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English version: Full. Moreover, the golden-axled treasure scripture (precious scriptures) was extensively adorned and wonderfully beautiful, with decorations so magnificent that words cannot describe them. Chang then closed his eyes intently and said, 'Great Virtue, I am most afraid that this scripture is not the 'Prajna Sutra'.' He requested that person to exchange it, but that person refused. Chang then opened it and saw that it was indeed the 'Diamond Prajna Sutra'. He took the scripture to the king, had the executioner stand to the west, and Chang stood to the east, reciting the 'Diamond Prajna Sutra' once, and understanding it thoroughly. The king then released him and admonished him, saying, 'Chang, you must uphold this scripture, and truly do not abandon or forget it.' He still sent a person to guide Chang out the door, and he saw Emperor Wu of Zhou imprisoned in the room east of the door, calling out, 'You are a person from my country, temporarily come here, and need to talk to you.' Chang immediately paid respects to Emperor Wu. Emperor Wu said, 'Do you recognize me?' Chang said, 'Your subject once served as a Fushe Wei, attending to Your Majesty.' Emperor Wu happily said, 'You are my old subordinate. You can return home and speak to the current emperor on my behalf, that all my sins have been settled, except for the matter of destroying the Buddhist Dharma, which has not yet been concluded. At that time, it was because of the slander of Wei Yuansong (a person's name) that I was imprisoned here.' Chang asked Emperor Wu, 'Wei Yuansong is a person outside the Three Realms, not under the jurisdiction of King Yama, therefore he cannot be pursued.' Emperor Wu said, 'You return home and beg the current emperor for a little merit on my behalf, to relieve my suffering, and then I dare to hope to conclude this matter.' Chang returned home and actually revived, and after five days, his illness gradually lessened. He reported this matter in detail to Emperor Wen. Emperor Wen, upon learning of this, issued an edict to the monks and priests of all temples in the country to observe a three-day fast and perform rituals for Emperor Wu of Zhou, reciting the 'Diamond Prajna Sutra', and it was also recorded in the historical records. There was a person in Suizhou who died in the first year of the Zhenguan era and revived after three days, saying, 'When I first died, I was stopped by someone, and together with several companions, I arrived at King Yama's place. Among them was a monk, and King Yama, upon seeing him, first called him and asked, 'Master, what merits have you cultivated in your life?' The monk replied, 'I have only recited the 'Diamond Prajna Paramita Sutra'.' King Yama, upon hearing this, immediately rose and praised with palms together, saying, 'Good! Since you uphold the 'Diamond Prajna Paramita Sutra', you should ascend to heaven, why were you mistakenly brought here?' Before King Yama finished speaking, he saw heavenly garments descending, guiding the monk to ascend to heaven.' King Yama then sat down again and continued to ask, 'People of Suizhou, you have already from the past...' --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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来作何福报。云一生已来所诵经典好习庾信文章诸子集录。近来学诵金刚般若经。犹自未得。王曰大罪人汝见识不。报云。虽读庾信文章实不识面。王即遣示苦人乃见大龟。一身数头。人言此是庚信。龟去少时王言。此人学诵金刚般若。且令放出。来见一人云。我是庚信生存之日。好引诸经用作文章。或生诽谤毁呰经文。今受大罪报向见龟刑。是以苏活。说此因缘。众人伤悲。悉知是实。其遂州人土地多是移人猎生害命充食。当时知见共相识断除杀害因。得发心悉共受持金刚般若经。信受供人恭敬。 渭州畦彦通一生已来常诵金刚般若。先于李蜜下任武牢县。令为贼破城求觅欲杀。彦通怕急。即逾城东下投涧取死。其涧深峻百丈有余。从空而下如人扶接不觉到底。乃于盘石安然端坐。良久而起都无损伤。彦通自怪喜惧非常叹息不已。从已来自知大德金刚般若威力。委知经力极大不可思议功德。加心信敬精勤受持不敢轻慢。常获果报得福无量。 鄜州宝室寺僧法藏。戒行精淳。为性质直。隋开皇十三年。于洛交县蒌川城造一所僧房。二十余间佛堂三口并架砖瓦严丽彩饰精茅。丈六素像总有部部别各有十一事。等身观世音石像一躯千屏风像等。至大业年得寺千。时舍像并令移就州墎伽蓝安置破坏补缺并得成就 。更造一切经写得八百余卷别造长张。于京城月爱寺令人抄写。并檀香为轴庄严妙好。藏至武德二年四月淬患经二旬。乃见一人青衣在高阁上。手把一卷经告言。法师藏作一生已来所造功德悉皆妙好。唯有少互用三宝物得罪未除。我手中者金刚般若最为第一大乘经典。汝自造一卷。所有诸罪悉得除灭。藏闻此教应声答言。若得病差。即发决定心造百部般若。弟子自省一生已来虽修功德实未写金刚般若。诸佛菩萨今见学悟必不懈怠。弟子唯有三衣瓶钵。偏袒右肩时尽将付嘱。大德弟子亲知用造金刚般若。三五日能起依愿即造婆伽娑舍卫国中第一部写讫。并散付诸人流传读诵。深知金刚般若大乘经典威力最大不可思议奇情有缘递相劝率持金刚般若经者。见获果报功德无量。 隋朝有一僧灵寂。有两个弟子。僧主忽一日唤此弟子等。向前我闻。五台山中有大文殊师利。每有人礼谒者。现其相貌接引苍生。我等三人往彼礼谒。岂不善。意将两头驴一驮生绢二百疋。遣弟子等驱一头僧自乘骑便即进发。其僧生一年唯持金刚般若经更无别业。当所之时柴个箧中只将此经卷去。行经数月因歇息草泽中放驴畜。僧即于一树下歇息铺之毡睡着。其弟子二人平章我等拟杀和尚。各取绢一百疋取驴一头。入京游纵岂不是一生乐矣。兴心 既了一个弟子把刀一口当腰即斫。已下三刀至于血下。第四刀便乃各着空中取刀不得平亦不离。刀上如两食顷其和尚睡觉见此弟子。跪膝两手扶刀默然无对。僧乃问。汝等何生恶意。其弟子双跪向前具陈本意。和尚亦可为果过。便即索筒取经拟读其经。腰间有三个刀痕。并被斫断直至经轴。僧人腰间令人看时。为有三道赤色三笙数重衣裳。亦不得透过破损。岂非金刚般若经神力致也。 昔长安温国寺僧灵幽忽死。经七日见平等王。王问和尚曰在生有何经业。灵幽答曰。持金刚经。王遂合掌请念。须臾念竟王又问。和尚曰虽诵得此经少一偈者何。灵幽答王曰。小师只依本念不知缺何偈。王曰和尚寿命已尽。更放十年活。此经在濠州城西石碑上。自有真本令天下传。其僧劫活。具说事由矣。 汉州孔目典陈昭死经两日再苏。具说云。初到冥间判官问。汝为刘尚书事杀牛四十七头。昭何故取他牛一头。昭讳不取。须臾有一人出来称甲送牛头使昭即知讳不得。遂咨判官如何得免此罪。判官问曰。在生有何功德。昭答曰。常持金刚经。语未了其经从空而至。便得放归一十八年活矣。 苟居士乐善专诵持金刚经乃发心。于新繁县西北村中以笔书空为天写金刚经。其处每有雨下不湿。初不知。村人在彼放牛。复于 现代汉语译本：有一个弟子拿刀，朝着腰部就是一刀砍去。接着又砍了三刀，已经见了血。第四刀砍下去的时候，刀就停在空中，既没有砍到，也没有离开。刀在空中停留了大约两顿饭的时间，那个和尚醒来，看见这个弟子跪在地上，双手扶着刀，默默无语。和尚就问：‘你们为何心怀恶意？’那个弟子双膝跪地，详细地陈述了他们的本意。和尚说：‘也可以算是我的果报吧。’随即找来经筒，准备读经。腰间有三个刀痕，都被砍断了，一直砍到了经轴。僧人腰间让人看时，只有三道红色的印记，三层数重的衣裳，也没有被砍透破损。这难道不是《金刚般若经》的神力所致吗？ 从前，长安温国寺的僧人灵幽忽然死了。过了七天，他见到了平等王（冥界的审判之王）。平等王问和尚说：‘你活着的时候有什么经业？’灵幽回答说：‘持诵《金刚经》。’平等王于是合掌，请他念诵。一会儿念完，平等王又问：‘和尚虽然诵得了这部经，但是少了一偈（佛经中的一段）。’灵幽回答平等王说：‘小僧只是按照经书念诵，不知道缺少了哪一偈。’平等王说：‘和尚的寿命已经尽了，再放你十年活。这部经在濠州城西的石碑上，有真正的版本，可以令天下流传。’那个僧人死而复生，详细地说了这件事的缘由。 汉州的孔目典（官名）陈昭死了两天后又复活了。他详细地说：‘刚到阴间，判官问：‘你因为刘尚书的事情杀了四十七头牛。陈昭，你为何要取他一头牛？’陈昭否认拿过。一会儿，有一个人出来，自称甲，送来牛头，使陈昭知道无法隐瞒。于是问判官如何才能免除这个罪过。判官问：‘你活着的时候有什么功德？’陈昭回答说：‘常持诵《金刚经》。’话还没说完，那部经就从空中而来，于是就被放回，又活了十八年。’ 苟居士（在家修行的佛教徒）乐于行善，专门诵持《金刚经》，于是发心在新繁县西北的村中，用笔在空中书写《金刚经》。那个地方每次下雨都不会湿。起初不知道，村里人在那里放牛，又于...
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English version: A disciple took a knife and struck at the waist. Then three more blows followed, drawing blood. With the fourth strike, the knife stopped in mid-air, neither hitting nor leaving. The knife remained there for about the time it takes to eat two meals. The monk awoke and saw the disciple kneeling, holding the knife with both hands, silently. The monk asked, 'Why do you harbor such malice?' The disciple knelt down and explained their intentions in detail. The monk said, 'Perhaps this is my karma.' He then retrieved the scripture tube, intending to read the scripture. There were three knife marks on his waist, all cut through, reaching the scripture axis. When people examined the monk's waist, there were only three red marks, and the three layers of clothing were not cut through or damaged. Is this not due to the divine power of the *Vajra Prajna Sutra* (*Diamond Sutra*)? In the past, the monk Lingyou of Wenguo Temple in Chang'an suddenly died. After seven days, he met King Pingdeng (the King of Judgment in the underworld). King Pingdeng asked the monk, 'What scriptures did you practice in your lifetime?' Lingyou replied, 'I recited the *Vajra Sutra*.' The King then put his palms together and requested him to recite it. After a while, the King asked again, 'Although the monk can recite this scripture, he is missing a *gatha* (verse in a Buddhist scripture).' Lingyou replied to the King, 'This humble monk only recites according to the text and does not know which *gatha* is missing.' The King said, 'The monk's lifespan is already exhausted, but I will grant you ten more years of life. This scripture is on a stone tablet west of Haozhou City, with the true version, which can be spread throughout the world.' The monk was resurrected and explained the cause of the matter in detail. Chen Zhao, a clerk (*Kongmu Dian*, an official title) of Hanzhou, died for two days and then revived. He explained in detail: 'When I first arrived in the underworld, the judge asked, 'You killed forty-seven cows because of the affairs of Minister Liu. Chen Zhao, why did you take one of his cows?' Chen Zhao denied taking it. After a while, a person came out, calling himself Jia, and brought a cow's head, making Chen Zhao realize that he could not hide it. So he asked the judge how he could avoid this sin. The judge asked, 'What merits did you have in your lifetime?' Chen Zhao replied, 'I often recite the *Vajra Sutra*.' Before he finished speaking, the scripture came from the sky, and he was released and lived for another eighteen years.' Layman Gou (*Gou Jushi*, a Buddhist practitioner at home) was happy to do good deeds and specialized in reciting the *Vajra Sutra*, so he made a vow to write the *Vajra Sutra* in the air with a pen in the northwest village of Xinfan County. That place never got wet whenever it rained. At first, no one knew, but the villagers grazed cattle there, and then... --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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彼处避雨。后有一胡僧。从此过见乃告村人曰。此是经坛空中有经。斋日有化宝。盖往往出现尔。此坛者县城西北三十里至今见在。 昔王陀一生杀害无数。乃发心专持金刚经一万遍诵得五千遍。忽于一日午时见数十鬼向前来曰。王有牒追汝。汝且莫持经。陀即告念使鬼从后更有鬼使走马而来告谕鬼曰。王敕持经人且放王陀遂即免死。寿至九十八终矣。 昔王绰为天水郡司法薛举作乱杀兵士。次至王绰刀乃寸折。又使力士宋罗持刀斩之刀亦寸折。薛举怪曰。汝有何法。王绰答曰。幼年持金刚经。应是经力。薛举遂放王绰。绰怕惧入一厕中藏。念此经厕中有光见贼众寻光至厕。见人问曰是谁。厕人答曰。被刀刑不死者王绰。贼曰汝不须藏。诸军尽知。促往归家。从此得免此难。 昔有朱士衡。为性粗恶不敬三宝。为梁国左仆射。其妻常乐善专持金刚经。其夫不在正持金刚经。次其夫从外而归见。乃于妻手中夺得经卷。抛入火中及至火灭经亦不损。遂夫妻二人却收经卷。于佛前忏悔。 昔崔善冲为携州判官遇反叛次刺史被杀。善冲领二十余人全弓剑走投昆明城至夜不知路处。善冲告兵士曰。至心念佛。冲自念金刚经。信马前行忽见一火炬前引而行。行至数里火灭无明。遂得达昆明城。皆是经力者 现代汉语译本： 有人在某处避雨。后来有一个胡僧（来自西域的僧人）从这里经过，看见后告诉村里人说：‘这里是经坛，空中有经文显现。斋戒日会有化宝（变化出来的宝物）。常常会显现出来。’这个经坛在县城西北三十里处，至今还在。 从前，王陀一生杀害了无数的人。于是发心专心持诵《金刚经》一万遍，诵到五千遍的时候，忽然在一天中午看见几十个鬼前来，说：‘阎王有文书追捕你。你暂且不要持诵经文了。’王陀立即开始念诵，使得鬼从后面赶来，更有鬼使骑着马赶来，告知众鬼说：‘阎王敕令，持诵经文的人暂且放过王陀。’于是王陀就免于一死，活到九十八岁才去世。 从前，王绰为天水郡的司法薛举作乱时杀害士兵。轮到用刀砍王绰时，刀却断成了几截。又让力士宋罗拿着刀砍他，刀也断成了几截。薛举感到奇怪，说：‘你有什么法术？’王绰回答说：‘我从小就持诵《金刚经》，应该是经文的力量。’薛举于是放了王绰。王绰害怕，躲进一个厕所里藏起来。念诵这部经时，厕所里有光亮出现，贼人顺着光亮找到厕所。看见人后问道：‘是谁？’厕所里的人回答说：‘是被刀刑砍不死的人，王绰。’贼人说：‘你不用藏了，军队里的人都知道。’催促他回家。从此得以免除这场灾难。 从前，有个人叫朱士衡，生性粗暴凶恶，不敬重三宝（佛、法、僧）。担任梁国的左仆射。他的妻子常常乐于行善，专心持诵《金刚经》。朱士衡不在家的时候，他的妻子正在专心持诵《金刚经》。朱士衡从外面回来，看见后，就从妻子手中夺过经卷，扔到火中。等到火灭了，经书也没有损坏。于是夫妻二人就一起收起经卷，在佛前忏悔。 从前，崔善冲担任携州判官，遇到叛乱，刺史被杀。崔善冲带领二十多个人，拿着弓箭逃到昆明城，到了晚上不知道该往哪里走。崔善冲告诉士兵们说：‘至诚恳切地念佛。’崔善冲自己念诵《金刚经》。任凭马随意行走，忽然看见一个火炬在前面引路。走了几里路，火灭了，没有了光明。于是到达了昆明城。这都是经文的力量啊。