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English version Kang Cheng scolded Chi Ci (person's name), saying, 'A treacherous minister dares to offend the virtuous scholars of the state!' Chi Ci was furious and ordered soldiers to surround Kang Cheng and shoot arrows at him. Kang Cheng silently recited the *Diamond Sutra*, and the arrows could not harm him. Chi Ci said, 'Scholars use loyalty and trustworthiness as armor; it is indeed believable!' So he released him. Kang Cheng then entered Zhongnan Mountain and did not serve as an official again. Xiang Lanzhai (person's name), while serving as an inspector, claimed that in the spring of the Bingchen year (1616), he dreamed of visiting the Supreme and Invincible Great King. He saw tens of thousands of people with bloodstains and pale faces. The king said, 'These people are from the two Easts (referring to Shandong and Liaodong); remember them.' After waking up, he advised people to abstain from meat and eat vegetarian food, recite the Buddha's name, and chant the *Diamond Sutra* to avoid the ravages of war and escape suffering after death. Soon after, a great famine occurred in several prefectures of Shandong, and the death toll was almost exhaustive. Meanwhile, the war in Liaodong also completely failed, and the death toll was even greater. The 'two Easts' mentioned in the dream were thus verified. Xiang Lanzhai devoutly recited the *Diamond Sutra* and never stopped for a single day. Returning to Life Murong Wence (person's name), a person from the Sui Dynasty, often recited the *Diamond Sutra* and did not drink alcohol or eat meat. In the seventh year of the Daye era (611), he suddenly died. He revived three days later. Initially, he saw two ghosts chasing him to a city, which was extremely stern. After entering the city and walking four or five *li*, he saw palaces and ceremonial guards. King Yama was sitting in the main hall, with countless monks, Taoists, and foreigners. A messenger entered to report, and Murong Wence was behind him. King Yama asked them one by one about their good and evil deeds during their lifetime, and then had them stand separately to the east and west. Then, Murong Wence's name was called, and he was asked, 'What good deeds have you done?' He replied, 'Since childhood, I have recited the *Diamond Sutra*.' King Yama put his palms together and praised, 'The merit is great; let him return to life for now.' During the Tang Dynasty, the monk Fazheng (person's name) of Kaiyuan Temple in Jiangling recited the *Diamond Sutra* three times seven (twenty-one) times a day. In the early years of the Changqing era (821), he suddenly died. When he arrived in the underworld and met King Yama, King Yama asked him what merits he had in his lifetime. He replied, 'I often recite the *Diamond Sutra*.' So King Yama bowed and invited him to the hall, ascended the embroidered seat, and recited the *Diamond Sutra*. The guards all put their palms together, and those being punished below the steps all stopped. After the recitation was finished, King Yama sent an official to lead him back. King Yama walked down the steps to see him off, saying, 'Superior person, you can live for another thirty years in the human world; do not stop reading and reciting the *Diamond Sutra*.' So he followed the official, walked to the edge of a large pit, and the official pushed him down from behind, as if falling from the sky, and then he woke up. He had been dead for seven days, and only his face was still warm. During the Wude era (618-626), Su Renqin (person's name) of Chang'an, his father Su Wenzhong (person's name), had a very wealthy family and lent money at interest, adding a 50% interest rate. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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斗小秤。杀生害命。并无一念向善。老堕厕中而死。仁钦与父无二。恃富欺人。恣意宰杀。年未三十。忽生重病。见众生面前索命。死见阎君。来曰。汝前世修善。故今生受福。今生恣意杀害。不识因果。令狱卒驱至刀山剑树。偿众生之命。钦哀告曰。钦在世。虽不看经作善。曾施财请金刚经一卷。舍与安国寺僧神敬受持。此僧迁化。岂无报应。须臾神敬。手持金刚经至王前。言钦曾施经。有般若功愿。放其还魂。王即合掌放还。钦活后。印施法华一百部。金刚一千卷。修水陆大斋。作诸功德。忽夜梦亡父言。我受地狱无量之苦。今因汝修行。仗佛力。我及上祖七代亡魂。皆生天界矣。 唐。阳州参军。田氏。惟好畋猎。天宝初。放鹰丛林。棘上见一卷书。取视之。金刚经也。自尔发心持诵数年。已诵二千余遍。然畋猎亦不辍。后遇疾暴卒。被追至地府。见诸鸟兽周回数亩。从己索命。顷之见王。问罪业何多。田无以对。王令推问。同行十人至吏局。吏合启口。以一丸掷口中。便成烈火。遍身须臾灰灭。俄复成人。如是六七辈。至田氏。累三丸而不见火状。吏怪之。具以实白。王问在生。作何福业。田曰。在生时。诵金刚经二千余遍。王云。足可灭一切罪。因令田氏诵经。才三纸。回视庭中禽兽。并不复见。诵 现代汉语译本 用小斗来量东西，缺斤短两。杀生害命，没有一丝一毫向善的念头。最终老了掉进厕所里死了。仁钦和他父亲一样，仗着有钱欺负人，随意宰杀生灵。不到三十岁，突然得了重病，看见许多生灵在面前索命。死后见到了阎王。阎王说：‘你前世修善，所以今生享福。今生恣意杀害，不明白因果报应。’于是命令狱卒把他驱赶到刀山剑树地狱，偿还所杀生灵的命债。仁钦哀求说：‘我在世时，虽然不看经书不做善事，但曾经出钱请人抄写了一卷《金刚经》，施舍给安国寺的僧人神敬受持。这位僧人已经圆寂，难道不应该有报应吗？’一会儿，神敬手持《金刚经》来到阎王面前，说仁钦曾经施舍经书，有般若的功德，希望放他还阳。阎王立刻合掌，放仁钦还魂。仁钦复活后，印施《法华经》一百部，《金刚经》一千卷，举办水陆大斋，做了各种功德。忽然夜里梦见死去的父亲说：‘我受地狱无量的痛苦，现在因为你修行，仰仗佛力，我和上溯七代的祖先亡魂，都升到天界了。’ 唐朝（公元618年-907年），阳州参军田某，只喜欢打猎。天宝年间（公元742年-756年）初年，放鹰在丛林中，在荆棘上看到一卷书，拿起来一看，是《金刚经》。从此发心持诵数年，已经诵读了两千多遍。然而打猎的习惯也没有停止。后来得了急病突然去世，被追到地府。看见许多鸟兽，周围好几亩地，都来向他索命。不久见到了阎王，问他有什么罪业。田某无话可说。阎王命令推问，一同前来的十个人到了吏局。官吏刚要开口，就用一个药丸扔到他们口中，立刻变成烈火，遍身须臾间化为灰烬。一会儿又恢复成人。像这样六七个人。轮到田某时，扔了三个药丸却没有出现火焰。官吏感到奇怪，如实禀告。阎王问他在世时，做了什么福业。田某说：‘我在世时，诵读《金刚经》两千多遍。’阎王说：‘足够消灭一切罪业。’于是让田某诵经，才诵了三页纸，回头看庭院中的禽兽，都不见了。诵
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English version Using small measures to cheat in trade, taking lives, without a single thought of goodness, he eventually fell into a latrine and died. Renqin was no different from his father, relying on wealth to bully others, slaughtering at will. Before the age of thirty, he suddenly fell seriously ill, seeing many beings demanding his life. After death, he met Yama (King of Hell). Yama said, 'In your previous life, you cultivated goodness, so in this life you enjoy blessings. In this life, you indulged in killing, not understanding cause and effect.' He ordered the jailers to drive him to the Mountain of Knives and Tree of Swords hells to repay the lives of the beings he had killed. Renqin pleaded, 'When I was alive, although I did not read scriptures or do good deeds, I once spent money to have a copy of the *Diamond Sutra* made and gave it to the monk Shenjing of Anguo Temple to uphold. This monk has passed away; shouldn't there be some reward?' After a moment, Shenjing, holding the *Diamond Sutra*, came before the King and said that Renqin had donated the scripture and had *prajna* (wisdom) merit and wished to release his soul. The King immediately put his palms together and released Renqin to return to life. After Renqin revived, he printed and distributed one hundred copies of the *Lotus Sutra* and one thousand copies of the *Diamond Sutra*, held a grand Water and Land Dharma Assembly, and performed various meritorious deeds. Suddenly, he dreamed of his deceased father saying, 'I am suffering immeasurable pain in hell, but now, because of your practice, relying on the power of the Buddha, I and the souls of my ancestors for seven generations have all been reborn in the heavens.' During the Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD), Tian, a military advisor in Yang Prefecture, only liked hunting. In the early years of the Tianbao era (742-756 AD), he released a hawk in the forest and saw a scroll of scripture on a thorn bush. He picked it up and saw that it was the *Diamond Sutra*. From then on, he resolved to recite it for several years, having already recited it over two thousand times. However, he did not stop hunting. Later, he suddenly died of an illness and was taken to the underworld. He saw many birds and beasts, covering several acres, all demanding his life. Soon he saw the King, who asked him what sins he had committed. Tian had nothing to say. The King ordered an inquiry, and the ten people who had come with him were taken to the clerk's office. As soon as the clerk opened his mouth, he threw a pill into their mouths, which immediately turned into a raging fire, and their bodies were reduced to ashes in an instant. After a while, they were restored to their original form. This happened to six or seven people. When it came to Tian, three pills were thrown, but no fire appeared. The clerk was surprised and reported the truth. The King asked what meritorious deeds he had done in his life. Tian said, 'When I was alive, I recited the *Diamond Sutra* over two thousand times.' The King said, 'That is enough to extinguish all sins.' So he ordered Tian to recite the scripture, and after reciting only three pages, he looked back at the birds and beasts in the courtyard, and they were all gone. Reciting --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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毕。王称美之云。诵三千遍。延十五年寿。遂放还。 唐。天宝中。张判官失其名。奉使淮南。将渡淮。有黄衫人。自后奔来。求附载。御船者欲欧之。张云。不可。载一百姓渡淮。亦何苦也。见黄衫人饥。以余食哺之。其人愧谢。既济。与张分路。须臾至驿。其人已先在门。张心嫌之曰。吾适渡汝。何为复至。对曰。欲与判官议事。非左右可闻。张屏左右。其人曰。我奉命取君。合淮水溺死。适蒙厚意。只可停一日耳。张拜伏求救。答云。能一日内转续命经千卷。尚得延寿。言讫即去。至门又回云。公知续命经否。即人间金刚经也。张云。今日已晚。如何转得千卷。答云。但是人转皆可。张乃传呼本役数十人同转。至晚果终千卷。鬼又至云。判官已免。但须一谒冥王。众人见张。随黄衫吏同去。张见王。王言转经。当更益十载阳寿。放之重生。 免畜 宋。苏州府。朱进士。习举子业。罔知佛法。一日间游。至虎丘寺。值佛印禅师。讲金刚经。至一切有为法四句。为说佛法大意。朱闻之大喜。自念平日。未尝闻此佛法。回家午刻睡去。梦一鬼吏。押五罪人。朱亦随之。约行里许。至大街入巷。一家门挂青帘。鬼吏揭帘。携罪人入。至厨房。灶上桶内有汤。罪人皆饮。朱亦觉渴。方欲饮。吏喝曰。 现代汉语译本： 毕国国王称赞他，说：‘诵读三千遍，可以延长十五年寿命。’于是放他回去。 唐朝天宝年间（742年-756年），有位姓张的判官，名字已经失传，奉命出使淮南。将要渡淮河时，有个穿黄衫的人从后面跑来，请求搭船。驾船的人想要推开他，张判官说：‘不可。载一个百姓渡淮河，又有什么为难的呢？’见那穿黄衫的人饥饿，便用剩余的食物喂他。那人惭愧地道谢。渡河后，与张判官分路。一会儿到了驿站，那人已经先在门口了。张判官心里厌恶他，说：‘我刚渡你过河，为何又来了？’那人回答说：‘想与判官商议事情，不能让左右的人听到。’张判官屏退左右，那人说：‘我奉命来取您，要让您在淮水里淹死。幸蒙您厚待，只能暂缓一天。’张判官拜倒在地，请求救命。那人回答说：‘能在一日之内转诵《续命经》一千卷，尚可延寿。’说完就走了。到了门口又回来，说：‘您知道《续命经》吗？就是人间的《金刚经》。’张判官说：‘今天已经晚了，如何能转诵一千卷？’那人回答说：‘只要是人转诵都可以。’张判官于是传唤本衙门的几十个人一同转诵。到晚上果然诵完了千卷。鬼又来了，说：‘判官已经免于一死，但必须去拜见冥王。’众人看见张判官，跟随黄衫吏一同去了。张判官见到冥王，冥王说转诵经书，应当再增加十年阳寿，放他重生。 免畜 宋朝，苏州府有位姓朱的进士，只学习科举，不了解佛法。有一天他游玩，到了虎丘寺，遇到佛印禅师讲解《金刚经》，讲到‘一切有为法’四句偈，并为他说了佛法的大意。朱进士听了非常高兴，心想平日里，从未听过这样的佛法。回家午睡，梦见一个鬼吏，押着五个罪人，朱进士也跟在后面。大约走了一里路，到了一条大街，进入巷子，一家门口挂着青布帘子。鬼吏掀开帘子，带着罪人进去，到了厨房。灶上的桶里有汤，罪人都喝了。朱进士也觉得口渴，正要喝，鬼吏喝道：