法苑珠林 73.31

73.31

宋高祖平桓玄後。以劉毅為撫軍將軍荊州刺史。到州便收牛牧寺僧主云。藏桓家兒度為沙彌。并殺四道人。後夜夢見此僧來云。君何以枉見殺貧道。貧道已白於天帝。恐君亦不得久。因遂得病不食。日爾羸瘦。當發楊都時。多有諍競侵凌宰輔。宋高祖因遣人征之。毅敗夜單騎突出投牛牧寺。僧白撫軍。昔枉殺我師我道人。自無執仇之理。然何宜來。此亡師屢有靈驗云。天帝當收撫軍於寺殺之。毅便歎咤。出寺後崗。上大樹自縊而死（右一驗出冤魂志中）。

After Emperor Gaozu of Song pacified Huan Xuan, he appointed Liu Yi as General Pacifying the Army and Regional Inspector of Jingzhou. Upon arriving in the province, [Liu Yi] immediately arrested the abbot of Niumu Temple, claiming that he had hidden a boy of the Huan clan and ordained him as a novice monk, and he had four monks executed as well. Later that night, he saw this monk in a dream come and say: 'Why did you wrongfully execute me, a poor monk? I have already reported this to the Celestial Emperor, and I fear you will not last long either.' Consequently, he fell ill and could not eat, growing daily more emaciated. When he was setting out for the capital of Yang[zhou], he frequently engaged in disputes and encroached upon the chief ministers. Emperor Gaozu of Song therefore sent troops on a punitive expedition against him. Defeated, Yi broke out alone on horseback by night and fled to Niumu Temple. A monk said to the Pacifying General: 'In the past you wrongfully executed my master and our monks; by our principles we do not hold grudges. But why should you come here? Our late master has repeatedly displayed spiritual signs, saying, "The Celestial Emperor shall seize the Pacifying General and kill him at the temple."' Yi then sighed with dismay, went out to the hill behind the temple, climbed a large tree, and hanged himself. (This one record of resonance is from the Record of Vengeful Spirits [Yuanhun zhi].)