法苑珠林 65.70

65.70

During the Song dynasty, the śramaṇa Zhu Huiqing was a native of Guangling. His conduct in accordance with the scriptures was cultivated and clear. In the twelfth year of Yuanjia, Jingzhou and Yangzhou suffered a great flood, such that rivers and hills became as one. Huiqing was about to enter Mount Lu; his boat was extremely small, and a violent gale suddenly arose. His travelling companions had already managed to take shelter in an inlet, but Huiqing's craft alone had not yet managed to moor, drifting about in the middle of the river. The wind was fierce and the waves surged; he calmly awaited overturning and drowning. Qing righted his mind and single-mindedly recited the Avalokiteśvara Scripture. The people on the riverbank looked out and saw his craft cutting across the current against the gale, as if several dozen men were hauling it. It went straight to the upper bank, and the entire craft was saved.