大唐內典錄 10.72

10.72

益州西南新繁縣西四十里許。有王李村。隋時有書生。姓荀氏。在此教學。大用工書而不顯迹。人欲其書終不肯出。乃敺之亦不出。遂以筆於前村東空中四面書般若經。數日便了。云此經擬諸天讀之。人初不覺其神也。後忽雷雨大注。牧牛小兒於書經處住而不澆濕。其地乾燥可有丈許。自外流潦。及晴村人怪之。爾後每雨小兒常集其中。衣服不濕。武德年有非常僧。語村人曰。此地空中有般若經。村人莫污。諸天於上設蓋覆之。不可輕踐。因此四周欄楯不許人畜往。于今雨時仍乾。齋日村人就供。每聞天樂聲繁會盈耳。

Some forty li west of Xinfan County, southwest of Yizhou, there was Wangli Village. During the Sui dynasty, there was a scholar surnamed Xun who taught here. He applied great effort to writing, but did not reveal his traces. When people wanted his writing, he would never produce it; even when they drove him, he still would not. Thereupon, in the open air to the east of the village ahead, he used a brush to write the Prajñāpāramitā-sūtra on all four sides. In several days it was finished. He said, 'This sūtra is intended for the devas to read.' People initially did not perceive its miraculous nature. Later, there was suddenly a great downpour of thunder and rain; the ox-herding boys stayed at the place where the sūtra was written and did not get wet. The ground there was dry for about a zhang, while flowing water gathered everywhere outside it. When it cleared, the villagers found it strange. Thereafter, whenever it rained, the boys would always gather there and their clothes would not get wet. During the Wude era, an extraordinary monk said to the villagers, 'In the open air above this ground there is a Prajñāpāramitā-sūtra. Villagers, do not defile it! The devas have erected a canopy above to cover it; it must not be lightly trodden upon.' Because of this, balustrades were placed around all four sides, forbidding people and animals from going there. Even now, when it rains, it remains dry. On fast days, the villagers go there to make offerings, and they often hear the mingled sounds of heavenly music filling their ears.