[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) › 94.8 # 法苑珠林 94.8 法苑珠林 94.8 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [94.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.94.8) 宋蔣小德。江陵人也。為岳州刺史。朱循時為聽事監師。少而信向。勤謹過人。循喜之每有法事輒令典知其務。大明末年得病而死。夜三更將殮。便蘇活言。有使者稱。王命召之。小德隨去。既至。王曰。君精勤小心虔奉大法。帝勅精旨。以君專至。宜速生善地。而君算猶長。故令吾特相召也。君今日將受天中快樂欣然。小德嘉諾。王曰。君可且還家所欲屬寄。及作功德可速之。七日復來也。小德受言而歸。路由一處。有小屋殊陋弊。逢新寺難公於此屋。前既素識。具相問訊。難云。貧道自出家來未甞飲酒。早就蘭公。蘭公苦見勸逼飲一升許。被王召用此故也。貧道若不坐此當得生天。今乃居此弊宇。三年之後方得上耳。小德至家欲驗其言。即夕遽遣人參訊。難公果以此日。於蘭公處睡臥。至夕而亡。小德既愈。七日內大設福供。至期奄然而卒。朱循即免家丘戶蘭難二僧。並居新寺。難道行尤精。不同餘僧。 > During the Song dynasty, Jiang Xiaode was a native of Jiangling. When Zhu Xun was the Inspector of Yuezhou, Xiaode served as an Overseeing Master of the Office. From youth, he had faithful devotion and was surpassingly diligent and cautious. Xun favored him, and whenever there were Buddhist ceremonies, he always had him supervise their affairs. Toward the end of the Daming reign period, he fell ill and died. At the third watch of the night, just as he was about to be encoffined, he revived and said that an envoy had come claiming to summon him by the King's order. Xiaode followed him. Upon arrival, the King said, 'You have been diligent, careful, and reverently served the Great Dharma. The Emperor's decree contains a refined meaning: because of your dedicated devotion, you should quickly be reborn in a good realm. But your lifespan is still long, which is why I specially summoned you. Today, you shall joyfully receive the pleasures of heaven.' Xiaode gladly assented. The King said, 'You may return home for now; quickly attend to any instructions you wish to entrust and any merits you wish to cultivate. Return after seven days.' Xiaode accepted these words and returned. His route passed through a place where there was a small hut that was exceedingly dilapidated. He encountered Master Nan of the Xin Temple in front of this hut. As they had known each other previously, they greeted each other thoroughly. Master Nan said, 'Since leaving home, this poor monk had never drunk wine. Recently, I went to Master Lan's place, and Master Lan pressed me hard, forcing me to drink about a sheng. I was summoned by the King for this reason. Had this poor monk not been implicated in this, I would have attained birth in heaven. Now I must dwell in this dilapidated house; only after three years can I ascend.' When Xiaode reached home, wishing to verify these words, he immediately sent someone that evening to inquire. Master Nan indeed, on that very day, had fallen asleep at Master Lan's place and died by evening. After Xiaode recovered, within seven days he extensively arranged offerings of merit. When the appointed time came, he suddenly passed away. Zhu Xun thereupon exempted his household servants and the two monks, Lan and Nan, both of whom resided at Xin Temple. Nan's practice of the Way was especially refined, unlike ordinary monks. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 94.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.94.7) - [Next: 94.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.94.9) - [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.94.8) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.94.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.94.8) · Pramāṇa