大唐內典錄 10.70

10.70

武德年中。以都水使者蘇長為巴州刺史。度嘉陵江。中流風起船沒。男女六十餘人皆溺死。唯有一妾。常讀法華經。及水入船。妾頭戴經函。誓與俱沒。乃隨波汎濫。頃之達岸。經函外濕內乾。于今尚在。

During the Wude era, the Director of Waterways Su Chang was made the prefect of Bazhou. When crossing the Jialing River, a wind arose midstream and the boat sank; more than sixty men and women were all drowned. There was only one concubine who constantly read the Saddharmapuṇḍarīka-sūtra. When the water entered the boat, she placed the sūtra casket upon her head and vowed to drown together with it. She drifted and surged along with the waves, and shortly thereafter reached the shore. The sūtra casket was wet on the outside but dry on the inside; it still exists today.