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English version: Experience. If there are no minor injuries on the body, one needs to eat even more. Therefore, the officials could not impose a sentence. By the time he was carried back to his home, his whole body was covered in wounds. He lost his appetite and stopped eating. After half a year, pus and blood were still flowing from his side. It took a long time to heal. It is believed that the power of the Garan (monastery) Dharma protectors is inconceivable. This was personally recounted by the monk Yinkong in the spring of Guiyou year (1653) while passing by the hermitage. During the reign of Emperor Shizong (Jiajing, 1521-1566) of the Ming Dynasty, Lu Feng, a local gentry in Wucheng, coveted the superior feng shui of Xihu Temple in Dongting Mountain. He tried hard to seize it. Because the Zou and Lu families of the mountain strongly opposed each other in lawsuits, he could not achieve his ambition. So he set fire to the temple hall. In the hall was an ancient sandalwood Guanyin (Avalokiteśvara) statue. When it was burned, the fragrance spread far and wide. Later, Lu Feng contracted a strange disease. His whole body itched. He poured boiling water on himself. Gradually, he festered and died. All those who conspired with him also felt the evil retribution. During the reign of Emperor Shenzong (Wanli, 1573-1620) of the Ming Dynasty, Mao Kan, a local gentry in Wucheng, encroached on Tianchi Temple as a burial ground. He planned to destroy the stone Buddha hall to make a tomb. The weather was clear. Suddenly, a violent thunder struck and shattered the archway. Mao Kan was afraid and did not destroy the hall. He left one or two incense-burning monks to live there. However, the great temple was abandoned. That year, his children, grandchildren, and daughters-in-law all died. Later, his lineage was cut off. In Fengqiao, there was a wealthy man who was always a rogue. Fearing that he would be investigated by the inspector, he pretended to be virtuous. He held prayer beads and chanted Buddha's name. He quit drinking and gambling. All kinds of bad people followed suit and called him 'teacher.' But in private, he still did illegal things and created all kinds of evil deeds. However, his words about fortune and misfortune were very accurate. His profits increased day by day. After more than a year, he suddenly thought to himself, 'I have not sincerely practiced, yet I can feel such good rewards. I believe that the Buddha's teachings are not false.' So he made a sincere vow. He sought a good teacher and took the Three Refuges and Five Precepts. After that, none of his words about fortune and misfortune came true. His profits were cut off. He complained, 'I used to practice with hypocrisy and received many benefits. Now I sincerely learn the Way, but I encounter more difficulties. Is there no real effect in the Buddha's teachings?' Annoyed, he dozed off and dreamed that someone told him, 'Don't blame me. You have always used false and deceitful words to talk about fortune and misfortune. We ghosts and spirits could help each other. Now that you have turned from evil to righteousness, we ghosts and spirits can no longer be close to you. That's why you feel bored.' -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 耳。
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释慈含与六湛游野池畔。见二水蛭。次第变作青蜓。至第三水蛭出。六湛以草阻之。连阻三次。忽变作蜈蚣。 吴城陆湛源居士。至洞庭东山吴凤林家。其家为营素供。吴母时年九十四岁。偶至厨下因问。为何营此素供。婢云请陆相公。又问陆相公年几何。婢云年五十四。母惊叹曰。渠年五十四便已茹素。吾年九十四乃不断腪耶。从今日即当永断。子媳辈力阻之。俱不听。仍设香烛请陆居士作证。越三年于腊月间。忽谓子曰。为我请陆先生来。子讶。问其故。答曰。吾将远行。子问何往。答曰。儿何太痴。吾已九十七岁。安得无去。遂遍集子孙辈言别。择次日去。次日大雪。则云且俟天好方去。次日又问天好否。婢谬答云今日雪更甚。则云更俟天晴。未几见日光照室。乃曰。汝等诒我。速取我净衣及取香水来。遂起梳洗更衣礼佛。并遥礼湛源居士。冯几端坐。命眷属同时轻声念佛以送之。许久媳进茶汤。则已逝矣。 姑苏神堂巷潘奉岩亲家。浑名盛老鼠。有一外甥居乡间。盛往探之。甥欲割鸡为馔。力阻乃免。夜梦亡媳谢曰。鸡即我后身也。吾因不敬三宝。堕此异类。赖翁慈力。昨免刀砧。吾七年前曾失一簪在竹笕内。可令姑取之。盛既醒。遂索此鸡归家。果于竹笕中寻得旧簪。夫妻皆大感 现代汉语译本 耳。 释慈含与六湛在野池边游玩。看见两条水蛭，依次变成青色的蜻蜓。到第三条水蛭出现时，六湛用草阻挡它，连续阻挡了三次，忽然变成蜈蚣。 吴城（今江苏苏州）的陆湛源居士，到洞庭东山吴凤林家。吴家为他准备素食供养。吴母当时九十四岁，偶然到厨房问，为什么要准备这些素食供养。婢女说，是为陆相公准备的。又问陆相公多少岁，婢女说五十四岁。吴母惊讶地说，‘他五十四岁就已经吃素了，我九十四岁还不断荤腥吗？从今天起我就要永远断绝荤腥。’子孙辈极力劝阻她，都不听。仍然设置香烛，请陆居士作证。过了三年，在腊月里，忽然对儿子说，‘为我请陆先生来。’儿子惊讶，问她原因。回答说，‘我将要远行。’儿子问去哪里。回答说，‘你太痴了。我已经九十七岁，怎么能不去呢？’于是遍告子孙辈告别。选择第二天走。第二天大雪，就说等天气好转再去。第二天又问天气好不好，婢女谎称说今天雪更大了。就说再等天晴。不久看见阳光照进屋里，就说，‘你们骗我。快拿我的干净衣服和香水来。’于是起身梳洗更衣，礼拜佛，并遥拜湛源居士。靠着几案端坐，命家人同时轻声念佛送她。许久媳妇送上茶汤，她已经去世了。 姑苏（今江苏苏州）神堂巷潘奉岩的亲家，外号叫盛老鼠。有一个外甥住在乡下。盛老鼠去探望他。外甥想杀鸡做菜，盛老鼠极力阻止才免了。晚上梦见已故的媳妇感谢他说，‘那只鸡就是我的后身。我因为不敬三宝（佛、法、僧），堕落为异类。依靠您的慈悲力量，昨天免遭刀杀。我七年前曾经遗失一支簪子在竹笕里，可以叫姑姑去取。’盛老鼠醒来后，就向外甥要了这只鸡带回家。果然在竹笕中找到了旧簪子。夫妻都非常感动。
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English version Ear. Shi Cihan and Liu Zhan were playing by a wild pond. They saw two leeches, which successively transformed into green dragonflies. When the third leech appeared, Liu Zhan tried to block it with grass, blocking it three times in a row. Suddenly, it transformed into a centipede. Lu Zhanyuan, a lay Buddhist of Wucheng (present-day Suzhou, Jiangsu), went to the home of Wu Fenglin in Dongting East Mountain. The Wu family prepared vegetarian offerings for him. Wu's mother, who was ninety-four years old at the time, happened to go to the kitchen and asked why these vegetarian offerings were being prepared. The maid said they were for 'Master Lu.' She then asked how old Master Lu was, and the maid said fifty-four. Wu's mother exclaimed in surprise, 'He is already vegetarian at fifty-four, and I am still eating meat at ninety-four? From today on, I will abstain from meat forever.' Her children and grandchildren tried to dissuade her, but she would not listen. She still set up incense and candles and asked Layman Lu to be a witness. Three years later, in the twelfth lunar month, she suddenly said to her son, 'Please invite Mr. Lu to come.' Her son was surprised and asked her why. She replied, 'I am about to travel far away.' Her son asked where she was going. She replied, 'You are too foolish. I am already ninety-seven years old, how can I not go?' So she told all her children and grandchildren to say goodbye. She chose the next day to leave. The next day it snowed heavily, so she said she would wait for the weather to improve before leaving. The next day she asked again if the weather was good, and the maid lied and said that the snow was even heavier today. So she said she would wait for the weather to clear up. Not long after, she saw sunlight shining into the room and said, 'You are deceiving me. Quickly bring me my clean clothes and perfume.' So she got up, washed, dressed, and bowed to the Buddha, and also bowed remotely to Layman Zhanyuan. She leaned against the table and sat upright, ordering her family to chant the Buddha's name softly at the same time to send her off. After a long time, her daughter-in-law brought tea, but she had already passed away. The relative of Pan Fengyan of Shentang Lane in Gusu (present-day Suzhou, Jiangsu), nicknamed 'Old Mouse Sheng,' had a nephew living in the countryside. Old Mouse Sheng went to visit him. The nephew wanted to kill a chicken to prepare a meal, but Old Mouse Sheng strongly dissuaded him and it was avoided. That night, he dreamed that his deceased daughter-in-law thanked him, saying, 'That chicken is my reincarnation. Because I did not respect the Three Jewels (Buddha, Dharma, Sangha), I fell into this different species. Thanks to your compassionate power, I was spared the knife yesterday. Seven years ago, I lost a hairpin in the bamboo gutter. You can ask my aunt to retrieve it.' After Old Mouse Sheng woke up, he asked his nephew for the chicken and took it home. Sure enough, he found the old hairpin in the bamboo gutter. The couple were both very moved. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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发。同出家于普陀山。后其妻坐逝。夫亦善终。 姑苏周致和。卖药为业。有一次媳。殁后附于妹身言曰。吾不敬三宝。罚作狗身。日被厨下人打。苦不可言。幸速救我。父母问曰。吾为汝礼慈悲忏法。汝得益否。答曰。正仗忏力。将脱难矣。父母乃从周家取狗以归。三日而死。 姑苏金龙川有一妻弟。于南濠开面坊。家人打驴。驴忽作人语。吾欠汝老主人五金。故来效力。汝何得鞭我。家人大惊。以语厥主。主取父旧帐简之。果得五金借票一纸。因取向驴前碎之。语曰。吾已免汝。驴遂踯躅而毙。 金龙川又一表弟。住浒墅关。生一子常病。偶父子同卧顷。有鬼摄父魂至冥府。冥官责云。汝欠某人债若干。何久不还。父答云。我不识渠。因唤出相认。即其子也。遂忆前世曾欠债事。冥官命曰。汝速于三宝中为渠还却。一诺而醒。其子宛然在床。心倍醒悟。后为作福延医等事。计满本数。子随去世。母恸哭之。父曰。不须哭也。此是索旧债者耳。备述前梦。因相与奉戒修道。至今尚存。 湖州府武康县公差。忘其名。路值一男二女尾其后行。到乡宦骆家。见三人直入骆门。心异之。因待至暮不出。遂问守门者索人。守门人以为诬妄。诤打不已。闻于主翁。翁悟其意。命各房查生产事。乃见㹀 现代汉语译本：发，一同在普陀山出家。后来他的妻子去世，他也得以善终。 苏州的周致和，以卖药为生。有一次，他的儿媳去世后，附在小姑子的身上说：‘我不敬三宝（佛、法、僧），被罚作狗身，每天被厨房里的人打，痛苦不堪。希望你们赶快救我。’父母问：‘我为你礼拜慈悲忏法，你得到益处了吗？’回答说：‘正仗着忏法的力量，将要脱离苦难了。’父母于是从周家把狗要了回来，三天后狗就死了。 苏州金龙川有一个妻弟，在南濠开设面坊。家人打驴，驴忽然说人话：‘我欠你老主人五两银子，所以来效力。你为什么鞭打我？’家人大惊，把这件事告诉了主人。主人查找父亲的旧账，果然找到一张借据，上面写着借了五两银子。于是把借据拿到驴面前撕碎，说：‘我已经免了你的债。’驴就倒地而死。 金龙川还有一个表弟，住在浒墅关。生了一个儿子，经常生病。有一次，父子一同睡觉，有鬼把父亲的魂魄摄到冥府。冥官责备他说：‘你欠某人多少债，为什么很久不还？’父亲回答说：‘我不认识他。’于是叫那人出来相认，就是他的儿子。父亲于是想起前世曾经欠债的事情。冥官命令说：‘你赶快在三宝（佛、法、僧）中为他还清。’父亲答应了一声就醒了。他的儿子安然地在床上。父亲心里更加醒悟，后来为儿子做福事、请医生等，计算着还清了本金。儿子随后去世。母亲痛哭。父亲说：‘不必哭。这是来索取旧债的人罢了。’详细地叙述了之前的梦。于是互相一起奉行戒律、修习道法，至今还活着。 湖州府武康县的公差，忘记了他的名字。路上遇到一个男人和两个女人跟在他的后面走。到了乡绅骆家，看见这三个人直接进入骆家的大门。他心里感到奇怪。于是等到傍晚，这三人也没有出来。于是问守门的人要人。守门人认为他是诬陷，争吵打斗个不停。这件事传到了主人那里。主人明白了其中的意思，命令各房查看生产的事情，于是看见了猪圈里的猪。