林 65.67 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [65.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.65.67) 晉王懿字仲德。太原人也。守車騎將軍世信奉法。父苗苻堅時為中山太守。為丁零所害。仲德與兄元德携母南歸。登陟峭嶮飢疲絕糧。無復餘計。唯歸心三寶。忽見一童子牽青牛。見懿等飢各乞一飯。因忽不見。時積雨大水。懿前望浩然不知何處為淺可得揭厲。俄有一白狼。旋繞其前過水而返。似若引導。如此者三。於是逐狼而渡水。裁至膝。俄得陸路。南歸晉朝。後自王丘尚書為徐州刺史。嘗欲設齋。宿昔灑掃敷陳香華盛列經像。忽聞法堂有經唄聲。清婉流暢。懿遽往觀。見有五沙門在佛坐前。威容偉異神儀秀出。懿知非凡僧。心甚歡敬。沙門迴相瞻眄意若依然。音旨未交。忽而竦身飛空而去。親表賓僚見者甚眾。咸悉欣踊倍增信寤（右此四驗出冥祥記）。 > Wang Yi of the Jin, courtesy name Zhongde, was a native of Taiyuan. He held the office of General of Chariots and Cavalry; his family had faithfully revered the Dharma for generations. His father, Miao, was Administrator of Zhongshan in the time of Fu Jian, and was killed by the Dingling. Zhongde and his elder brother Yuande took their mother and fled south; scaling precipitous heights, they were starving, exhausted, and out of grain, with no other recourse than to turn their hearts to the Three Jewels. Suddenly they saw a boy leading a dark ox; seeing that Yi and the others were starving, he gave them each a meal, and then suddenly vanished. At that time, there was high water from accumulated rains; Yi looked ahead at the vast expanse, not knowing where was shallow enough to wade across. Shortly, a white wolf circled before them, crossed the water, and returned, as if guiding them; this occurred three times. Thereupon they followed the wolf and crossed the water, which barely reached their knees. Soon they reached dry land and returned south to the Jin court. Later, from being President of the Board of Civil Office, he became Regional Inspector of Xuzhou. He once wished to host a vegetarian feast; the previous night he swept and cleaned, arranged incense and flowers, and splendidly laid out sūtras and images. Suddenly he heard the sound of sūtra chanting from the Dharma hall, clear, melodious, and flowing. Yi hurried to look and saw five śramaṇas in front of the Buddha seat, their dignified appearance magnificent and uncommon, their spiritual bearing pre-eminent. Yi knew they were no ordinary monks, and his heart was filled with joy and respect. The śramaṇas turned and looked at him as if with familiarity; before any words were exchanged, they suddenly leapt up and flew away into the sky. Many of the relatives, guests, and subordinates saw this, and all rejoiced, their faith and awakening doubled. (The four verified accounts above are taken from the \*Mingxiang ji\*.) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 65.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.65.66) - [Next: 65.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.65.68) - [Up: 65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.65) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.65.67) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.65.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.65.67) · Pramāṇa