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English version: A person entered the house and said, 'I only owe him three fen (a unit of currency) of silver, how can I be forced to enter?' The person driving him away hit him with a stick, and so he entered. The residents all found it very strange. The next morning, when they inquired about it, it turned out that a piglet had been born in the neighbor's house. People suspected that the pig was worth more than three fen of silver. Before long, the pig fell into the latrine and drowned, and someone actually bought it for three fen of silver. Only then were people's doubts resolved. Shi Ziqian (Dharma name of a Buddhist monk) of Lingyan Temple in Xiaofeng, had a friend named Lao Zhenyu before he became a monk. Lao Zhenyu was from Jiangyou (another name for Jiangxi) and sold eel noodles at Dipu Beach. He killed thousands of catties of eels every year. Later, he moved to Deqing County and continued his previous business. One day, while boiling eels in boiling water, he felt as if someone was holding his hand, preventing him from covering the pot. The eels jumped up with the boiling water, swarming his head and face, biting him tightly and refusing to let go. Lao Zhenyu wailed in agony. Only after a long time, when the eels died, did he escape. In less than ten days, Lao Zhenyu committed suicide. Shi Xingjie (Dharma name of a Buddhist monk), whose secular surname was Wan, had a younger brother named Wan Qi, who did not engage in any other occupation but specialized in using ropes to hang various birds, sparrows, foxes, rabbits, dogs, and the like. He was repeatedly advised to change his profession, but he did not listen, and this continued for more than ten years. Later, one night, he lay in bed and used a rotten rope to wrap around his neck. No one knew about this. The next morning, he did not get up. When the door was opened to check on him, he had already committed suicide. During the Shenzong (Wanli, 1573-1620) period of the Ming Dynasty, Zhou Kongjiao, the inspecting governor of Yingtian, passed by his home because he had been newly promoted to vice minister. Several subordinate officials all wrote letters and sent servants to thank him for his recommendation. The servants waited outside his door without being received, so they sent a message. Suddenly, they saw a messenger holding a list with the five characters 'Shisheng Shi Xing Bai' (Student Shi Xing bows) written on a red card. The doorman hurriedly passed it in for him. Zhou Kongjiao was sitting comfortably when he saw it and was greatly shocked. Soon after, both the card and the messenger disappeared. Zhou Kongjiao's condition worsened. His children and grandchildren surrounded him, and he saw more than thirty people with white cloths wrapped around their heads suddenly rush into the bedroom and scold him. Each of them held their own heads in their hands, showing them to others, revealing that they were headless ghosts. Zhou Kongjiao then died. Upon investigation, it was found that when Shi Xing was Minister of War, Zhou Kongjiao was an imperial censor who impeached him, leading to his imprisonment and death sentence. And the thirty-odd people were all those whom Zhou Kongjiao had mistakenly killed as bandits when he was the inspecting governor. In Songmen Garrison of Taizhou Prefecture, there was a resident who stole a sandalwood carved Dashi (Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva) in the fifth month of the Xinyi year (1631) of the Chongzhen era. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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像一躯。至天台县欲售于乡绅张大素。张许价六金。民嫌其少。遂欲劈像作香鬻之。时一皂役先一夜得梦女人称苦求救。彼正妻死未久。疑是索荐。乃往西门店中买祭物。忽闻店内劈像声。急趋入视之。恍悟前梦。因扭解至捕官所。其房亦于先一夜得梦。遂苦鞫之。自首从松门盗来。即申之县令。以像归张宅修理供养。其人未几死于狱中。 高明寺沙弥岳弘。管库事。侵克大众无所不至。每于库中私造饮食。偏众独享。并偷常住豆米等以供己用。甫及一年。于元旦夜梦关帝割其舌去。至初四即大病濵死。乃惶怖无地。尽卖衣单求众忏悔。告辞库司。病始渐愈。 高明寺又一沙弥灵灏。素不持戒。有瑞光上座率清众各出己资。结大悲忏期。灏亦预焉。正在期中。仍私行不轨。遂梦关帝截其首去。次日即呕血不已。重病数月而死。 佛日寺释实相。中年出家。惟勤修苦行。照管常住为事。随作务随念佛。所得即施不留余赀。不与人诤亦无怒容。壬申秋忽一日语人曰。吾明日当西逝。乃借云栖一老人坐龛。次日洗浴剃发发未竟。已坐脱矣。 安吉州龙溪庵释了空。延觉海法主讲法华经。因迎送之礼殷重。里人妒之。诱一无赖莫姓者。打法主一拳。众僧忿甚熟打。莫濵绝。里人乘机欲诈庵中。鸣官看 现代汉语译本： 一尊佛像，像一具躯体。被带到天台县，想卖给乡绅张大素。张大素出价六金。百姓嫌少，就想劈开佛像当香卖。当时有个衙役，前一天晚上梦见一个女人痛苦地求救。他正妻去世没多久，怀疑是来索要超度的。于是去西门店里买祭品。忽然听到店里劈佛像的声音，急忙跑进去看。猛然醒悟到之前的梦。于是扭着那人到捕官那里。捕官的妻子也在前一天晚上做了同样的梦。于是严厉审问那人。那人自首是从松门偷来的。就上报给县令，把佛像送回张大素家修理供养。那人没多久就死在监狱里。 高明寺的沙弥（佛教出家男子）岳弘，掌管仓库事务。侵吞大众的财物无所不为。经常在仓库里私自做饮食，独自享用。并且偷常住的豆米等来供自己使用。刚过一年，在元旦夜里梦见关帝（佛教护法神）割了他的舌头。到初四就得了重病，濒临死亡。于是惶恐不安，卖掉所有的衣物，请求大众忏悔。告别了库司的职务。病才渐渐好起来。 高明寺又一个沙弥（佛教出家男子）灵灏，向来不持戒。有瑞光上座带领清众各自拿出自己的钱财，结大悲忏期。灵灏也参与了。正在忏期中，仍然私下做不正当的事。于是梦见关帝（佛教护法神）砍了他的头。第二天就呕血不止。重病几个月就死了。 佛日寺的释实相（佛教僧人），中年出家。只勤奋地修行苦行，照管常住的事务。随着劳作也随着念佛。得到的财物就施舍出去，不留下剩余的钱财。不和人争执也没有愤怒的表情。壬申年（1632年）秋天，忽然有一天对人说，我明天就要往生西方极乐世界了。于是借了云栖一位老人的坐龛。第二天洗浴剃发，头发还没剃完，就已经坐着圆寂了。 安吉州龙溪庵的释了空（佛教僧人），请延觉海法主讲法华经。因为迎接和送别的礼节很隆重，里人嫉妒他。引诱一个无赖莫姓的人，打了法主一拳。众僧非常愤怒，狠狠地打了他。莫姓的人濒临死亡。里人趁机想讹诈庵里，告到官府。
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English version: There was an image, like a body. It was brought to Tiantai County, intending to sell it to the local notable Zhang Dasu. Zhang offered six gold pieces. The commoner thought it was too little, so he wanted to split the image and sell it as incense. At that time, a yamen runner had a dream the night before, in which a woman cried out in pain, begging for help. His wife had died not long ago, and he suspected she was seeking a recommendation for rebirth. So he went to the Ximen store to buy sacrificial offerings. Suddenly, he heard the sound of the image being split in the store. He rushed in to see what was happening. He suddenly realized the meaning of his previous dream. So he twisted the man and took him to the arresting officer. The officer's wife also had the same dream the night before. So he interrogated the man severely. The man confessed that he had stolen it from Songmen. He reported it to the county magistrate, who returned the image to Zhang's residence for repair and worship. The man died in prison not long after. Yue Hong, a Shami (Buddhist novice monk) of Gaoming Temple, was in charge of the warehouse affairs. He embezzled the public's property in every possible way. He often made food and drink privately in the warehouse and enjoyed it alone. He also stole the temple's beans and rice for his own use. After just one year, on New Year's Day night, he dreamed that Guan Di (Buddhist Dharma protector) cut off his tongue. By the fourth day, he was seriously ill and on the verge of death. He was terrified and sold all his clothes and bedding to ask the public for repentance. He resigned from his position in the warehouse. His illness gradually improved. Ling Hao, another Shami (Buddhist novice monk) of Gaoming Temple, had never kept the precepts. There was a senior monk named Ruiguang who led the assembly to contribute their own money to form a Great Compassion Repentance period. Ling Hao also participated. During the repentance period, he still secretly engaged in improper conduct. So he dreamed that Guan Di (Buddhist Dharma protector) cut off his head. The next day, he vomited blood incessantly. He was seriously ill for several months and died. Shi Xiang (Buddhist monk) of Fori Temple became a monk in middle age. He only diligently practiced asceticism and took care of the temple's affairs. He recited the Buddha's name while working. He gave away all the money he earned and did not keep any surplus. He did not argue with people and had no angry expression. In the autumn of Renshen year (1632 AD), he suddenly said to people one day, 'I will pass away to the West tomorrow.' So he borrowed a sitting niche from an old man in Yunqi. The next day, he bathed and shaved his head. Before his hair was finished, he had already passed away while sitting. Shi Liaokong (Buddhist monk) of Longxi Nunnery in Anji Prefecture invited Dharma Master Yanjuehai to lecture on the Lotus Sutra. Because the welcoming and farewell ceremonies were very grand, the villagers were jealous of him. They induced a rogue named Mo to punch the Dharma Master. The monks were very angry and beat him severely. Mo was on the verge of death. The villagers took the opportunity to extort money from the nunnery and reported it to the government. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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验。身无小伤需食更甚。官遂不能拟罪。逮舆归俗舍则遍身皆损。饮食俱废。半年后胁下尚流脓血。久久方愈。信伽蓝护法之力不可思议云。癸酉春日过庵中。释隐空亲说。 世庙时吴城乡绅陆俸。贪洞庭山西湖寺风水之胜。力谋吞噬。因本山邹陆二氏极相抗讼。不遂厥志。乃放火焚殿。殿有古沉香观音像。焚时香气远彻。后俸得奇疾。浑身痒发。滚水灌之。次第烂尽乃毙。同谋诸人并感恶报。 神庙时吴城乡绅毛堪。侵天池寺作墓。将毁石佛殿为穴。天正晴朗。忽发厉雷。击碎牌楼。堪惧因不毁此殿。留一二香火僧居之。然大刹已废。其年。子女孙媳等俱死。后竟绝嗣。 枫桥有一豪民。素行无赖。恐被按院访察。乃诈现善相。持珠念佛。戒酒断牌。诸恶党亦翕然从化。称之为师。而实私行非法。仍造众恶。但所言祸福皆悉灵验。利养日盛。如此年余。忽自思曰。我本无真心修行。尚感此善报。信是佛法不虚。因发真心。觅一好师。受三归五戒。是后所言祸福百无一验。利养遂绝。出怨声曰。我向以诈伪修行。反多利养。今真心学道。更见坎坷。佛法岂有实效哉。闷而假寐见。有人告之曰。汝莫怪我。汝向来诈伪虚诳妄谈祸福。我辈得以互相佐助。今汝返邪归正。我辈不复能相亲近。故令汝无聊 现代汉语译本： 经验。身上没有小伤就需要吃更多的食物。官府因此不能判罪。等到抬回家中，全身都是伤。饮食都废止。半年后胁下还在流脓血。很久才痊愈。相信伽蓝（寺庙）护法神的力量不可思议啊。癸酉年（清顺治十年，1653年）春日经过庵中，释隐空亲自说的。 世宗（明世宗嘉靖，1521-1566）时吴城乡绅陆俸，贪图洞庭山西湖寺风水的优越。极力谋划吞并。因为本山的邹、陆两家极力互相诉讼，不能实现他的愿望。于是放火焚烧佛殿。殿里有古老的沉香观音像。焚烧时香气传得很远。后来陆俸得了奇怪的疾病。浑身发痒。用开水浇灌。逐渐溃烂而死。一同谋划的那些人也都感到恶报。 神宗（明神宗万历，1573-1620）时吴城乡绅毛堪，侵占天池寺作为墓地。打算毁坏石佛殿作为墓穴。天气正晴朗。忽然发出强烈的雷声。击碎了牌楼。毛堪害怕因此没有毁坏这座佛殿。留下一两个香火僧人居住在这里。然而大寺已经荒废。那一年，子女孙媳等都死了。后来竟然绝了后代。 枫桥有一个豪民。一向行为无赖。害怕被按察院访查。于是假装表现出善良的样子。拿着念珠念佛。戒酒断绝赌博。各种坏人都纷纷效仿。称他为老师。而实际上私下做着非法的事情。仍然造作各种恶业。但是所说的话，关于祸福都非常灵验。获得的利益日益增多。这样过了一年多。忽然自己想道。我本来没有真心修行。尚且能感受到这样的善报。相信佛法是不虚假的。于是发起真心。寻找一位好的老师。受三归五戒。这之后所说的话，关于祸福没有一件应验。获得的利益也就断绝了。发出怨恨的声音说。我以前用虚假的行为修行。反而得到很多利益。现在真心学道。更加坎坷。佛法难道没有实际效果吗？烦闷地假睡，梦见有人告诉他说。你不要怪我。你向来用虚假欺骗的言语妄谈祸福。我们这些鬼神得以互相帮助。现在你改邪归正。我们这些鬼神不能再和你亲近了。所以让你无聊。