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大正藏第 85 册 No. 2743 持诵金刚经灵验功德记 No. 2743 持诵金刚经灵验功德记 昔梁时招提寺僧琰师。初作沙弥。时有相师。语琰曰。师子虽大聪明智慧无那相王短命如何琰闻此语。遂请大德。共详其福。修何功德。更得延年。大德云。佛教圣言。依法受持金刚般若。功德最大。必得延年。琰时奉命遂即入山受持般若经。六年出来。更见前相师云。法师比来修何功德。长寿殊相顿能如此。琰便具说前者被相寿短命。遂以入山受持金刚般若。更无余业。师曰。不可思议。因兹功德。遂为大德。法师年过百岁。方始受终。 梁时开善寺僧藏师讲说知名时有胤师。何胤之善能占相。过见谓曰藏师。须聪明为讲说。信手依经藏中撰取一卷拟长寿。持乃得金刚般若。藏在房诵持三年不出。后见胤之喜而言曰师有何法改容貌。弟子所相无验。藏云。檀越相大有验。是时度厄难为得受持金刚般若经力如此。胤之言曰大不可思议功德果报。今得相百年余。岁果如所说记。 隋时有婆罗僧藏法师。能持金刚经禁咒断除一切诸恶。有小僧就学成咒法。数年堪伏之耶。来诣江畔见有一胡神之庙宫庭。即于此中坐心宿诵禁咒其犯遂殡。藏闻弟子身死忿恨自来到神所。亦于庙 现代汉语译本 大正藏第 85 册 No. 2743 持诵金刚经灵验功德记 No. 2743 持诵金刚经灵验功德记 从前梁朝时，招提寺的僧人琰师，最初做沙弥的时候，有个相士对琰师说：‘师父虽然非常聪明有智慧，可惜天生是短命的相貌，这可怎么办呢？’琰师听了这话，就去请教有德行的高僧，共同商议如何修福，修什么功德，才能延年益寿。高僧说：‘佛教的圣言中，依法受持《金刚般若经》（Vajra Prajna Sutra），功德最大，必定能够延年益寿。’琰师于是遵从嘱咐，立刻入山受持《般若经》（Prajna Sutra）。六年后出来，再次见到之前的相士，相士说：‘法师这些年来修了什么功德，长寿的相貌竟然能变成这样？’琰师便详细地说了之前被相士说短命，于是入山受持《金刚般若经》（Vajra Prajna Sutra），没有做其他的功业。相士说：‘不可思议啊！因为这个功德，您成为了大德。’法师活过百岁，才安然去世。 梁朝时，开善寺的僧人藏师，因为讲经说法而出名。当时有个叫胤师的人，很擅长占卜看相。他见到藏师后说：‘藏师您必须聪明才能讲经说法。’（胤师）随意从经藏中选取一卷，想要求得长寿，结果拿到了《金刚般若经》（Vajra Prajna Sutra）。藏师在房中诵读受持了三年没有出来。后来见到胤师，高兴地说：‘师父您有什么方法改变了容貌？我给您看的相都不灵验了。’藏师说：‘施主您看的相非常灵验，当时确实遇到了厄难，因为受持《金刚般若经》（Vajra Prajna Sutra）的力量才得以度过。’胤师说：‘这功德果报真是太不可思议了，现在您的寿命应该有一百多年。’后来果然如他所说。 隋朝时，有个婆罗门僧人藏法师，能够持诵《金刚经》（Vajra Sutra）的禁咒，断除一切诸恶。有个小僧跟随他学习，学成了咒法。过了几年，（小僧心想）我应该可以降伏（神灵）了吧？于是来到江边，看到一个胡神（non-Chinese deity）的庙宇宫庭，就在那里坐着，心中想着要用禁咒来制伏它，结果触犯了神灵，就被杀死了。藏法师听说弟子死了，非常愤怒，亲自来到神庙。
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English version Tripitaka Volume 85 No. 2743 Records of Miraculous Experiences and Merits from Reciting the Diamond Sutra No. 2743 Records of Miraculous Experiences and Merits from Reciting the Diamond Sutra In the past, during the Liang Dynasty, there was a monk named Master Yan at Zhaoti Temple. When he was a novice, a fortune-teller told him, 'Master, although you are very intelligent and wise, it's a pity that you have a short-lived appearance. What can be done?' Master Yan, upon hearing this, consulted virtuous monks to discuss how to cultivate blessings and what merits to accumulate to prolong his life. The virtuous monks said, 'Among the sacred words of Buddhism, upholding and reciting the *Vajra Prajna Sutra* (Diamond Sutra) has the greatest merit and will surely prolong your life.' Master Yan then followed the advice and immediately went into the mountains to uphold and recite the *Prajna Sutra*. After six years, he came out and met the previous fortune-teller again. The fortune-teller said, 'What merits have you cultivated in recent years, Dharma Master, that your appearance of longevity has changed so much?' Master Yan then explained in detail how he was told he had a short life and thus went into the mountains to uphold and recite the *Vajra Prajna Sutra*, without doing any other deeds. The fortune-teller said, 'Incredible! Because of this merit, you have become a great virtuous one.' The Dharma Master lived past one hundred years before passing away peacefully. During the Liang Dynasty, there was a monk named Master Zang at Kaisan Temple, known for his lectures. At that time, there was a person named Master Yin, who was skilled in divination and fortune-telling. Upon seeing Master Zang, he said, 'Master Zang, you must be intelligent to give lectures.' (Master Yin) randomly selected a scroll from the sutra collection, intending to seek longevity, and obtained the *Vajra Prajna Sutra*. Master Zang recited and upheld it in his room for three years without coming out. Later, upon seeing Master Yin, he happily said, 'Master, what method have you used to change your appearance? My fortune-telling for you is no longer accurate.' Master Zang said, 'Layman, your fortune-telling was very accurate. At that time, I indeed encountered difficulties, but I was able to overcome them because of the power of upholding the *Vajra Prajna Sutra*.' Master Yin said, 'The merit and karmic reward are truly incredible. Now your lifespan should be over a hundred years.' Later, it indeed happened as he had said. During the Sui Dynasty, there was a Brahmin monk named Dharma Master Zang, who could uphold the *Vajra Sutra*'s incantations and eliminate all evils. A young monk followed him to learn and mastered the incantations. After several years, (the young monk thought) 'I should be able to subdue (the deities), right?' So he went to the riverside and saw a temple of a *Hu* deity (non-Chinese deity), sat there, and intended to subdue it with incantations, but he offended the deity and was killed. Dharma Master Zang, upon hearing of his disciple's death, was very angry and personally went to the deity's temple. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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坐诵咒因即致死。于时同寺有一僧。每恒受持金刚般若经。闻藏师师徒并为神打死遂来神所。亦于庙坐诵般若经。至夜来闻有风声极大迅速。须臾见一物。其形怀异壮丽奇特可畏倍常种种形容眼光似电。师坐正念诵金刚经不息亦无恐惧。神来至前摄诸威势。右膝着地合掌恭敬。听诵经讫师问神。檀越是何神祇。初来猛迅后乃寂然不动。神即答曰。弟子是此宫庭胡神。为性刚强。戾见师习大乘经典不可思议。是以伏听。檀越既能如此信敬。前者二僧诵咒何缘打杀。神言。彼二僧者不能持大乘经典。见弟子来逆头骂詈口诵恶语咒术。弟子不伏。此二僧见弟子形貌并自怕死。亦非弟子故违杀害。侧近之人。知师入其神庙止宿。恐同前者二僧被打杀。至旦诸人共相率往神所看迎乃见平安。问师因缘所有事意具答诸人诸人因此发心受持金刚般若经者不少。 开皇十一年。太府寺丞赵文昌身死唯一上愿。家人不敢即敛。然昌遂至阎罗王。问昌曰。从生已来作何福业。昌曰。更无余功德。唯常诵持金刚般若经。王闻合掌恭敬赞言。善哉受持金刚般若。功德最大不可思议。即语执人曰。汝更勘案勿错将来。不其人实错将来不闻。即语昌曰。可向经藏中取金刚般若经来令一人引。昌西南下至经藏。所见大舍数十余间甚精丽。其中经 现代汉语译本： 坐着念诵咒语的原因就导致死亡。当时同寺庙里有一位僧人，经常受持《金刚般若经》（Vajra Prajna Sutra）。听说藏师（藏地的僧人）师徒都被神打死，于是来到神庙。也在庙里坐着念诵《般若经》。到了晚上，听到风声极大而且迅速。一会儿看见一个东西，它的形状怪异、壮丽、奇特，非常可怕，各种各样的形容，眼光像闪电。这位僧人端坐，正念诵《金刚经》（Vajra Sutra）不停息，也没有恐惧。神来到他面前，收摄所有的威势，右膝着地，合掌恭敬，听诵经完毕。僧人问神：‘檀越（dān yuè，施主）是什么神祇？开始来的时候猛烈迅速，后来却寂静不动。’神回答说：‘弟子是这宫庭的胡神（hú shén，外族的神），因为天性刚强，有违逆的见解。见到师父修习大乘经典（Mahayana Sutra），不可思议，因此伏地听经。檀越既然能够如此信敬，那么之前的两个僧人诵咒，为什么被打杀？’神说：‘那两个僧人不能持诵大乘经典，见到弟子来，迎头谩骂，口诵恶语咒术，弟子不服。这两个僧人见到弟子的形貌，都自己害怕而死，也不是弟子故意违背杀害。’附近的人，知道这位僧人进入神庙止宿，恐怕和之前的两个僧人一样被打杀。到早晨，大家一起相率前往神庙看望迎接，才看到他平安无事。问僧人事情的因缘，僧人把所有的事情都详细地告诉了大家。大家因此发心受持《金刚般若经》的人不少。 开皇十一年，太府寺丞赵文昌身死，只有一个上愿。家人不敢立即入殓。然而赵文昌到了阎罗王（Yama-raja）那里。阎罗王问赵文昌：‘从出生以来做了什么福业？’赵文昌说：‘没有其他的功德，唯独经常诵持《金刚般若经》。’阎罗王听了，合掌恭敬，赞叹说：‘善哉！受持《金刚般若》，功德最大，不可思议。’立即告诉执事人说：‘你再去勘察，不要弄错将来。’不一会儿，执事人确实弄错了，没有听说过。阎罗王就告诉赵文昌说：‘可以到经藏中取《金刚般若经》来，让一个人引导。’赵文昌向西南方向走去，到了经藏，所见的大舍有数十余间，非常精美华丽。其中的经卷...
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English version: Sitting and reciting mantras was the cause of their death. At that time, there was a monk in the same temple who constantly upheld the Vajra Prajna Sutra (Diamond Wisdom Sutra). Hearing that the Tibetan teacher (a monk from Tibet) and his disciples had been beaten to death by a spirit, he came to the spirit's temple. He also sat in the temple reciting the Prajna Sutra. At night, he heard a very loud and rapid wind. After a while, he saw a thing, its shape strange, magnificent, peculiar, and extremely terrifying, with various descriptions and eyes like lightning. The monk sat upright, reciting the Vajra Sutra (Diamond Sutra) without ceasing, and without fear. The spirit came before him, withdrawing all its power, kneeling on its right knee, palms together in reverence, listening to the recitation of the sutra. After the recitation, the monk asked the spirit, 'What deity are you, Danapati (dān yuè, benefactor)? You came fiercely and rapidly at first, but now you are silent and motionless.' The spirit replied, 'I am a barbarian spirit (hú shén, spirit of foreign origin) of this palace, because of my strong nature and rebellious views. Seeing the master practicing the inconceivable Mahayana Sutra (Great Vehicle Sutra), I prostrate myself to listen to the sutra. Since you are able to have such faith and reverence, why were the previous two monks who recited mantras beaten to death?' The spirit said, 'Those two monks could not uphold the Mahayana Sutra. When they saw me coming, they cursed and reviled me, reciting evil mantras. I did not submit. When these two monks saw my appearance, they were afraid and died themselves, and it was not that I deliberately violated and killed them.' The people nearby, knowing that this monk had entered the spirit's temple to stay overnight, feared that he would be beaten to death like the previous two monks. In the morning, everyone went together to the spirit's temple to see and welcome him, and saw that he was safe and sound. They asked the monk about the cause of the events, and the monk told everyone all the details. Because of this, many people resolved to uphold the Vajra Prajna Sutra. In the eleventh year of the Kaihuang era, Zhao Wenchang, an official of the Taifu Temple, died, with only one supreme wish. His family did not dare to immediately prepare the body for burial. However, Zhao Wenchang went to Yama-raja (King Yama). Yama-raja asked Zhao Wenchang, 'What meritorious deeds have you done since birth?' Zhao Wenchang said, 'I have no other merits, only that I constantly recite the Vajra Prajna Sutra.' Yama-raja, upon hearing this, put his palms together in reverence and praised, 'Excellent! Upholding the Vajra Prajna, its merit is greatest and inconceivable.' He immediately told the attendant, 'Go and investigate again, do not make a mistake in the future.' Before long, the attendant had indeed made a mistake, and had not heard of it. Yama-raja then told Zhao Wenchang, 'You may go to the sutra repository to retrieve the Vajra Prajna Sutra, and have someone guide you.' Zhao Wenchang went southwest to the sutra repository, where he saw dozens of large halls, very exquisite and magnificent. The sutras within... --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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满。并金轴宝帙广严妙好华饰不复可言。昌乃一心闭目云。大德最为弟子一经昌怕惧此非般若。求其使人请换不肯。昌即开看乃是金刚般若。将至王所令执人在西。昌在东立诵金刚般若经一遍。并得通利。王即放还约束。昌受持此经实莫废忘。仍令一人引。昌送出门便见周武帝禁在门东房内唤言。汝是我国人也。暂来至此须共语。昌即便见武帝再拜。武帝曰。汝识我以不。昌言。臣昔曾任伏事卫陛下。武帝喜云。卿乃是我故旧也。汝可还家为我向。今帝论说道我诸罪并了。唯有灭佛法事未了当时为卫元嵩谗言不得久禁在。此未知了其。昌问武帝。卫元嵩是三界外人。非阎罗王所管摄。为此不能追得。汝还家为我从。今帝乞少许功德救拔苦难始敢望了。昌还家更得苏活。已经五日其患渐损。具以此事奏闻。文帝知即为出敕国内诸寺师僧。为周武帝三日持斋行道。转诵金刚般若经。亦录入史记。 遂州有一人。贞观元年死经三日得活。说言。初死之时被人遮逐同伴数人至阎罗王所。中有一僧王见先唤。师来一生已来修何功德。师答言。唯诵金刚般若波罗蜜经。王闻即起合掌赞言。善哉既是受持金刚般若波罗蜜经。当得升天。何因错将来至此。王言未讫。即见天衣下来引师上天去也。王乃覆坐次问。遂州人汝等从昔已 现代汉语译本：满。并且金轴宝帙（珍贵的经书）广严妙好，华丽的装饰无法用语言来形容。昌于是专心闭上眼睛说：‘大德，我最担心这部经不是《般若经》。’请求那个人去换，那个人不肯。昌就打开一看，原来是《金刚般若经》。将经书带到国王那里，让行刑的人在西边，昌在东边站立诵读《金刚般若经》一遍，并且理解通透。国王就释放了他，并告诫说：‘昌，你要受持这部经，实在不要废弃忘记。’仍然派一个人引导昌送出门，就看见周武帝被关在门东边的房间里，呼唤说：‘你是我国的人啊，暂时来到这里，需要和你谈谈。’昌立刻拜见武帝。武帝说：‘你认识我吗？’昌说：‘臣过去曾经担任伏事卫，侍奉陛下。’武帝高兴地说：‘你原来是我的老部下啊。你可以回家为我向现在的皇帝论说，我所有的罪过都已清算完毕，只有灭佛法这件事还没有了结，当时是因为卫元嵩（人名）的谗言，我才被禁锢在这里。’昌问武帝：‘卫元嵩是三界之外的人，不是阎罗王所管辖的，因此不能追到他。’武帝说：‘你回家为我向现在的皇帝乞求少许功德，救拔我的苦难，我才敢希望了结此事。’昌回家后竟然苏醒过来，已经五天了，他的病情逐渐减轻，详细地将这件事上奏给文帝。文帝得知后，就下令国内各寺庙的师父僧人为周武帝持斋行道三天，转诵《金刚般若经》，也记录在史记中。 遂州有一个人，贞观元年去世，经过三天后复活，说：‘刚死的时候，被人阻拦，和几个同伴一起到了阎罗王那里。其中有一个僧人，阎罗王看见后先呼唤他，问道：‘师父，你一生以来修了什么功德？’僧人回答说：‘唯独诵读《金刚般若波罗蜜经》。’阎罗王听了，立刻起身合掌赞叹说：‘好啊！既然是受持《金刚般若波罗蜜经》，应当得升天，为什么错误地将你带到这里？’阎罗王话音未落，就看见天衣降下来，引导僧人上天去了。’阎罗王于是重新坐下，接着问：‘遂州人，你们从前已经……’