[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) › 85.28 # 法苑珠林 85.28 法苑珠林 85.28 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [85.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.85.28) 晉楊州江畔。有亭湖神。嚴峻甚惡。于時有一客僧婆羅門。名曰法藏。善能持呪辟諸邪毒。並皆有驗。別有小僧就藏學呪。經於數年。學業成就。亦能降伏諸邪毒惡。故詣亭湖神廟止宿。誦呪伏神。其夜見神。遂致殞命。藏師聞弟子誦呪致死。懷忿自來夜到神廟。瞋意誦呪。神來出現。自亦致死。同寺有僧每常受持般若。聞師徒並亡。遂來神所。於廟夜誦金剛般若。至夜半中聞有風聲極大。迅速之間見有一物。其形偉大。壅聳驚人。奇特可畏。口齒長利。眼光如電。種種神變不可具述。經師端坐正念誦經。剎那匪懈。情無怯怕。都不憂懼。神見形泰。攝諸威勢來至師前。右膝著地合掌恭敬。聽經訖。師問神曰。檀越是何神靈。初來猛峻後乃容豫。神答云。弟子惡業報得如是。是此湖神。然甚信敬經師。又問。若神信敬何意前二師並皆打死。答云。前二師死者。為不能受持大乘經典。嗔心誦呪。見弟子來逆前放罵。專誦惡語。欲降弟子。弟子不伏。于時二僧見弟子形惡自然悑死。亦非弟子故殺二僧。左近道俗見前二僧被殺。謂經師亦死。相率往看。且見平安。容儀歡泰。時人甚怪。競共問由。具答前意。寔因般若威力聖教不虛。諸人因此發心受持般若者眾。 > During the Jin dynasty, by the riverside in Yangzhou, there was the deity of Tinghu Lake, who was severe, harsh, and exceedingly wicked. At that time there was a visiting monk, a brāhmaṇa named Fazang, who was adept at reciting dhāraṇīs to ward off all kinds of evil poisons, with unfailing efficacy. There was another junior monk who studied mantras under Fazang; after several years, his studies were accomplished, and he too could subdue all malignant poisons. He therefore went to the temple of the Tinghu deity to lodge for the night, reciting mantras to subdue the god. That night he saw the god, and consequently died. When Master Zang heard that his disciple had died reciting mantras, he became resentful, came himself to the deity's temple that night, and recited mantras with an angry mind. The god appeared, and \[Fazang\] himself also met his death. In the same monastery was a monk who constantly upheld the Prajñā\[pāramitā\]. Hearing that both master and disciple had perished, he went to the god's abode and recited the Diamond Prajñā\[pāramitā\] at the temple that night. In the middle of the night, he heard a tremendous sound of wind. In an instant he saw a being: its form was immense, towering up terrifyingly, strange and fearsome, with long, sharp fangs and eyes like lightning, displaying manifold divine transformations beyond complete description. The scripture master sat upright in correct mindfulness, reciting the scripture without a moment's slackening; his mind had no fear, completely untroubled and unworried. Seeing his composure, the god withdrew his fierce majesty, came before the master, knelt on his right knee, joined his palms in reverence, and listened to the scripture to the end. The master asked the god, "What divine spirit is the dānapati, that you came so fiercely at first and later were so calm?" The god replied, "Because of evil karma, this disciple has received retribution like this; I am the god of this lake. Yet I deeply revere and have faith in the scripture master." \[The master\] asked again, "If you revere \[the Dharma\] with faith, why did you beat the previous two masters to death?" He answered, "The previous two masters died because they were unable to uphold the Mahāyāna scriptures. Reciting mantras with anger in their hearts, seeing this disciple arrive they hurled curses in defiance, exclusively chanting malignant words in an attempt to subdue me. I would not submit. At that time, seeing this disciple's terrifying form, the two monks naturally died of fright; it was not that this disciple intentionally slew the two monks." When the local clergy and laity saw the previous two monks killed, they thought the scripture master must also be dead and went together to look; they saw him safe and sound, his demeanor joyful and relaxed. The people of the time found it extraordinary and vied to ask the reason. He answered fully according to what had happened. Indeed, this was due to the power of the Prajñā\[pāramitā\], for the sacred teaching is not in vain. Many people thereupon resolved their minds to uphold the Prajñā\[pāramitā\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 85.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.85.27) - [Next: 85.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.85.29) - [Up: 85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.85) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.85.28) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.85.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.85.28) · Pramāṇa