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\" If he asks you why you know his name, you can tell him about the two dreams.' The next day, he indeed saw a man riding a red horse in front of the door. He knelt down and said, 'General Zhu Qi, spare my life.' The bandit was very surprised upon hearing this and asked for the reason. He was then lost in thought and let him go without killing him.\n\n释 Fuli visited a friend and returned to Jiuhua Mountain. At night, he dreamed of three Taoists in yellow robes running and begging for help. Beside them was someone in the same clothing who was criticizing them. The next day, while traveling, he saw a child carrying three eels, exceptionally fat and large, and bought them to release into a well. A monk nearby scolded him severely, saying that they should not be released into the well. Only then did he realize that the dream he had the night before was about these three eels (the above six stories were all told by Shi Longren).\n\nCheng Bolin, a merchant from Huizhou, lived in Yangzhou for a long time and was very devout in serving the Bodhisattva Guanyin. In the summer of Yiyou year (1645), the northern army broke through Yangzhou," "English version:\nHe observed the precepts and was a strict vegetarian, very pure. The soldiers of the Left Army crossed the river, looting and killing. The masters all fled to avoid them. Only Wu Mao stayed behind to guard the house for his master. He was stabbed seven times by the bandits and died. Soon after, his younger brother came to see him. Wu Mao woke up again and said to his brother, 'My past karma dictated that I should be reborn as a pig seven times. Because of the power of fasting and observing the precepts, I now receive seven stabs to repay the past cause. I am ascending directly to heaven.' After saying this, he passed away. His brother had never believed in good deeds, but upon hearing this, he was shocked and repented.\n\nThe mountain streams of Jiuhua Mountain are rich in stone chickens (a type of bird, named for its chicken-like call). They resemble toads but are large, and their taste surpasses that of domestic chickens. Whenever a superior official passed through the county, they would invariably requisition stone chickens. One night, villagers used fire to illuminate the rocks and reached out to grab them. Their hands were bitten by the stone chickens, and they could not be pulled out even in death. It was not until the fifth watch (early morning) that they heard the temple bells. The stone chickens all seemed to be joining their palms in prayer like the Buddha. The villagers were then able to escape.\n\nIn Chizhou Prefecture, there was a man who constantly recited the Sanguan Jing (Taoist scripture, worshiping the Three Officials: Heaven, Earth, and Water). When the rebel bandits approached the city, the man dreamed that the Three Officials told him, 'In your previous life, you killed a person, and now they have come for revenge. It is unavoidable.' He woke up in fear and prayed even more earnestly. He dreamed again that the Three Officials said, 'Past karma is difficult to escape. How can we bend the rules to save you? But your karmic enemy is named Zhu Qi, riding a red horse, and will surely come tomorrow. You can kneel in front of the door and say, \"General Zhu Qi, spare my life.\" If he asks you why you know his name, you can tell him about the two dreams.' The next day, he indeed saw a man riding a red horse in front of the door. He knelt down and said, 'General Zhu Qi, spare my life.' The bandit was very surprised upon hearing this and asked for the reason. He was then lost in thought and let him go without killing him.\n\n释 Fuli visited a friend and returned to Jiuhua Mountain. At night, he dreamed of three Taoists in yellow robes running and begging for help. Beside them was someone in the same clothing who was criticizing them. The next day, while traveling, he saw a child carrying three eels, exceptionally fat and large, and bought them to release into a well. A monk nearby scolded him severely, saying that they should not be released into the well. Only then did he realize that the dream he had the night before was about these three eels (the above six stories were all told by Shi Longren).\n\nCheng Bolin, a merchant from Huizhou, lived in Yangzhou for a long time and was very devout in serving the Bodhisattva Guanyin. In the summer of Yiyou year (1645), the northern army broke through Yangzhou," "English version:\nHe observed the precepts and was a strict vegetarian, very pure. The soldiers of the Left Army crossed the river, looting and killing. The masters all fled to avoid them. Only Wu Mao stayed behind to guard the house for his master. He was stabbed seven times by the bandits and died. Soon after, his younger brother came to see him. Wu Mao woke up again and said to his brother, 'My past karma dictated that I should be reborn as a pig seven times. Because of the power of fasting and observing the precepts, I now receive seven stabs to repay the past cause. I am ascending directly to heaven.' After saying this, he passed away. His brother had never believed in good deeds, but upon hearing this, he was shocked and repented.\n\nThe mountain streams of Jiuhua Mountain are rich in stone chickens (a type of bird, named for its chicken-like call). They resemble toads but are large, and their taste surpasses that of domestic chickens. Whenever a superior official passed through the county, they would invariably requisition stone chickens. One night, villagers used fire to illuminate the rocks and reached out to grab them. Their hands were bitten by the stone chickens, and they could not be pulled out even in death. It was not until the fifth watch (early morning) that they heard the temple bells. The stone chickens all seemed to be joining their palms in prayer like the Buddha. The villagers were then able to escape.\n\nIn Chizhou Prefecture, there was a man who constantly recited the Sanguan Jing (Taoist scripture, worshiping the Three Officials: Heaven, Earth, and Water). When the rebel bandits approached the city, the man dreamed that the Three Officials told him, 'In your previous life, you killed a person, and now they have come for revenge. It is unavoidable.' He woke up in fear and prayed even more earnestly. He dreamed again that the Three Officials said, 'Past karma is difficult to escape. How can we bend the rules to save you? But your karmic enemy is named Zhu Qi, riding a red horse, and will surely come tomorrow. You can kneel in front of the door and say, \"General Zhu Qi, spare my life.\" If he asks you why you know his name, you can tell him about the two dreams.' The next day, he indeed saw a man riding a red horse in front of the door. He knelt down and said, 'General Zhu Qi, spare my life.' The bandit was very surprised upon hearing this and asked for the reason. He was then lost in thought and let him go without killing him.\n\n释 Fuli visited a friend and returned to Jiuhua Mountain. At night, he dreamed of three Taoists in yellow robes running and begging for help. Beside them was someone in the same clothing who was criticizing them. The next day, while traveling, he saw a child carrying three eels, exceptionally fat and large, and bought them to release into a well. A monk nearby scolded him severely, saying that they should not be released into the well. Only then did he realize that the dream he had the night before was about these three eels (the above six stories were all told by Shi Longren).\n\nCheng Bolin, a merchant from Huizhou, lived in Yangzhou for a long time and was very devout in serving the Bodhisattva Guanyin. In the summer of Yiyou year (1645), the northern army broke through Yangzhou," "English version:\nHe observed the precepts and was a strict vegetarian, very pure. The soldiers of the Left Army crossed the river, looting and killing. The masters all fled to avoid them. Only Wu Mao stayed behind to guard the house for his master. He was stabbed seven times by the bandits and died. Soon after, his younger brother came to see him. Wu Mao woke up again and said to his brother, 'My past karma dictated that I should be reborn as a pig seven times. Because of the power of fasting and observing the precepts, I now receive seven stabs to repay the past cause. I am ascending directly to heaven.' After saying this, he passed away. His brother had never believed in good deeds, but upon hearing this, he was shocked and repented.\n\nThe mountain streams of Jiuhua Mountain are rich in stone chickens (a type of bird, named for its chicken-like call). They resemble toads but are large, and their taste surpasses that of domestic chickens. Whenever a superior official passed through the county, they would invariably requisition stone chickens. One night, villagers used fire to illuminate the rocks and reached out to grab them. Their hands were bitten by the stone chickens, and they could not be pulled out even in death. It was not until the fifth watch (early morning) that they heard the temple bells. The stone chickens all seemed to be joining their palms in prayer like the Buddha. The villagers were then able to escape.\n\nIn Chizhou Prefecture, there was a man who constantly recited the Sanguan Jing (Taoist scripture, worshiping the --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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扬城。程祷大士求救。乃得梦云。汝家共十七人。余十六口俱不在劫。惟汝在数。不可逃也。程既醒。又复恳祷。仍得梦云。汝前生杀王麻子二十六刀。今须偿彼。决不可逃。汝当分付家中十六口。并住东厢。汝独在中堂俟之。勿并遗累家人也。程颔之。越五日北兵扣门。程即问曰。汝非王麻子乎。若是王麻子可来杀我二十六刀。若非王麻子则本无怨。不须进门。兵云。我正是王麻子。程遂开门纳之。兵下马惊问。汝何以知我姓名。程具以两梦告之。兵叹曰。汝前世杀我二十六刀。我则今世报汝。我今杀汝。汝于来世不将又报我乎。乃以刀背斫程二十六下而宥之。携其家属同至金陵。 见闻录(终) 现代汉语译本： 在扬州城，程某向大士祈求救助，于是得到一个梦，梦中说：‘你家共有十七人，其余十六口都不在劫难之中，只有你在劫数之内，无法逃脱。’程某醒来后，又再次恳切祈祷，仍然得到梦，梦中说：‘你前世杀了王麻子二十六刀，今生必须偿还他，绝对无法逃脱。你应该吩咐家中十六口人，都住在东厢房，你独自在中堂等候他，不要连累家人。’程某答应了。过了五天，北方来的士兵敲门。程某就问：‘你不是王麻子吗？如果是王麻子，可以来杀我二十六刀。如果不是王麻子，则我们本无怨仇，不必进门。’士兵说：‘我正是王麻子。’程某于是打开门接纳了他。士兵下马后惊讶地问：‘你为什么知道我的姓名？’程某把两次梦境都告诉了他。士兵叹息道：‘你前世杀了我二十六刀，我今生来报复你。如果我今天杀了你，你在来世难道不会又来报复我吗？’于是用刀背砍了程某二十六下，然后宽恕了他，带着他的家属一同前往金陵（今南京）。 《见闻录》终