法苑珠林 40.84

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When a stūpa was erected at Fengquan Temple in Qizhou, sympathetically induced by this, patterned stone like jade was obtained to make the casket; there also appeared the miraculous portents of twin trees, birds, and beasts, and the foundation stones transformed to resemble crystal. When a stūpa was erected at Sijue Temple in Huazhou, it was initially overcast and snowing, but as the śarīra were about to be interred, the sunlight shone brightly and a vaporous light of five colours, several tens of zhang high, illuminated and covered the stūpa above, whereupon the heavens rained down precious blossoms. When a stūpa was erected at Daxingguo Temple in Tongzhou, they encountered rain where there was no obstruction; then, as the śarīra entered the casket, suddenly the clouds parted and dispersed, and the sunlight shone radiantly, with a divine light further encircling the sun repeatedly, and within the twelfth month, nightly light illuminated fifty li around. When a stūpa was erected at Daxingguo Temple in Jingzhou, three locations each sent an antique sun [ornament], not of this worldly realm; joined together to make a casket, they fitted each other perfectly. When a stūpa was erected at Qiyan Temple in Puzhou, the earth shook, the mountains roared, and bells and drums sounded loudly; furthermore, five beams of light were emitted, visible up to two hundred li away. When a stūpa was erected at Daiyue Temple in Taizhou, drum sounds boomed at night, three tiers of gates opened by themselves, and mounted retinues came forth from the shrine to welcome [it], with many a luminous portent. When a stūpa was erected at Wuliangshou Temple in Bingzhou, the day was initially murky with heavy clouds, but as they were about to lower the śarīra into the casket, the sky cleared and the sun shone, and five beams of divine light were again emitted, while celestial spirits manifested forms beyond count. On the day a stūpa was erected at Hengyue Temple in Dingzhou, someone saw an extraordinary old man who came to offer cloth and carry earth, and upon finishing, disappeared; previously there was no water here, but suddenly a stream of water flowed, more than once before and after. When a stūpa was erected at Xianju Temple in Songzhou, as a sympathetic response a white hare came before the carriage; it was initially overcast and snowing, but as they were about to lower [the śarīra], the sun shone brightly, and once interred, it clouded over again. On the day a stūpa was erected at Daci Temple in Xiangzhou, the sky was overcast and snow fell, but as they were about to lower the śarīra into the casket, the sun came out, and after lowering them, it clouded over again, while heaven rained down wondrous flowers in continuous, abundant downpours. When a stūpa was erected at Fajiang Temple in Kuozhou, they were initially travelling through the western suburbs; on that night, luminous portents in Kuozhou rose several zhang high, coming from the east and entering the earth, seen both inside and outside. When a stūpa was erected at Hengyue Temple in Hengzhou, four times they met with head winds, and four times they prayed for favorable currents; a white cloud two zhang wide upon the peak reached straight to the foundation site, circumambulating it three times before leaving. When a stūpa was erected at Daxingguo Temple in Xiangzhou, the sky was initially overcast, but as they were about to lower [the śarīra], the sun shone brightly, and once inside the casket, the clouds converged again. When a stūpa was erected at Jushenshan Temple in Mouzhou, two stems of purple ganoderma were obtained; it was overcast and snowing, but as they were about to lower [the śarīra], the sun opened through, and once sealed, it clouded over again. When a stūpa was erected at Dayu Temple on Mount Kuaiji in Wuzhou, the śarīra sailed across the Five Rivers, and no wind or waves arose at all; moreover, divine light was emitted, and purple ganoderma was obtained. When a stūpa was erected at the temple on Mount Huqiu in Suzhou, upon excavating the foundation they found a śarīra, celestial music sounded in the void and was heard by all, and a well roared for three days before the śarīra arrived. When a stūpa was erected at Jingnian Temple in Qinzhou, after determining the foundation, auspicious clouds covered it twice and snow fell, while plants and trees blossomed; as [the śarīra] entered the casket, light shone and voices praised. (The text for Guazhou below is missing.) When a stūpa was erected at West Temple in Yangzhou, there had been a long drought, but when the śarīra entered the border, rain fell universally and soaked the earth that night. When a stūpa was erected at Faju Temple in Yizhou, it was initially dark and gloomy, but when the date to lower them arrived, it suddenly clouded over. When a stūpa was erected at Kaiji Temple in Bozhou, there was no stone within the territory, but three stones from elsewhere joined together to form a casket; the foundation reached bedrock, flanked by two surging wells. When a stūpa was erected at Yuanhua Temple in Guizhou, while still ten li away, about a thousand birds flew escorting the carriage on both sides, dispersing only upon entering the city. (The text for Jiaozhou below is missing.) When a stūpa was erected at Xingshi Temple in Ruzhou, it was initially cloudy and snowing, but as they were about to lower [the śarīra], the sky cleared, and once placed in the casket, the clouds closed over again. When a stūpa was erected at Lingjiu Temple in Fanzhou, immortals manifested within the pit, soaring like clouds and vapor. When a stūpa was erected at Qixia Temple in Jiangzhou, a neighbor previously dreamt that the Buddha entered the temple from the northwest, and when [the śarīra] arrived, it was just as in the dream. On the day a stūpa was erected at Dingjue Temple in Zhengzhou, a divine light like a meteor entered the temple as a sympathetic response, and an offering was made where twenty million people ate without exhausting the food. When a stūpa was erected at Zhimon Temple in Suizhou, digging the foundation yielded a divine turtle, sweet dew fell, black bees swarmed around, and the turtle had talismanic inscriptions. (The following is not among the count of the twenty-eight prefectures.) Wang Wei, an official of Suizhou, was escorting ninety exiles when he encountered the śarīra on the road; good minds arose together, and he set a date to release them; the prisoners were released with a deadline to gather from a thousand li away, and not a single one fled. The people of Suizhou had created three hundred fish traps in the Yun River as an ancestral occupation passed down through generations; upon seeing the śarīra, they broke and released them all, permanently abandoning this evil trade, and the other prefectures followed suit.