[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) › 94.5 # 法苑珠林 94.5 法苑珠林 94.5 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [94.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.94.5) 漢孝昌時。有虎賁洛子淵者。自云雒陽人。孝昌中戍於彭城。其同管人樊元寶。得假還京師。子淵附書一封令至云。某宅在靈臺南近雒水。卿但至彼。家人自出相看。元寶如其言。至臺南見無人家。徙倚欲去。忽見一老翁問云。從何而來。彷徨於此。元寶具向導之。老翁云。吾兒也。取書引元寶入。遂見舘閤崇寬屋宇佳麗。既坐令婢取酒。須臾婢抱一死小兒而過。元寶遇甚怪之。俄而酒至。酒色甚紅。香美異常。兼設珍羞。海陸備有。飲訖告退。老翁送元寶出云。後會難期。以為悽恨。別甚慇勤。老翁還入。元寶不復見其門衖。但見高崖對水淥波。頃時唯見一童子可年十五。新溺死鼻中血出。方知所飲酒乃是血也。及還彭城。子淵已失矣。元寶與子淵同戍三年。不知是雒水之神也（出雒陽寺記錄）。 > In the Xiaochang era of the Han \[dynasty\], there was an imperial guard named Luo Ziyuan who claimed to be a native of Luoyang. During the Xiaochang era, he was garrisoned at Pengcheng. His fellow soldier Fan Yuanbao received leave to return to the capital. Ziyuan entrusted a letter to him to deliver, saying: 'My home is south of the Lingtai, near the Luo River. You just go there, and my family will naturally come out to receive you.' Yuanbao followed his words. When he reached the south of the terrace, he saw no homes, and paced about intending to leave. Suddenly he saw an old man who asked: 'Where have you come from, wandering about here?' Yuanbao related everything to him. The old man said: 'He is my son.' Taking the letter, he led Yuanbao inside, where he saw spacious and lofty pavilions and beautiful buildings. After they were seated, he ordered a maidservant to fetch wine. In a moment, the maidservant carried a dead child past. Yuanbao found it very strange. Soon the wine arrived; its color was deep red, and it was extraordinarily fragrant and delicious. Precious delicacies from sea and land were also served in abundance. Having finished drinking, Yuanbao took his leave. The old man saw Yuanbao out, saying: 'It will be difficult to meet again, which brings me sorrow and regret.' The farewell was exceedingly courteous. The old man went back inside, and Yuanbao could no longer see the gate or lane; he saw only a high cliff facing the clear waves of the water. Soon he saw only a youth of about fifteen, recently drowned, with blood flowing from his nose. Only then did he realize that the wine he had drunk was blood. When he returned to Pengcheng, Ziyuan had already disappeared. Yuanbao had served alongside Ziyuan for three years without knowing that he was the spirit of the Luo River. (Extracted from the Records of Luoyang Temples.) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 94.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.94.4) - [Next: 94.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.94.6) - [Up: 94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.94) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.94.5) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.94.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.94.5) · Pramāṇa