法苑珠林 94.58

94.58

齊永明中。會稽釋弘明者。止雲門寺誦法華。禮懺為業。每旦水瓶自滿。實諸天童子為給使也。又感虎來入室伏床前久之乃去。又見小兒來聽經云。昔是此寺沙彌。為盜僧厨食今墮廁中。聞上人讀經故力來聽。願助方便。冀免斯累。明為說法。領解方隱。後山精來惱。明乃捉取以腰繩繫之。鬼謝遂放。因之永絕（右二驗出梁高僧傳）。

During the Yongming reign period of the Qi dynasty, Shi Hongming of Kuaiji dwelled at Yunmen Temple, devoting himself to reciting the Lotus Sūtra and performing rites of repentance. Every morning, his water vessel would fill of itself; in truth, heavenly youths served as his attendants. Furthermore, by his resonance a tiger came and entered his room, crouching before his bed for a long time before departing. He also saw a small boy come to listen to the sūtras, who said: 'In the past I was a śrāmaṇera in this temple. Because I stole food from the monastic kitchen, I have now fallen into the privy. Hearing your reverence reciting the sūtras, I made the effort to come and listen. I hope you will provide expedient means in the hope that I may escape this burden.' Ming expounded the Dharma for him; upon grasping the meaning, he vanished. Later, a mountain spirit came to trouble him; Ming seized it and bound it with his waist cord. The ghost apologized and was then released, whereupon it ceased forever. (The above two verifications are taken from the Liang Biographies of Eminent Monks.)