法苑珠林 79.35

79.35

宋周宗者。廣陵肥如人也。元嘉七年隨劉彥之北伐王師失利。與同邑六人逃竄間行。於彭城北遇一空寺。無有僧徒。中有形像。以水精為相。因共竊取。出村貿食。其一人羸病。等輩輕之。獨不得分。既各還家。三四年中宗等五人相係病癩而死。不得分者獨獲全免。

Zhou Zong of the Song was a man of Feiru in Guangling. In the seventh year of Yuanjia, he accompanied Liu Yanzhi on a northern expedition, but the royal army suffered defeat. He fled secretly along with six men from the same district. North of Pengcheng, they encountered an empty temple without any monks. Inside was an image that had a crystal ūrṇā. Thereupon they stole it together, went out to a village, and traded it for food. One of the men was frail and sick, and his companions disdained him, so he alone received no share. After they each returned home, over three or four years, Zong and the other five men consecutively fell ill with leprosy and died. Only the one who received no share was completely spared.