X87n1636_金剛經感應分類輯要
卍新續藏第 87 冊 No. 1636 金剛經感應分類輯要
No. 1636-A 金剛經感應故事分類輯要序
金剛經者。大乘正宗也。如來云。一切諸佛。及諸佛阿耨多羅三藐三菩提法。皆從此經出。是此經乃聖教之骨髓。其功德不可思議。誦之者。可以照破諸相。洞見性源。直達涅槃彼岸。豈徒種種福報。感應不爽已哉。然明其道不計其功。在利根上智或能之。若中下之士。不睹福報。信心不堅。何以使之樂誦不倦乎。此余既作句解。復有感應分類之輯也。第古今傳記。所載事蹟。鑿鑿可據者。不下數千余條。盡錄則煩。恐人難記。茲擇其切要者。五十條。分為十八類。皆有感輒應。捷于影響。洵足轉化未信。啟人樂誦之心矣。顧其應亦有淺深小大之不同。如自延壽愈疾。生子登科。以及脫難還陽等事。率皆享世間福報。乃有漏之因。非出世者所重。惟歸西一節。則能了生死。脫輪迴。直登極樂之鄉。與諸佛菩薩。共會一處。此真學道者之歸宿也。凡持誦。解說。書寫。刻施。原以求此而已。外此種種靈應。特緒餘耳。功有淺深。效有小大。愿覽是編者。高處著眼。
乾隆二十六年二月八日歸一居士王澤泩謹題
金剛經感應故事分類輯要目錄延壽愈疾生子登科免溺止焚卻
【現代漢語翻譯】 現代漢語譯本 金剛經者，是大乘佛教的正宗經典。如來佛說：『一切諸佛，以及諸佛所證得的阿耨多羅三藐三菩提（無上正等正覺）之法，都從此經而出。』可見此經乃是聖教的骨髓，其功德不可思議。誦讀此經的人，可以照破一切虛妄之相，洞見自性之源，直達涅槃（寂滅）的彼岸。豈止是種種福報，感應靈驗不差分毫而已。然而，明白其中的道理而不計較其功德，對於利根上智的人或許能夠做到。如果對於中下根器的人，不看到福報，信心就不堅定，如何使他們樂於誦讀而不倦怠呢？因此，我既已作了句解，又輯錄了感應分類的故事。古今傳記所記載的事蹟，確鑿可據的，不下數千余條。全部收錄則過於繁瑣，恐怕人們難以記住。現在選擇其中最切要的五十條，分為十八類，都是有感即應，快速如回聲。確實足以轉化未信之人，啓發人們樂於誦讀之心。但是，其感應也有深淺大小的不同。如延年益壽、疾病痊癒、生子、登科（科舉考試中榜）以及脫離災難、死而復生等事，大多是享受世間的福報，乃是有漏之因，不是出世間修行者所看重的。只有『歸西』（往生西方極樂世界）一節，才能了脫生死，脫離輪迴，直接登上極樂之鄉，與諸佛菩薩共聚一處。這才是真正學道者的歸宿。凡是持誦、解說、書寫、刻印施捨此經，原本就是爲了求得這個。此外種種靈驗，不過是緒餘罷了。功德有深淺，效果有大小。希望閱讀此書的人，要從高處著眼。 乾隆二十六年（1761年）二月八日歸一居士王澤泩謹題 金剛經感應故事分類輯要目錄：延壽愈疾、生子登科、免溺止焚等
【English Translation】 English version The Diamond Sutra is the orthodox scripture of Mahayana Buddhism. The Tathagata (Buddha) said, 'All Buddhas, and the Dharma (teachings) of Anuttara-Samyak-Sambodhi (unsurpassed, complete, perfect enlightenment) attained by all Buddhas, come from this sutra.' Thus, this sutra is the marrow of the sacred teachings, and its merits are inconceivable. Those who recite this sutra can illuminate and break through all illusory appearances, see the source of their own nature, and directly reach the other shore of Nirvana (liberation). It is not merely that various blessings and responses are unfailingly effective. However, understanding the principle without calculating its merits may be possible for those with sharp faculties and superior wisdom. But for those of middle or lower capacity, if they do not see blessings, their faith will not be firm. How can they be made to enjoy reciting without being weary? Therefore, I have not only made sentence explanations but also compiled a collection of categorized responsive stories. The events recorded in ancient and modern biographies, which are reliably documented, number no less than several thousand. To include them all would be too cumbersome, and people might find it difficult to remember. Now, I have selected the fifty most essential ones, divided into eighteen categories, all of which respond immediately to sincere intentions, as quickly as an echo. They are indeed sufficient to transform the unbelieving and inspire people to enjoy reciting. However, the responses also vary in depth and magnitude. For example, prolonging life, healing illnesses, having children, passing the imperial examinations, escaping disasters, and returning to life after death are mostly enjoying worldly blessings, which are causes with outflows and not valued by those who practice transcendence. Only the section on 'Returning to the West' (rebirth in the Western Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss) can end birth and death, escape reincarnation, and directly ascend to the Land of Ultimate Bliss, where one can gather with all the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. This is the true destination for those who truly study the Way. All recitation, explanation, writing, printing, and donation of this sutra are originally for seeking this. Other kinds of miraculous responses are merely incidental. Merits have depths, and effects have magnitudes. I hope that those who read this book will look at it from a high perspective. Respectfully inscribed by Recluse Guiyi, Wang Zesheng, on the eighth day of the second month of the twenty-sixth year of the Qianlong reign (1761). Table of Contents of Classified Compilation of Responsive Stories of the Diamond Sutra: Prolonging Life and Healing Illnesses, Having Children and Passing Imperial Examinations, Avoiding Drowning and Stopping Burning, etc.
鬼避邪伏虎化賊脫難還陽免畜如願度禽濟幽生天歸西
No. 1636
金剛經感應分類輯要
蓬萊王澤泩巨川甫編集
子婿孫天錦云卿繕寫
延壽
梁。天監中。琰法師。居長安招提寺。十一歲為僧。一日遇相士曰。可惜聰明壽夭。數盡十八歲。琰歸焚香。禮三寶發願。乞賜經一卷。精專受持。禱畢。隨手抽得一卷。乃金剛經也。專心受持。晝夜不捨。忽夜至更深。見房中五色光現。須臾見一梵僧。身長丈五。語琰曰。汝十八當亡。因持念大乘經功。增延壽數。言訖不見。因此愈加精勤。后壽至九十二歲。無疾坐化。
唐。吳思玄。天后朝。為太學博士。持金剛經日兩遍。多有靈應。思玄在京病。有巫褚細兒。言事如神。星卜祈禱。思玄往見。細兒驚曰。公有何術。鬼見皆走。思玄知是經力。信加精勵。日念五遍。兄疾。醫無效。思玄至心念經。三日而愈。思玄曾於渭橋。見一老人。年八十餘。著缞麻衣。問之曰。為所生母也。思玄怪之。答云。母年四十三歲。有異僧教云。汝欲長壽。但念金剛經。母發心日念兩遍。壽一百七歲。姨及鄰母誦之。並過百歲。
江陵。李玄宗。其女年十三。夢梵僧曰。汝有善心。何不持念金剛經。凡世間男女。每日能凈心誦一卷
【現代漢語翻譯】 現代漢語譯本 鬼避邪伏虎化賊脫難還陽免畜如願度禽濟幽生天歸西
No. 1636
金剛經感應分類輯要
蓬萊王澤泩巨川甫編集
子婿孫天錦云卿繕寫
延壽
梁朝（502年-557年）。天監年間。琰法師。居住在長安招提寺。十一歲出家為僧。一日遇到一個相士說：『可惜你聰明但壽命短，算下來只有十八歲。』琰法師回家焚香，禮拜三寶併發愿，祈求賜予經書一卷，精進專心受持。祈禱完畢，隨手抽到一卷，正是《金剛經》。於是專心受持，晝夜不離。忽然夜裡到了深夜，看見房中出現五色光芒。不久看見一個梵僧（印度僧人），身高一丈五尺，告訴琰法師說：『你十八歲應當去世，因為持念大乘經典之功，增加延長了壽命。』說完就不見了。因此更加精進勤奮。後來活到九十二歲，無疾而終。
唐朝（618年-907年）。吳思玄。天后（武則天）時期，擔任太學博士。持誦《金剛經》每日兩遍，多有靈驗。吳思玄在京城生病，有個巫師褚細兒，說話靈驗如神，擅長星象占卜祈禱。吳思玄前去拜訪，褚細兒驚訝地說：『你有什麼法術？鬼見到都跑。』吳思玄知道是經書的力量，更加相信並努力誦經，每日唸誦五遍。他的哥哥生病，醫生治療無效。吳思玄至誠唸經，三天就好了。吳思玄曾經在渭橋，看見一個老人，年紀八十多歲，穿著粗麻喪服。問他為誰服喪，回答說是為自己的母親。吳思玄覺得奇怪。老人回答說：『我母親四十三歲，有異僧教導她說，你想要長壽，只要唸誦《金剛經》。母親發心每日唸誦兩遍，活到一百零七歲。我的姨母和鄰居的母親誦讀此經，也都活過百歲。』
江陵。李玄宗。他的女兒十三歲時，夢見一個梵僧（印度僧人）說：『你很有善心，為什麼不持念《金剛經》。凡是世間的男女，每日能夠凈心誦讀一卷
【English Translation】 English version Repelling Ghosts, Subduing Evil, Taming Tigers, Transforming Thieves, Escaping Calamities, Returning to Life, Avoiding Animal Rebirth, Fulfilling Wishes, Saving Birds, Delivering the Deceased, Being Reborn in Heaven, Returning to the West (Pure Land)
No. 1636
Collected Essentials of Responses from the Diamond Sutra
Compiled by Wang Ze-sheng Ju-chuan-fu of Penglai
Written by Son-in-law Sun Tian-jin Yun-qing
Prolonging Life
Liang Dynasty (502-557 AD). During the Tianjian era. Dharma Master Yan resided at Zhaoti Monastery in Chang'an. He became a monk at the age of eleven. One day, he encountered a fortune teller who said, 'It's a pity you are intelligent but your lifespan is short, calculated to be only eighteen years.' Dharma Master Yan returned home, burned incense, paid homage to the Three Jewels, and made a vow, praying to be granted a scripture to diligently and wholeheartedly uphold. After praying, he randomly drew a scroll, which was the Diamond Sutra. He then wholeheartedly upheld it, day and night without ceasing. Suddenly, late one night, he saw five-colored light appearing in his room. Shortly after, he saw a Brahman monk (Indian monk), fifteen feet tall, who told Dharma Master Yan, 'You were supposed to die at eighteen, but due to the merit of upholding the Mahayana scripture, your lifespan has been extended.' After saying this, he disappeared. Therefore, he became even more diligent and assiduous. Later, he lived to be ninety-two years old and passed away peacefully without illness.
Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD). Wu Si-xuan. During the Tianhou (Empress Wu Zetian) era, he served as a Taixue (Imperial Academy) Doctor. He recited the Diamond Sutra twice daily and experienced many miraculous responses. Wu Si-xuan fell ill in the capital. There was a shaman named Chu Xi'er, whose words were divinely accurate and skilled in astrology and prayer. Wu Si-xuan went to visit him. Chu Xi'er exclaimed in surprise, 'What kind of magic do you possess? Ghosts run away at the sight of you.' Wu Si-xuan knew it was the power of the scripture, and he became even more faithful and diligently recited the sutra, reciting it five times daily. His elder brother fell ill, and medical treatment was ineffective. Wu Si-xuan sincerely recited the sutra, and he recovered in three days. Wu Si-xuan once saw an old man on the Wei Bridge, over eighty years old, wearing coarse hemp mourning clothes. When asked who he was mourning for, he replied that it was for his mother. Wu Si-xuan found it strange. The old man replied, 'My mother was forty-three years old when a strange monk taught her that if she wanted to live a long life, she only needed to recite the Diamond Sutra. My mother resolved to recite it twice daily and lived to be one hundred and seven years old. My aunt and the mother of my neighbor also recited this sutra and both lived past one hundred years old.'
Jiangling. Li Xuan-zong. His daughter, at the age of thirteen, dreamed of a Brahman monk (Indian monk) who said, 'You have a kind heart, why don't you uphold and recite the Diamond Sutra? If any man or woman in the world can purify their mind and recite one chapter daily
。陽間增延福壽。壽算百年而終。即生天界。若能究竟般若。直登涅槃彼岸。或有看經未圓滿者。即死入陰府。不能拘錄。判生福貴家。受諸福報。李女依僧囑。日誦三卷。年二十四。不願嫁。忽患傷寒。三日而卒。有二使引見閻君。照看其女無罪。見頭上有佛光。王曰。此女既有般若功。宜判還魂。臨行。王囑曰。汝父有殺害之仇。先減壽二紀。不久追入陰司對證。汝父好將活魚切膾。今有魚七千餘頭。狀訴索命。汝父每夜。夢落網中。日日頭痛。此是魚求報也。女還魂。以此白父。父驚惶。遂同女往天寧寺。齋僧百員。愿發斷除葷酒。手寫金剛經。四十九卷。寫畢。玄宗夜夢。數千青衣童子來拜謝。口稱我等被君殺戮。各訴宿冤。索君性命。今蒙寫經功德。出離三途之苦。往生善道。君既釋冤。復還原壽。又添遐算。玄宗聞之。不勝忻喜。自爾持經不輟。壽至百二十歲。無疾而終。
明。正德間。南嶽有大德僧。曰楚石。博通三藏。而專持金剛經。人有禮之乞佛法者。無賢愚貴賤。輒大聲曰。好持金剛經去。年一百七十一歲始化。同時有白藤和尚。無極和尚。亦專勸化持金剛經。白藤終一百三十歲。無極終一百二十四歲。
愈疾
王偁。家晉州。性頑鄙。唐元和四年。其家疾疫而亡。惟偁偶免
【現代漢語翻譯】 現代漢語譯本：陽間增添福氣延長壽命，如果壽命註定是百年而終，死後就能升到天界。如果能夠徹底領悟《般若經》（Prajna Sutra，智慧經典），就能直接登上涅槃（Nirvana，解脫）的彼岸。或者有人讀經還沒有圓滿就去世了，即使進入陰間地府，也不會被拘禁，會被判投生到有福氣的富貴人家，享受各種福報。李女聽從僧人的囑咐，每天誦讀三卷經書。二十四歲時，不願出嫁。忽然得了傷寒，三天後去世。有兩位陰差引她去見閻君。閻君檢視她的記錄，發現她沒有罪過，而且看到她頭上有佛光。閻君說：『這個女子既然有誦讀《般若經》的功德，應該判她還陽。』臨走時，閻君囑咐她說：『你父親有殺生的冤仇，先減去十二年壽命，不久就會被追到陰間來對質。你父親喜歡將活魚切成魚膾，現在有七千多條魚，狀告你父親索命。你父親每夜都夢見自己落入漁網之中，每天都頭痛，這就是魚在尋求報應啊。』女子還魂后，將這些事告訴了父親。父親非常驚恐，於是和女兒一同前往天寧寺，齋僧一百位，發誓斷除葷腥，親手書寫《金剛經》（Diamond Sutra）四十九卷。寫完后，唐玄宗（公元712-756年在位）在夜裡夢見數千名身穿青衣的童子前來拜謝，口中稱說：『我們被您殺戮，各自訴說宿世的冤仇，索取您的性命。現在蒙受您書寫經書的功德，得以脫離三惡道（三途）的苦難，往生到善道。您既然已經化解了冤仇，就恢復您原有的壽命，還增加了您的壽命。』唐玄宗聽了之後，非常高興，從此以後堅持誦讀經書不間斷，活到一百二十歲，無疾而終。
明朝（公元1368-1644年）正德年間，南嶽有位大德高僧，名叫楚石，精通三藏經典，專門持誦《金剛經》。有人向他請教佛法，無論是賢愚貴賤，他總是大聲說：『好好持誦《金剛經》去！』活到一百七十一歲才圓寂。同時代的還有白藤和尚、無極和尚，也專門勸人持誦《金剛經》。白藤和尚活到一百三十歲圓寂，無極和尚活到一百二十四歲圓寂。
愈疾
王偁，家住晉州，性格頑劣粗鄙。唐朝（公元618-907年）元和四年，他家發生瘟疫，家人都死了，只有王偁僥倖免於一死。
【English Translation】 English version: Increasing blessings and prolonging life in the human realm, if one's lifespan is destined to end at a hundred years, one will ascend to the heavens after death. If one can thoroughly comprehend the Prajna Sutra (wisdom scripture), one can directly reach the other shore of Nirvana (liberation). Or if someone passes away before finishing reading the scriptures, even if they enter the underworld, they will not be detained, but will be judged to be reborn into a blessed and wealthy family, enjoying all kinds of blessings. A woman named Li followed the monk's advice and recited three volumes of scriptures every day. At the age of twenty-four, she was unwilling to marry. Suddenly, she contracted typhoid fever and died three days later. Two messengers led her to see King Yama. King Yama examined her records and found that she had no sins, and saw a Buddha's light above her head. King Yama said, 'Since this woman has the merit of reciting the Prajna Sutra, she should be sent back to life.' Before leaving, King Yama instructed her, 'Your father has a karmic debt of killing, and twelve years will be deducted from his lifespan first. Soon he will be summoned to the underworld for confrontation. Your father likes to cut live fish into sashimi, and now there are more than seven thousand fish suing your father for their lives. Your father dreams of falling into fishing nets every night, and has headaches every day. This is the fish seeking retribution.' After the woman returned to life, she told her father these things. The father was very frightened, so he and his daughter went to Tianning Temple, offered a vegetarian feast to a hundred monks, vowed to abstain from meat and alcohol, and personally transcribed forty-nine volumes of the Diamond Sutra. After finishing the transcription, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang (reigned 712-756 AD) dreamed at night of thousands of children in green clothes coming to pay their respects, saying, 'We were killed by you, each complaining of past grievances, demanding your life. Now, thanks to the merit of your transcribing the scriptures, we have been freed from the suffering of the three evil paths (three realms of woe) and reborn into good realms. Since you have resolved the grievances, your original lifespan has been restored, and your lifespan has been extended.' Emperor Xuanzong was very happy after hearing this, and from then on, he insisted on reciting the scriptures without interruption, living to be one hundred and twenty years old, and died without illness.
During the Zhengde period of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 AD), there was a virtuous monk in Nanyue named Chushi, who was proficient in the Tripitaka and specialized in reciting the Diamond Sutra. When people asked him for Buddhist teachings, whether they were wise or foolish, noble or lowly, he would always say loudly, 'Go and recite the Diamond Sutra diligently!' He passed away at the age of one hundred and seventy-one. At the same time, there were also the White Vine Monk and the Boundless Monk, who also specialized in persuading people to recite the Diamond Sutra. The White Vine Monk passed away at the age of one hundred and thirty, and the Boundless Monk passed away at the age of one hundred and twenty-four.
Healing Illness
Wang Cheng, whose home was in Jinzhou, was stubborn and vulgar by nature. In the fourth year of the Yuanhe period of the Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD), a plague broke out in his family, and all his family members died, but Wang Cheng was lucky enough to escape death.
。方疾食狗肉。目遂盲。不求醫藥。惟禱鬼神。數年無報。忽有異僧請飯。謂曰。金剛經能排眾苦。居士能受之乎。偁辭以無目。僧勸寫之。偁從其言。得七卷。請僧誦之數日夢前僧。持刀決其目。乃驚悟。覺有所見。久而復明。自此終身誦經不替。
勾龍義。間州人。唐長慶中。于郪縣傭力。常因邑人有疾。往省之。見寫金剛經。義譭棄止絕之。歸即瘖啞。醫不能愈。頑嚚無識。已五六年。忽聞鄰人念是經者。惕然曰。我前謗真經。得此啞病。今若悔謝。終身敬奉。可能言否。自後每聞唸經。即倚壁聽之。月餘。偶行入寺。逢一老僧。禮之。僧問何事。遂指口中啞。僧以刀割舌下便能語。因與唸經。正同鄰人之聲。后再訪僧。不復見。惟壁畫須菩提。乃悟曰。此是也。因寫經。畫須菩提像。終身禮拜。
崑山處士。周少岳。諱之程。五十喪明。瞳子反背。碧色。自以廢人。乃皈心佛氏。用消宿愆。每日清晨。誦金剛經三卷。誦則高聲讚揚。客至不為禮。積十五年。一日炯然見物。猶以盲者不能視。妄想所結也。然令人視其目。已見童子搖動。如此兩月。清光盡復。比少年。更能了遠。少岳感金剛經力。持經益䖍。年至八十考終。
宋。紹興間。秀州宋承信。得翻胃疾。數年藥不能療。忽夜夢梵僧
【現代漢語翻譯】 現代漢語譯本：方某喜歡吃狗肉，結果眼睛瞎了。他不尋求醫藥治療，只是一味地向鬼神祈禱，但多年都沒有迴應。忽然來了一位奇異的僧人，請求施捨齋飯，並說：『《金剛經》（Vajra Prajna Paramita Sutra）能解除各種痛苦，居士您能接受嗎？』方某推辭說自己眼睛看不見。僧人勸他抄寫經書。方某聽從了他的建議，抄寫了七卷。他請僧人誦讀經書數日，夢見之前的僧人拿著刀剖開他的眼睛，於是驚醒。醒來后，他覺得能看見東西了，過了很久眼睛完全恢復了光明。從此以後，他終身誦讀《金剛經》（Vajra Prajna Paramita Sutra）從不間斷。 勾龍義，閬州（Lang Zhou）人。唐朝長慶年間（公元821-824年），在郪縣（Qi Xian）做僱工。他經常因為同鄉有人生病而去探望。看到有人抄寫《金剛經》（Vajra Prajna Paramita Sutra），勾龍義就加以毀壞，阻止別人抄寫。回家后，他就變成了啞巴，醫生也無法治好。他愚笨無知，已經過了五六年。忽然聽到鄰居唸誦這部經書，他警覺地說：『我之前誹謗真經，才得了這個啞巴病。現在如果我懺悔謝罪，終身恭敬奉行，還能說話嗎？』自那以後，每當聽到唸經的聲音，他就靠在墻邊傾聽。一個月后，偶然走到寺廟裡，遇到一位老僧，便向他行禮。僧人問他有什麼事，他就指著自己的嘴表示自己是啞巴。僧人拿刀割開他的舌頭下面，他就能說話了。於是僧人教他念經，聲音和鄰居唸誦的聲音一樣。之後他再去拜訪那位僧人，卻再也找不到了，只看到墻上畫著須菩提（Subhuti）。他這才醒悟說：『原來是他啊。』於是他抄寫經書，畫了須菩提（Subhuti）的畫像，終身禮拜。 崑山（Kunshan）的處士，周少岳（Zhou Shaoyue），名之程（Zhi Cheng），五十歲時失明，瞳孔反轉，呈碧色。他自認為是個廢人，於是歸心佛門，用以消除過去的罪過。每天清晨，他誦讀《金剛經》（Vajra Prajna Paramita Sutra）三卷。誦讀時，他高聲讚揚。即使有客人來訪，他也不行禮。這樣持續了十五年。有一天，他忽然能看見東西了，但他仍然認為盲人是不能看見東西的，這是妄想造成的。然而，讓人看他的眼睛，已經能看到瞳孔在轉動。這樣過了兩個月，他的視力完全恢復，比年輕時更能看清遠處的東西。周少岳（Zhou Shaoyue）感念《金剛經》（Vajra Prajna Paramita Sutra）的力量，持經更加虔誠。活到八十歲才去世。 宋朝紹興（公元1131-1162年）年間，秀州（Xiuzhou）的宋承信（Song Chengxin）得了翻胃病，多年來吃藥都無法治好。忽然有一天晚上，他夢見一位梵僧。
【English Translation】 English version: Fang enjoyed eating dog meat, and as a result, his eyes went blind. He did not seek medical treatment, but only prayed to ghosts and spirits, but received no response for many years. Suddenly, a strange monk came and asked for alms, saying, 'The Vajra Prajna Paramita Sutra can relieve all kinds of suffering. Can you accept it, layman?' Fang declined, saying that he could not see. The monk advised him to transcribe the sutra. Fang followed his advice and transcribed seven volumes. He asked the monk to recite the sutra for several days, and dreamed that the previous monk was holding a knife and cutting open his eyes, so he woke up in surprise. After waking up, he felt that he could see things, and after a long time, his eyes fully recovered their sight. From then on, he recited the Vajra Prajna Paramita Sutra for the rest of his life without interruption. Gou Longyi was from Lang Zhou. During the Changqing period (821-824 AD) of the Tang Dynasty, he worked as a hired laborer in Qi Xian. He often visited sick people in his village. Seeing someone transcribing the Vajra Prajna Paramita Sutra, Gou Longyi destroyed it and prevented others from transcribing it. After returning home, he became mute, and doctors could not cure him. He was foolish and ignorant for five or six years. Suddenly, he heard a neighbor reciting this sutra, and he said alertly, 'I slandered the true sutra before, so I got this mute disease. Now if I repent and apologize, and respectfully practice it for the rest of my life, can I speak again?' From then on, whenever he heard the sound of reciting the sutra, he leaned against the wall and listened. A month later, he accidentally walked into a temple and met an old monk, and bowed to him. The monk asked him what was the matter, and he pointed to his mouth to indicate that he was mute. The monk cut under his tongue with a knife, and he could speak. So the monk taught him to recite the sutra, and the sound was the same as the neighbor's recitation. Later, he visited the monk again, but could not find him again, only saw Subhuti painted on the wall. He then realized, 'It was him.' So he transcribed the sutra and painted a portrait of Subhuti, and worshiped it for the rest of his life. The recluse of Kunshan, Zhou Shaoyue, named Zhi Cheng, went blind at the age of fifty, his pupils reversed and turned blue. He considered himself a useless person, so he devoted himself to Buddhism to eliminate his past sins. Every morning, he recited three volumes of the Vajra Prajna Paramita Sutra. When reciting, he praised loudly. Even when guests came, he did not salute. This continued for fifteen years. One day, he suddenly could see things, but he still thought that blind people could not see things, which was caused by delusion. However, when people looked at his eyes, they could see the pupils moving. After two months, his vision fully recovered, and he could see farther than when he was young. Zhou Shaoyue was grateful for the power of the Vajra Prajna Paramita Sutra, and held the sutra more devoutly. He lived to be eighty years old before he died. During the Shaoxing period (1131-1162 AD) of the Song Dynasty, Song Chengxin of Xiuzhou suffered from vomiting disease, and medicine could not cure it for many years. Suddenly one night, he dreamed of a Brahmin monk.
曰。汝乃宿世冤愆。遂致今生病苦。汝知否。凡世間男婦。瘋癱癆跛。盲聾瘖啞。疾病纏身。經年臥牀蓆者。其魂多攝在陰司。拷較前生今世所作罪惡。因果毫髮不差。若有奉施金剛經。或自他書寫。或畢世受持。才動念。遂感陰官。較察善功。先放其魂。次遇良醫。其病即愈。睡覺省悟。明旦焚香。躬對佛前發願。許施金剛經一千卷。爾後又夢金剛神。賜藥一丸令吞之。次日其病即痊。將養月餘。身體復舊。凡見聞者。無不稱歎。
生子
秀水庠生。濮可重。妻王氏。有一子一女。相繼痘殤。哭之過哀。雙目成瞽。遂專心持誦金剛經。數歲不輟。一日誦經次。左目忽流水。痛割如裂。則豁然明矣。右目過數日。復如之。因持誦愈虔。夜夢佛語之曰。汝本無子。以誦經故。賜汝一子。氏忽復娠生子。因名經賜。
施振宇。鄞縣人。性好善。年逾四旬無子。師禮天童密雲和尚。命名通等。示云。汝欲求嗣。能齋僧持金剛。自然有子。是夜依教。禮佛立愿。夢金剛神。書一兆字與之。歸即茹素。手書金剛經一卷。每日䖍誦。寒暑無間。歲歲進山設齋。種種善事。力行不倦。後果得子五。
皇清順治間。浙江提督。張公名杰。年六十尚未有嗣。夫人陳氏。崇信三寶。日誦金剛。凡屬名山。咸往設齋
【現代漢語翻譯】 現代漢語譯本： 說：『你乃是前世的冤家債主，所以導致今生多病痛苦。你知道嗎？凡是世間的男女，患有瘋癲、癱瘓、癆病、跛足，或者盲、聾、啞，疾病纏身，常年臥床不起的人，他們的魂魄大多被拘禁在陰間，拷問覈對前生今世所犯的罪惡，因果報應絲毫不會差錯。如果有人奉獻佈施《金剛經》，或者自己書寫，或者終身受持，只要一動念頭，就會感動陰間的官吏，考察他的善功，先釋放他的魂魄，然後遇到良醫，他的病就會痊癒。』醒來后明白過來，第二天早晨焚香，親自在佛前發願，許諾佈施《金剛經》一千卷。之後又夢見金剛神，賜給他藥丸讓他吞下。第二天他的病就痊癒了，將養一個月后，身體恢復如初。凡是見到聽到的人，沒有不稱讚驚歎的。
生子
秀水的讀書人濮可重，他的妻子王氏，有一個兒子一個女兒，相繼因為出痘而夭折。因為哭得太傷心，雙眼都瞎了。於是專心持誦《金剛經》，幾年都不間斷。有一天誦經的時候，左眼忽然流出水，疼痛得像要裂開一樣，然後就突然看見了。右眼過了幾天，也像這樣復明了。因此持誦更加虔誠。晚上夢見佛告訴他說：『你本來沒有兒子，因為誦經的緣故，賜給你一個兒子。』王氏忽然又懷孕生了一個兒子，因此取名叫經賜。
施振宇，是鄞縣人，天性喜歡行善。四十多歲了還沒有兒子。以天童寺的密雲和尚為師，和尚給他取名通等，並開示說：『你如果想要兒子，能夠齋僧、持誦《金剛經》，自然會有兒子。』當天晚上他就按照和尚的教導，禮佛立下誓願。夢見金剛神，寫了一個『兆』字給他。回家后就開始吃素，手抄《金剛經》一卷，每天虔誠誦讀，無論寒暑都不間斷。每年都到山裡設齋供僧，各種善事，努力去做從不懈怠。後來果然得了五個兒子。
皇清順治年間（1644年-1661年），浙江提督張傑，六十歲了還沒有兒子。他的夫人陳氏，崇信三寶，每天誦讀《金剛經》，凡是著名的山，都前往設齋供僧。
【English Translation】 English version: He said, 'You are the karmic creditors from a past life, which has led to your current illness and suffering. Do you know that most men and women in the world who suffer from madness, paralysis, tuberculosis, lameness, blindness, deafness, muteness, or are afflicted with chronic illnesses and bedridden for years, have their souls detained in the underworld? There, their sins from past and present lives are examined and judged, with karmic consequences exacted without the slightest error. If someone offers and donates the Diamond Sutra (Vajra Prajna Paramita Sutra), either by personally transcribing it, or by upholding it throughout their life, the moment they have this thought, it moves the officials of the underworld to investigate their meritorious deeds. First, their soul is released, and then they encounter a good doctor, and their illness is cured.' Upon waking up and realizing this, the next morning, they burn incense and make a vow before the Buddha, promising to donate one thousand copies of the Diamond Sutra. Later, they dream of a Vajra (Diamond) deity, who gives them a pill to swallow. The next day, their illness is completely healed. After a month of recuperation, their body returns to its former state. All who see and hear of this cannot help but praise and marvel.
Bearing a Son
Pu Kezhong, a student from Xiushui, and his wife, Wang, had a son and a daughter who both died from smallpox. Grieving excessively, Wang lost her eyesight. She then devoted herself to reciting the Diamond Sutra (Vajra Prajna Paramita Sutra), without interruption for several years. One day, while reciting the sutra, water suddenly flowed from her left eye, causing a sharp, splitting pain, and then she suddenly regained her sight. After a few days, her right eye recovered in the same way. As a result, she recited the sutra with even greater devotion. That night, she dreamed that the Buddha told her, 'You originally had no son, but because of your recitation of the sutra, I grant you a son.' Wang suddenly became pregnant and gave birth to a son, whom they named Jingci.
Shi Zhenyu, from Yin County, was naturally inclined towards doing good deeds. He was over forty years old and had no son. He took the monk Miyun of Tiantong Temple as his teacher, who gave him the name Tongdeng and instructed him, 'If you wish to have an heir, you should make offerings to monks and uphold the Diamond Sutra (Vajra Prajna Paramita Sutra), and you will naturally have a son.' That night, he followed the monk's instructions, paid homage to the Buddha, and made a vow. He dreamed of a Vajra (Diamond) deity, who wrote the character '兆' (zhào, trillion) and gave it to him. Upon returning home, he began to observe a vegetarian diet, hand-copying a volume of the Diamond Sutra and reciting it devoutly every day, without interruption in cold or hot weather. Every year, he went to the mountains to make offerings to monks, and diligently performed various good deeds without ever tiring. As a result, he later had five sons.
During the reign of Emperor Shunzhi (1644-1661) of the Qing Dynasty, Zhang Jie, the Zhejiang Provincial Military Commander, was sixty years old and still had no heir. His wife, Madam Chen, deeply believed in the Three Jewels (Buddha, Dharma, Sangha) and recited the Diamond Sutra (Vajra Prajna Paramita Sutra) daily. She visited all the famous mountains to make offerings to monks.
。康熙五年二月。就天童寺。修華嚴懺法。山中現五色云者七日。秋七月。副室舉一子。其家至今守遺訓。奉佛誦經不輟。
登科
唐。大曆中。夔州推司。揚旬。常持金剛經。處心正直。陰德播傳。有子年二十三歲。習舉業。將入試。旬。夜夢金剛神曰。汝唸經有感。特預報汝子必貴。若應試。須改名揚椿納卷。吾于中助筆也。次日令子改名納試卷。果中第六名。次年赴省試。椿自夢一金剛神語曰。今年省題。乃行王道而王。汝可預辦入院。無泄。試日。正應此題中九十六名。就赴殿試畢。試官徼納上三名卷。奏御榻。當夜椿又夢前神曰。汝䇿極好。卻不中主文意。打在第五卷。吾已簡尋汝真卷。卻去御榻上。抽換了第一名卷子。後日唱名。定奪天下都魁。蓋汝同父平昔念真經之驗也。及唱名果應。
項希憲。憲副。初名德茶。夢己為辛卯鄉科。以污兩少婢。被主科名籍神人削去。遂力行種德事。捐資懇友高松聲。精楷金剛經刊板歲施之。凡十餘年。夢至一所。見黃紙第八名為項姓。中字饃糊。下為原字。傍一人曰。審視此汝天榜名次也。因易名夢原。壬子中北京鄉試第二十九名。己未會試第三名。共疑夢名次之爽。迨殿試為二。甲第五名。方悟合鼎甲數之恰第八也。鄉試榜紙俱白。而殿榜獨黃
【現代漢語翻譯】 現代漢語譯本：康熙五年（1666年）二月，在天童寺舉行華嚴懺法儀式，山中出現五色祥雲，持續了七日。秋季七月，副室生下一個兒子，他的家人至今遵守遺訓，虔誠奉佛誦經，從未間斷。
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唐朝大曆年間（766年-779年），夔州推司揚旬，經常誦持《金剛經》，為人正直，暗中做了很多善事。他的兒子二十三歲，學習科舉，準備參加考試。揚旬夜裡夢見金剛神說：『你念誦經文很有感應，特地預先告訴你，你的兒子將來必定顯貴。如果參加應試，必須改名為揚椿才能納卷，我會在其中幫助他。』第二天，他讓兒子改名后才遞交試卷，果然考中了第六名。第二年，揚椿赴省參加考試，夢見一位金剛神告訴他說：『今年省試的題目是關於行王道而稱王，你可以提前準備入院，不要泄露出去。』考試那天，題目正好應驗，考中第九十六名。之後參加殿試完畢，試官挑選了前三名的試卷，呈給皇帝御覽。當天晚上，揚椿又夢見之前的神說：『你的策論寫得非常好，但是不合主考官的意圖，被打在第五卷。我已經找到你的真卷，從御榻上抽換了第一名的卷子。後天唱名，你必定奪得天下第一。這是因為你父親平時念誦真經的驗證啊。』等到唱名時，果然應驗。
項希憲，官至憲副，最初名叫德茶。他夢見自己本應在辛卯科鄉試中舉，但因為玷污了兩名年輕婢女，被主管科名的神人削去了功名。於是他努力行善積德，捐資懇請朋友高松聲，用精楷書寫《金剛經》並刊印施捨，持續了十多年。他夢見自己來到一個地方，看到一張黃紙上寫著第八名是項姓，中間的字模糊不清，下面是『原』字。旁邊有個人說：『仔細看看，這是你在天榜上的名次。』於是他改名為夢原。壬子年（1612年）考中北京鄉試第二十九名，己未年（1619年）會試第三名。大家都懷疑夢中的名次不準。等到殿試時考中二甲第五名，這才明白是合了鼎甲的數，恰好是第八名。鄉試的榜紙都是白色的，而殿試的榜紙卻是黃色的。
【English Translation】 English version: In the second month of the fifth year of the Kangxi reign (1666), a Huayan repentance ceremony was held at Tiantong Temple. Five-colored clouds appeared in the mountains for seven days. In the seventh month of autumn, a concubine gave birth to a son. His family still adheres to the ancestral teachings, devoutly worshiping the Buddha and reciting scriptures without interruption.
Passing the Imperial Examination
During the Dali period (766-779) of the Tang Dynasty, Yang Xun, a clerk in Kuizhou, often recited the Diamond Sutra (Vajracchedika Prajnaparamita Sutra), was upright, and secretly did many good deeds. His son, at the age of twenty-three, studied for the imperial examinations and prepared to take the exam. Yang Xun dreamed one night that a Vajra deity said: 'Your recitation of the scriptures has been effective. I am specially informing you in advance that your son will surely be prominent in the future. If he takes the exam, he must change his name to Yang Chun to submit the paper, and I will help him in the process.' The next day, he had his son change his name before submitting the exam paper, and he indeed passed, ranking sixth. The following year, Yang Chun went to the province to take the exam and dreamed that a Vajra deity told him: 'This year's provincial exam topic is about practicing the kingly way to become a king. You can prepare to enter the academy in advance, but do not reveal this.' On the day of the exam, the topic was exactly as predicted, and he passed, ranking ninety-sixth. After completing the palace exam, the examiners selected the top three papers and presented them to the emperor for review. That night, Yang Chun dreamed again that the previous deity said: 'Your essay is excellent, but it does not match the chief examiner's intention and was placed in the fifth volume. I have already found your true paper and replaced the first-place paper on the emperor's desk. When the names are announced the day after tomorrow, you will surely win the first place in the country. This is because of the merit of your father's usual recitation of the true scriptures.' When the names were announced, it was indeed as predicted.
Xiang Xixian, who held the position of Vice Commissioner, was originally named Decha. He dreamed that he should have passed the Xinmao provincial examination, but because he defiled two young maids, his fame was removed by the deity in charge of the imperial examinations. Therefore, he worked hard to do good deeds and accumulate merit, donating funds and asking his friend Gao Songsheng to write the Diamond Sutra (Vajracchedika Prajnaparamita Sutra) in fine calligraphy and print it for distribution for more than ten years. He dreamed that he came to a place and saw a yellow paper with the name Xiang in the eighth place, the middle character blurred, and the character 'Yuan' below. A person next to him said: 'Look carefully, this is your ranking on the heavenly list.' So he changed his name to Mengyuan. In the Renzi year (1612), he passed the Beijing provincial examination, ranking twenty-ninth, and in the Jiwei year (1619), he passed the metropolitan examination, ranking third. Everyone suspected that the ranking in the dream was inaccurate. When he passed the palace examination, ranking fifth in the second class, he realized that it matched the number of the top three, exactly the eighth place. The list of the provincial examination was all white, while the list of the palace examination was yellow.
。尤為冥定云。
嘉禾。沈公光華。嘗判兩淮鹽鐵。歸田日。偶與同郡運同吳公淞。閑坐。從容遞問日間所為。沈云。晨朝茹素。持誦金剛經。積二十年。已逾二藏。吳亦漫然置之。居無何。吳忽晨起疾馳。詣沈賀云。郎君南闈必第矣。沈問何故。雲夢一人言。郡中一士夫。以持金剛經功德。其子得雋。覺來。惟憶公當酬是夢。是歲之秋。沈公叔子應明。果登應天鄉薦。聞沈公持誦金剛經最虔。而行住坐臥。能自闇誦。嘗從東郭季子家往還。涂間一心持誦。計所經屠門市肆。及虛空一切。沾經功德超脫者。不知凡幾。又以無四相心。修一切善法。累世積德。故子孫蟬聯科第。為禾郡冠族。皆金剛經證驗云。
免溺
唐。元初。九江人。販薪於市。年七十。常持金剛經。一日渡江。中流浪起。同涉者俱沒。惟初浮水上。漂南岸。群舟泊者。悉大驚。見初背上光高數尺。意其貴人。爭以衣遺之。更與以飯。語漸熟。乃知村叟。因詰光所自。云某讀金剛經十年。在背者經也。前後厄難。無不獲免。
白仁哲。龍朔中。為來陽尉。運米遼東。過海遇風。四望昏黑。仁哲懼。急念金剛經忽如夢寐。見一梵僧謂曰。汝念真經。故來救汝。須臾風定。八十餘人俱濟。
唐。乾元中。廣州僧䖍慧。自幼
【現代漢語翻譯】 現代漢語譯本： 尤為冥定說。
嘉禾（今浙江嘉興）。沈公光華，曾任兩淮鹽鐵判官。退休回家后，一次與同郡的運同吳公淞閑坐，從容地互相詢問白天的活動。沈公說：『我每天早晨吃素，持誦《金剛經》，已經堅持了二十年，誦讀超過了兩藏。』吳公聽后也沒放在心上。過了不久，吳公忽然一大早急忙趕來，向沈公祝賀說：『您的公子在南闈考試中必定能考中。』沈公問他原因。吳公說：『我夢見一個人說，郡中有一位士大夫，因為持誦《金剛經》的功德，他的兒子得以考中。醒來后，只記得您最應該應驗這個夢。』這年秋天，沈公的侄子沈應明，果然考中了應天府的鄉試。據說沈公持誦《金剛經》最為虔誠，無論行走坐臥，都能在心中默默背誦。他曾經往返于東郭季子家，路途中一心持誦，估計所經過的屠宰場、市場，以及虛空中的一切，因沾染經文功德而超脫的，不知有多少。又以沒有四相（我相、人相、眾生相、壽者相）的心，修一切善法，累世積德，所以子孫接連考中科舉，成為嘉興的望族。這都是《金剛經》的靈驗啊。
免溺
唐朝，元初（唐朝沒有元初年號，此處指唐朝初期），九江人。在市場上販賣柴火，年七十歲，常持誦《金剛經》。一天渡江時，江中忽然掀起波浪，一同渡江的人都沉沒了，只有元初浮在水面上，漂到南岸。停泊在岸邊的船隻上的人，都非常驚訝，看到元初背上發出數尺高的光芒，以為他是貴人，爭著把衣服送給他，又給他飯吃。交談漸漸熟悉后，才知道他是鄉下的老翁，於是詢問他光芒從何而來。元初說：『我讀《金剛經》十年了，在背上的是經文啊。以前遇到的厄難，沒有不因此而免除的。』
白仁哲，龍朔（661年-663年）年間，擔任來陽縣尉，運送米糧到遼東。過海時遇到大風，四處昏暗。白仁哲非常害怕，急忙唸誦《金剛經》，忽然像做夢一樣，看見一位梵僧對他說：『你念誦真經，所以我來救你。』一會兒風就停了，八十多人都平安渡過。
唐朝，乾元（758年-760年）年間，廣州僧人䖍慧，自幼
【English Translation】 English version: You Wei Mingding said.
During the Jiahe (present-day Jiaxing, Zhejiang) period, Shen Gong Guanghua, who once served as the salt and iron judge of Lianghuai, retired to his hometown. One day, while sitting idly with Wu Gong Song, a transport official from the same prefecture, they leisurely inquired about each other's daily activities. Shen Gong said, 'I eat vegetarian food every morning and recite the Diamond Sutra. I have been doing this for twenty years, and I have recited more than two collections.' Wu Gong didn't pay much attention to it. Not long after, Wu Gong suddenly rushed over early in the morning to congratulate Shen Gong, saying, 'Your son will surely pass the imperial examination in the southern province.' Shen Gong asked him the reason. Wu Gong said, 'I dreamed that someone said that a scholar in the prefecture, due to the merit of reciting the Diamond Sutra, had his son pass the examination. When I woke up, I only remembered that you were the most likely to fulfill this dream.' That autumn, Shen Gong's nephew, Shen Yingming, indeed passed the provincial examination in Yingtian Prefecture. It is said that Shen Gong recited the Diamond Sutra with the utmost sincerity, and he could silently recite it in his heart whether walking, sitting, or lying down. He used to travel back and forth to the home of Dongguo Jizi, reciting the sutra wholeheartedly on the way. It is estimated that the slaughterhouses, markets, and everything in the void that he passed by, due to being touched by the merit of the sutra, were liberated, and the number is unknown. Moreover, with a mind free from the four forms (self, person, sentient being, and life), he cultivated all good deeds and accumulated merit for generations, so his descendants successively passed the imperial examinations and became a prominent family in Jiaxing. All of this is the proof of the Diamond Sutra.
Exemption from Drowning
During the early Tang Dynasty, Yuan Chu (there was no Yuan Chu era in the Tang Dynasty, here it refers to the early Tang Dynasty), a man from Jiujiang, sold firewood in the market. He was seventy years old and often recited the Diamond Sutra. One day, while crossing the river, waves suddenly rose in the river, and all those who were crossing the river sank, only Yuan Chu floated on the water and drifted to the south bank. The people on the boats moored on the shore were very surprised, seeing a light several feet high emanating from Yuan Chu's back, thinking he was a noble person, and they competed to give him clothes and food. After getting acquainted, they learned that he was an old man from the countryside, so they asked him where the light came from. Yuan Chu said, 'I have been reading the Diamond Sutra for ten years, and the scripture is on my back. The disasters I have encountered in the past have all been avoided because of it.'
Bai Renzhe, during the Longshuo (661-663) period, served as the magistrate of Laiyang County, transporting rice to Liaodong. When crossing the sea, he encountered a strong wind, and it was dark all around. Bai Renzhe was very afraid and hurriedly recited the Diamond Sutra. Suddenly, as if in a dream, he saw a Brahman monk who said to him, 'You are reciting the true scripture, so I have come to save you.' After a while, the wind stopped, and more than eighty people crossed safely.
During the Qianyuan (758-760) period of the Tang Dynasty, the Guangzhou monk Qian Hui, from a young age
持金剛經。寒暑不易。因與緇俗數十人。泛海往南安。忽風濤壞船。滿船人俱沒。惟䖍慧在浪中。遇一叢蓬蒿著身。漸至蓬蒿之上。隨浪三日夜。方得濟岸。仔細視蒿中。乃金剛經一卷。並無淹濕。虔慧拜受此經。精誠供養。年至百三十歲。端坐告終。其經內自出香菸。漸成五色云。徐徐上升。
止焚
饒州。銀山采戶。逾萬。並是草屋。延和中。火發。萬室皆空。惟一家中。火獨不及。時本州揚體幾。自問老人。老人對曰。家事佛。持金剛經耳。
卻鬼
魏恂。左庶子尚德之子。持金剛經。為監門衛大將軍。時有蔡䇿。暴亡。數日復甦云。至冥司。怪使者追人不得。將撻之。使者云。魏恂持金剛經。善神擁護。追之不得。即別遣使復追。須臾還報並同。冥官曰。且罷追。恂聞。尤加精進。
唐。王陁。為鷹揚府果毅。因病。遂斷葷肉。發心誦金剛經。日五遍。后染疾。見群鬼來。陁即唸經。鬼聞便退。遙曰。王令追汝。且住誦經。陁歇誦。鬼悉向前。陁乃昏迷。須臾又見一鬼云。唸經人。王令權放六月。既寤。遂一心持誦。晝夜不息。至六月。鬼亦不來。夜聞空中呼曰。汝以持經功德。當壽九十矣。
唐。沈嘉會。貞觀中。任校書郎。以事配蘭州。思歸甚切。每旦夕東向拜太
【現代漢語翻譯】 現代漢語譯本 虔慧法師持誦《金剛經》（Vajra Prajna Paramita Sutra），無論寒暑從未間斷。一次，他與幾十位僧人和俗人一起乘船前往南安，忽然遭遇風暴，船隻損毀，滿船的人都沉入了水中。只有虔慧在波浪中，遇到一叢蓬蒿纏繞在身上，漸漸地到了蓬蒿之上。隨著波浪漂流了三日三夜，才得以靠岸。仔細檢視蓬蒿之中，竟然有一卷《金剛經》，完全沒有被水浸濕。虔慧拜受這部經書，精誠地供養。活到一百三十歲，端坐著安詳去世。經書內自然散發出香菸，漸漸地形成了五色祥雲，緩緩上升。
止焚
饒州銀山的採礦戶，有一萬多家，都是茅草屋。延和年間（1118-1122）發生火災，所有的房屋都被燒燬，只有一家沒有被火燒到。當時本州的揚體幾，詢問一位老人。老人回答說：『我家信奉佛法，只是誦持《金剛經》罷了。』
卻鬼
魏恂，是左庶子尚德的兒子，持誦《金剛經》，擔任監門衛大將軍。當時有蔡䇿，突然去世，幾天後又甦醒過來說，到了陰間，陰間的使者因為追不到人而感到奇怪，將要鞭打他。使者說：『魏恂持誦《金剛經》，有善神擁護，追不到他。』於是另外派遣使者再次去追，一會兒回來報告說情況相同。冥官說：『暫且停止追捕。』魏恂聽了，更加精進地修行。
唐朝的王陁，擔任鷹揚府果毅。因為生病，於是斷絕了葷腥，發心誦讀《金剛經》，每天五遍。後來染上疾病，看見一群鬼前來。王陁立即唸誦經文，鬼聽到后便退去，遠遠地說：『王令追捕你，暫且停止誦經。』王陁停止誦經，鬼全部向前。王陁於是昏迷。一會兒又看見一個鬼說：『唸經的人，王令暫時放過你六個月。』醒來后，便一心持誦經文，晝夜不停。到了六個月，鬼也不再來了。夜裡聽到空中呼喊說：『你因為持經的功德，應當活到九十歲。』
唐朝的沈嘉會，貞觀年間（627-649）擔任校書郎。因為事情被流放到蘭州，思念家鄉非常迫切。每天早晚都面向東方，遙拜父母。
【English Translation】 English version The Venerable Qianhui recited the 'Diamond Sutra' (Vajra Prajna Paramita Sutra), never ceasing regardless of heat or cold. Once, he and dozens of monks and laypeople sailed to Nan'an. Suddenly, they encountered a storm, and the ship was destroyed, with all the people on board sinking into the water. Only Qianhui, amidst the waves, encountered a clump of artemisia clinging to his body, gradually reaching the top of the artemisia. He drifted with the waves for three days and nights before reaching the shore. Upon careful inspection of the artemisia, there was a volume of the 'Diamond Sutra', completely untouched by the water. Qianhui reverently received this sutra and offered it with utmost sincerity. He lived to be one hundred and thirty years old, passing away peacefully in a seated posture. Fragrant smoke naturally emanated from within the sutra, gradually forming five-colored auspicious clouds, slowly ascending.
Stopping Incineration
In Raozhou, the silver mine households numbered over ten thousand, all living in thatched huts. During the Yanhe period (1118-1122), a fire broke out, and all the houses were burned down, except for one family that was untouched by the fire. At that time, Yang Tiji of the prefecture inquired of an old man. The old man replied, 'My family believes in Buddhism and simply recites the 'Diamond Sutra'.'
Repelling Ghosts
Wei Xun, the son of the Left Secretariat Shangde, recited the 'Diamond Sutra' and served as the General of the Surveillance Gate Guard. At that time, Cai Ce suddenly died, but after several days, he revived and said that when he arrived in the underworld, the messengers of the underworld were surprised that they could not capture him and were about to whip him. The messengers said, 'Wei Xun recites the 'Diamond Sutra', and he is protected by benevolent deities, so we cannot capture him.' Therefore, they dispatched other messengers to capture him again, and after a while, they returned and reported the same situation. The underworld official said, 'Temporarily cease the pursuit.' Wei Xun, upon hearing this, became even more diligent in his practice.
During the Tang Dynasty, Wang Tuo served as a resolute officer in the Yingyang Prefecture. Because of illness, he abstained from meat and fish and resolved to recite the 'Diamond Sutra' five times a day. Later, he contracted a disease and saw a group of ghosts approaching. Wang Tuo immediately recited the sutra, and the ghosts retreated upon hearing it, saying from afar, 'The king orders your capture; temporarily cease reciting the sutra.' Wang Tuo stopped reciting, and the ghosts all moved forward. Wang Tuo then fell into a coma. After a while, he saw another ghost saying, 'The king orders that the sutra reciter be temporarily released for six months.' Upon awakening, he single-mindedly recited the sutra day and night without ceasing. After six months, the ghosts no longer came. At night, he heard a voice calling from the air, 'Because of the merit of reciting the sutra, you shall live to be ninety years old.'
During the Tang Dynasty, Shen Jiahui served as a proofreader during the Zhenguan period (627-649). Due to an incident, he was exiled to Lanzhou and longed for his hometown very much. Every morning and evening, he faced east and paid homage to his parents.
山。愿得生還。永徽六年。十月三日。夜見童子。儀服甚秀。云是太山府君之子。謝君拜禮。故遣奉迎。謂嘉會曰。人之為惡。生不受誅。死必為鬼所治。無有徼倖得免者也。若日持金剛經一遍。即萬罪皆滅。鬼官不能拘矣。嘉會自此持金剛經。遇赦得歸。
避邪
唐。于李面。舉進士。元和中。下第將歸。有僧勸曰。郎君欲及第。何不讀金剛經。遂日念數十遍。至王橋宿。因步月。見一美女。與言。遂被誘。至村舍。戲笑甚喧。升堂又見美女五六人。回疑為怪。乃陰唸經。忽有異光自口出。群女駭散。但聞猩穢氣。蓋狐貍所宅也。榛棘滿目。不知所適。俄有白犬。導回前行。口有光照路。遂達本所。回后誦經。至數萬遍。
伏虎
唐。石首縣。沙彌道蔭。常念金剛經。長慶初。他出夜歸。中路遇虎。吼擲而前。沙彌乃閉目坐。默唸經。虎遂伏草守之。及曙乃去。視其蹲處。涎流於地。
唐。王令望。少持金剛經。還邛州。路極險阻。忽遇猛獸。振茆非常。急念金剛經。猛獸曳尾而去。後任安州判司。過洋子江。夜風暴起。船數百艘盡沒。惟令望船獨全。
化賊
唐。長慶初。陜州人。幵行立。常持金剛經。隨身到處。焚香拜禮。偶載貨往同州。途遇盜。立棄貨而逃。行
【現代漢語翻譯】 現代漢語譯本 山。希望能夠活著回去。（永徽六年（655年））十月三日，夜裡見到一個童子，衣著容貌非常俊秀，說是泰山府君（掌管泰山的神）的兒子。感謝您，向您行禮，所以派我來迎接您。童子對嘉會說：『人作惡，活著的時候不受懲罰，死後必定會被鬼所管治，沒有僥倖可以逃脫的。如果每天持誦《金剛經》一遍，那麼所有的罪過都會消滅，鬼官就不能拘禁你了。』嘉會從此持誦《金剛經》，遇到皇帝大赦天下得以回家。
避邪
唐朝，于李面，考中進士。（元和年間（806-820年））科舉不中，準備回家。有個僧人勸他說：『郎君想要考中進士，為什麼不讀《金剛經》呢？』於是每天唸誦幾十遍。到王橋住宿，晚上散步賞月，見到一個美女，和她說話，就被引誘到一處村舍。嬉笑打鬧非常喧鬧。進入廳堂又見到五六個美女，于李面懷疑是妖怪，於是暗中唸誦《金剛經》。忽然有一道奇異的光芒從口中發出，眾美女驚駭逃散，只聞到腥臭的氣味，原來是狐貍居住的地方。到處都是茂密的樹木，不知道該往哪裡去。不久出現一隻白狗，引導他向前走，口裡發出光芒照亮道路，於是到達了原來的地方。于李面回家后誦讀《金剛經》，達到幾萬遍。
伏虎
唐朝，石首縣的沙彌（出家男子）道蔭，經常唸誦《金剛經》。（長慶年間（821-824年））一次他外出後晚上回家，半路遇到老虎，老虎吼叫著撲過來。沙彌於是閉上眼睛坐下，默默唸誦《金剛經》。老虎於是趴在草叢裡守護著他，等到天亮才離開。看老虎蹲著的地方，口水流在地上。
唐朝，王令望，年輕時持誦《金剛經》。返回邛州，路途非常危險。忽然遇到猛獸，吼叫的聲音非常大。他急忙唸誦《金剛經》，猛獸搖著尾巴離開了。後來擔任安州判司，經過洋子江，夜裡狂風大作，幾百艘船都沉沒了，只有王令望的船安然無恙。
化賊
唐朝。（長慶初年（821年））陜州人幵行立，經常持誦《金剛經》，隨身帶著，到處焚香拜禮。一次他載著貨物前往同州，路上遇到盜賊，幵行立丟棄貨物逃跑。
【English Translation】 English version Mountain. Hoping to return alive. On the third day of the tenth month of the sixth year of Yonghui (655 AD), at night, I saw a boy with very handsome attire, who said he was the son of the Lord of Mount Tai (the god who governs Mount Tai). Thank you, paying respects to you, so I was sent to welcome you. The boy said to Jia Hui: 'If people do evil, they will not be punished while alive, but they will definitely be governed by ghosts after death. There is no chance of escaping. If you recite the Diamond Sutra once a day, then all sins will be eliminated, and the ghost officials will not be able to detain you.' From then on, Jia Hui recited the Diamond Sutra and was able to return home when the emperor granted amnesty to the world.
Avoiding Evil
During the Tang Dynasty, Yu Limian passed the imperial examination. During the Yuanhe period (806-820 AD), he failed the examination and was preparing to return home. A monk advised him, 'Young man, if you want to pass the imperial examination, why don't you read the Diamond Sutra?' So he recited it dozens of times every day. When he stayed overnight at Wangqiao, he saw a beautiful woman while taking a walk under the moon. He spoke to her and was lured to a village house. The laughter and noise were very loud. Entering the hall, he saw five or six more beautiful women. Yu Limian suspected they were monsters, so he secretly recited the Diamond Sutra. Suddenly, a strange light came out of his mouth, and the women scattered in fright. He only smelled a fishy odor, which turned out to be the residence of foxes. Everywhere was covered with dense trees, and he didn't know where to go. Soon a white dog appeared, guiding him forward, with light shining from its mouth to illuminate the road, and he reached his original place. After returning home, Yu Limian recited the Diamond Sutra tens of thousands of times.
Subduing a Tiger
During the Tang Dynasty, the Shami (novice monk) Daoyin of Shishou County often recited the Diamond Sutra. In the early years of Changqing (821-824 AD), he went out and returned home at night, and encountered a tiger on the way. The tiger roared and pounced forward. The Shami closed his eyes and sat down, silently reciting the Diamond Sutra. The tiger then lay in the grass guarding him, and left at dawn. Looking at the place where the tiger was squatting, saliva was flowing on the ground.
During the Tang Dynasty, Wang Lingwang recited the Diamond Sutra when he was young. Returning to Qiongzhou, the road was very dangerous. Suddenly, he encountered a fierce beast, and the roaring sound was very loud. He hurriedly recited the Diamond Sutra, and the beast wagged its tail and left. Later, he served as a judge in Anzhou. Passing through the Yangzi River, a storm arose at night, and hundreds of ships sank, but only Wang Lingwang's ship was safe and sound.
Converting Thieves
During the Tang Dynasty, in the early years of Changqing (821 AD), Kai Xingli from Shanzhou often recited the Diamond Sutra, carrying it with him, and burning incense and paying respects everywhere. Once, he was carrying goods to Tongzhou, and encountered thieves on the way. Kai Xingli abandoned the goods and fled.
李五六十斤。盜舉之不得動。相視驚異。追立問之。對曰。中有金剛經。想是神力。盜發囊見經。反與立錢百千。請經去。誓不作賊。
脫難
隋時。武牢縣宰。陸彥通。日誦金剛經十卷。李密盜起。破城。眾賊持劍趕殺。前有深澗。賊逼近。通躍入澗。空中見金剛神。以手接通臂。置石上。都無傷損。神曰。汝持經有感。特來救爾。因得保全還家。援筆書偈。香水沐浴。端坐而逝。
唐。一富商。恒誦金剛經。每以經自隨。常販外國。夕宿海島。眾商利其財。殺之。盛以大籠。加巨石。並經沉于海而去。其所沉之島。乃是僧院。僧每夕聞人唸經聲在海底。大異之。因命善泅者。沉水訪之。見一老人在籠中讀經。乃牽挽而上。僧問故。云。被殺沉海。不知是籠。忽覺身處宮殿。常有人送飲食。安樂自在。眾聞之。悉加讚羨。遂削髮出家島院。
唐。陸康成。嘗任法曹椽。不避強禦。公退。忽見亡吏。抱文按數百紙。請押。問曰。汝已去世。何得來。曰此幽府文簿。康成視之。但有姓名。略無他事。吏曰。皆來年兵刃死者。即問曰。我在內乎。吏曰然。因大駭曰。君既舊吏。得不救我。曰我特來啟公。惟金剛經可托。語畢。即不見。康成乃發心讀經。日數十遍。明年朱泚反。果署康成為御史。
【現代漢語翻譯】 現代漢語譯本：李五力氣很大，能舉起六十斤重的東西。有盜賊想舉起他，卻怎麼也動不了。盜賊們互相看著，感到驚異。於是停下來問他原因。李五回答說：『我身中藏有一部《金剛經》（Vajra Prajna Paramita Sutra，金剛般若波羅蜜經），想必是神力在保佑我。』盜賊打開他的囊袋，果然發現了經書。盜賊反而給了李五很多錢，請他把經書送給自己，並起誓不再做賊。
脫難
隋朝（581年-618年）時，武牢縣的縣宰陸彥通，每天誦讀《金剛經》（Vajra Prajna Paramita Sutra，金剛般若波羅蜜經）十卷。李密起兵造反，攻破城池。一群盜賊拿著劍追趕殺他。前面有一道深澗，盜賊逼近，陸彥通跳入澗中。在空中看見金剛神（Vajra deity），用手接住陸彥通的手臂，將他放在石頭上，一點都沒有受傷。金剛神說：『你持誦經書感動了我，我特地來救你。』因此得以保全性命，回到家中。他援筆寫下偈語，用香水沐浴，端坐而逝。
唐朝（618年-907年），有一位富商，經常誦讀《金剛經》（Vajra Prajna Paramita Sutra，金剛般若波羅蜜經），並且總是把經書帶在身邊。他經常到外國做生意。一天晚上，他住在海島上，其他商人貪圖他的錢財，殺了他，把他裝在一個大籠子里，加上巨大的石頭，連同經書一起沉入海中。他被沉入的那個島，正好是一個僧院。僧院裡的僧人每天晚上都聽到海底傳來念經的聲音，感到非常奇怪。於是命令善於游泳的人，潛入水中尋找。發現一位老人在籠子里讀經。於是把他牽引上來。僧人問他緣故，老人說：『我被人殺害沉入海中，不知道自己身在籠子里，忽然覺得身處宮殿，經常有人送來飲食，安樂自在。』眾人聽了，都非常讚歎羨慕。於是剃髮出家，住在島上的僧院裡。
唐朝（618年-907年），陸康成曾經擔任法曹椽，不畏懼強權。一天辦公退下來，忽然看見已故的下屬，抱著幾百張文書，請求他簽字。陸康成問道：『你已經去世了，怎麼會來這裡？』下屬說：『這是幽冥府的文簿。』陸康成看了看，上面只有姓名，沒有其他事情。下屬說：『都是明年將要死於兵刃的人。』陸康成問道：『我在其中嗎？』下屬說：『是的。』陸康成非常害怕，說：『你既然是以前的下屬，能不能救我？』下屬說：『我特地來告訴您，只有《金剛經》（Vajra Prajna Paramita Sutra，金剛般若波羅蜜經）可以依靠。』說完，就不見了。陸康成於是發心讀經，每天讀幾十遍。第二年，朱泚造反，果然任命陸康成為御史。
【English Translation】 English version: Li Wu was very strong and could lift things weighing sixty catties. Robbers tried to lift him but couldn't move him at all. The robbers looked at each other, surprised. They stopped and asked him the reason. Li Wu replied, 'I have a Diamond Sutra (Vajra Prajna Paramita Sutra) hidden on me, and I think it's divine power protecting me.' The robbers opened his bag and found the scripture. The robbers instead gave Li Wu a lot of money, asking him to give them the scripture, and vowed never to be thieves again.
Escaping Disaster
During the Sui Dynasty (581-618 AD), Lu Yantong, the magistrate of Wu Lao County, recited ten volumes of the Diamond Sutra (Vajra Prajna Paramita Sutra) every day. Li Mi rebelled and broke through the city. A group of robbers chased after him with swords, trying to kill him. There was a deep ravine in front of him. The robbers approached, and Lu Yantong jumped into the ravine. In the air, he saw a Vajra deity who caught Lu Yantong's arm with his hand and placed him on a stone, without any injury. The deity said, 'Your recitation of the scriptures has moved me, and I have come to save you.' Therefore, he was able to save his life and return home. He took up a pen and wrote a verse, bathed in fragrant water, and passed away peacefully.
During the Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD), there was a wealthy merchant who often recited the Diamond Sutra (Vajra Prajna Paramita Sutra) and always carried the scripture with him. He often traded in foreign countries. One night, he stayed on an island. Other merchants coveted his wealth, killed him, put him in a large cage, added huge stones, and sank him into the sea along with the scripture. The island where he was sunk happened to be a monastery. The monks in the monastery heard the sound of reciting scriptures from the seabed every night, and they felt very strange. So they ordered a good swimmer to dive into the water to find out. They found an old man reading scriptures in a cage. So they pulled him up. The monks asked him the reason, and the old man said, 'I was killed and sunk into the sea. I didn't know I was in a cage. Suddenly, I felt like I was in a palace, and people often brought me food and drink, and I was comfortable and at ease.' When everyone heard this, they all praised and admired him. So he shaved his head and became a monk, living in the monastery on the island.
During the Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD), Lu Kangcheng once served as a law enforcement officer, unafraid of the powerful. One day, after finishing his official duties, he suddenly saw a deceased subordinate, holding hundreds of documents, asking him to sign. Lu Kangcheng asked, 'You have already passed away, how can you come here?' The subordinate said, 'These are the documents of the Netherworld.' Lu Kangcheng looked at them, and there were only names on them, nothing else. The subordinate said, 'They are all people who will die by weapons next year.' Lu Kangcheng asked, 'Am I among them?' The subordinate said, 'Yes.' Lu Kangcheng was very frightened and said, 'Since you are a former subordinate, can you save me?' The subordinate said, 'I have come specifically to tell you that only the Diamond Sutra (Vajra Prajna Paramita Sutra) can be relied upon.' After saying that, he disappeared. Lu Kangcheng then resolved to read the scriptures, reciting them dozens of times every day. The following year, Zhu Ci rebelled and appointed Lu Kangcheng as a censor.
康成叱泚曰。賊臣敢幹國士。泚怒。命兵環射之。康成默唸金剛。矢無傷者。泚曰。儒以忠信為甲冑。信矣。乃舍之。康成遂入終南山。不復仕。
項蘭齋。在督。自云。丙辰春。夢謁至尊無敵大王。見帶血菜色人彌萬。曰此二東也。可識之。還勸人齋素。唸佛誦金剛經。可生免兵荒。死度苦厄。居無何。山東數府大饑。死亡略盡。而遼事隨大壞。死更倍焉。夢之二東遂驗。項虔持金剛經。未嘗一日輟。
還陽
慕容文䇿。隋人。常持金剛經。不吃酒肉。大業七年。暴卒。三日復活玄。初見二鬼。追至一城。極嚴峻。入行四五里。見有宮殿羽衛。王當殿坐。僧道四夷。不可勝數。使者入見。文䇿在後。一一問在生善惡。東西分立。乃唱䇿名。問曰。作何善。對曰。小來持金剛經。王合掌嘆曰。功德甚大。且放還。
唐。江陵開元寺。僧法正。日持金剛經三七遍。長慶初。暴卒。至冥司見王。主問生平有何功德。答曰。常念金剛經。乃揖上殿。登繡座唸經。侍衛悉合掌。階下考掠皆停息。念畢。遣一吏引還。王下階送曰。上人更得三十年在人間。勿廢讀誦。因隨吏行。至一大坑。吏自後推之。若隕空乃蘇。死已七日。惟面不冷。
武德間。長安蘇仁欽。其父文忠。家巨富。債利加五。大
【現代漢語翻譯】 現代漢語譯本 康成斥責叱泚（人名）說：『叛臣竟敢冒犯國家的賢士！』叱泚大怒，命令士兵將康成包圍起來射箭。康成默默唸誦《金剛經》，箭都不能傷到他。叱泚說：『儒士以忠信為鎧甲，真是可信啊！』於是放了他。康成於是進入終南山，不再做官。
項蘭齋（人名），在督察任上，自稱在丙辰年（1616年）春天，夢見謁見至尊無敵大王。看見帶著血跡、面呈菜色的人數以萬計，大王說：『這些人是二東（指山東和遼東）的人，可以記住他們。』醒來后勸人齋戒素食，唸佛誦《金剛經》，可以免於兵荒，死後可以脫離苦難。不久，山東數個府發生大饑荒，死亡人數幾乎殆盡，而遼東的戰事也隨之徹底失敗，死亡人數更多。夢中說的『二東』應驗了。項蘭齋虔誠地持誦《金剛經》，從未有一天停止。
還陽
慕容文䇿（人名），隋朝人，經常持誦《金剛經》，不喝酒吃肉。大業七年（611年），突然去世。三天後復活。起初看見兩個鬼，追他到一座城，極其嚴峻。進入城內走了四五里，看見有宮殿和儀仗隊。閻王在大殿上坐著，僧人、道士和四夷之人，數不清。使者進入稟報，慕容文䇿在後面，閻王一一詢問他們在世時的善惡行為，然後將他們東西分開站立。於是唱到慕容文䇿的名字，問他說：『你做了什麼善事？』回答說：『從小就持誦《金剛經》。』閻王合掌讚歎說：『功德很大，暫且放他還陽。』
唐朝，江陵開元寺的僧人法正（人名），每天持誦《金剛經》三七（二十一）遍。長慶初年（821年），突然去世。到了陰間見到閻王，閻王問他生平有什麼功德。回答說：『經常唸誦《金剛經》。』於是閻王作揖請他上殿，登上繡花座位唸誦《金剛經》。侍衛們都雙手合十，階下正在受刑的人也都停止了。唸誦完畢，閻王派一個官吏引他回去。閻王走下臺階送他說：『上人還能在人間活三十年，不要停止讀誦《金剛經》。』於是跟隨官吏行走，走到一個大坑邊，官吏從後面推他下去，好像從空中墜落一樣，於是甦醒過來。已經死了七天，只有面部還溫暖。
武德年間（618-626年），長安人蘇仁欽（人名），他的父親蘇文忠（人名），家產非常富有，放債取利，利息加到五成。
【English Translation】 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.
斗小秤。殺生害命。並無一念向善。老墮廁中而死。仁欽與父無二。恃富欺人。恣意宰殺。年未三十。忽生重病。見眾生面前索命。死見閻君。來曰。汝前世修善。故今生受福。今生恣意殺害。不識因果。令獄卒驅至刀山劍樹。償眾生之命。欽哀告曰。欽在世。雖不看經作善。曾施財請金剛經一卷。舍與安國寺僧神敬受持。此僧遷化。豈無報應。須臾神敬。手持金剛經至王前。言欽曾施經。有般若功愿。放其還魂。王即合掌放還。欽活后。印施法華一百部。金剛一千卷。修水陸大齋。作諸功德。忽夜夢亡父言。我受地獄無量之苦。今因汝修行。仗佛力。我及上祖七代亡魂。皆生天界矣。
唐。陽州參軍。田氏。惟好畋獵。天寶初。放鷹叢林。棘上見一卷書。取視之。金剛經也。自爾發心持誦數年。已誦二千餘遍。然畋獵亦不輟。后遇疾暴卒。被追至地府。見諸鳥獸週迴數畝。從己索命。頃之見王。問罪業何多。田無以對。王令推問。同行十人至吏局。吏合啟口。以一丸擲口中。便成烈火。遍身須臾灰滅。俄覆成人。如是六七輩。至田氏。累三丸而不見火狀。吏怪之。具以實白。王問在生。作何福業。田曰。在生時。誦金剛經二千餘遍。王云。足可滅一切罪。因令田氏誦經。才三紙。回視庭中禽獸。並不復見。誦
【現代漢語翻譯】 現代漢語譯本 用小斗來量東西，缺斤短兩。殺生害命，沒有一絲一毫向善的念頭。最終老了掉進廁所里死了。仁欽和他父親一樣，仗著有錢欺負人，隨意宰殺生靈。不到三十歲，突然得了重病，看見許多生靈在面前索命。死後見到了閻王。閻王說：『你前世修善，所以今生享福。今生恣意殺害，不明白因果報應。』於是命令獄卒把他驅趕到刀山劍樹地獄，償還所殺生靈的命債。仁欽哀求說：『我在世時，雖然不看經書不做善事，但曾經出錢請人抄寫了一卷《金剛經》，施捨給安國寺的僧人神敬受持。這位僧人已經圓寂，難道不應該有報應嗎？』一會兒，神敬手持《金剛經》來到閻王面前，說仁欽曾經施捨經書，有般若的功德，希望放他還陽。閻王立刻合掌，放仁欽還魂。仁欽復活后，印施《法華經》一百部，《金剛經》一千卷，舉辦水陸大齋，做了各種功德。忽然夜裡夢見死去的父親說：『我受地獄無量的痛苦，現在因為你修行，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），陽州參軍田某，只喜歡打獵。天寶年間（公元742年-756年）初年，放鷹在叢林中，在荊棘上看到一卷書，拿起來一看，是《金剛經》。從此發心持誦數年，已經誦讀了兩千多遍。然而打獵的習慣也沒有停止。後來得了急病突然去世，被追到地府。看見許多鳥獸，周圍好幾畝地，都來向他索命。不久見到了閻王，問他有什麼罪業。田某無話可說。閻王命令推問，一同前來的十個人到了吏局。官吏剛要開口，就用一個藥丸扔到他們口中，立刻變成烈火，遍身須臾間化為灰燼。一會兒又恢復成人。像這樣六七個人。輪到田某時，扔了三個藥丸卻沒有出現火焰。官吏感到奇怪，如實稟告。閻王問他在世時，做了什麼福業。田某說：『我在世時，誦讀《金剛經》兩千多遍。』閻王說：『足夠消滅一切罪業。』於是讓田某誦經，才誦了三頁紙，回頭看庭院中的禽獸，都不見了。誦
【English Translation】 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
畢。王稱美之云。誦三千遍。延十五年壽。遂放還。
唐。天寶中。張判官失其名。奉使淮南。將渡淮。有黃衫人。自後奔來。求附載。御船者欲歐之。張云。不可。載一百姓渡淮。亦何苦也。見黃衫人饑。以餘食哺之。其人愧謝。既濟。與張分路。須臾至驛。其人已先在門。張心嫌之曰。吾適渡汝。何為復至。對曰。欲與判官議事。非左右可聞。張屏左右。其人曰。我奉命取君。合淮水溺死。適蒙厚意。只可停一日耳。張拜伏求救。答云。能一日內轉續命經千卷。尚得延壽。言訖即去。至門又回云。公知續命經否。即人間金剛經也。張云。今日已晚。如何轉得千卷。答云。但是人轉皆可。張乃傳呼本役數十人同轉。至晚果終千卷。鬼又至云。判官已免。但須一謁冥王。眾人見張。隨黃衫吏同去。張見王。王言轉經。當更益十載陽壽。放之重生。
免畜
宋。蘇州府。朱進士。習舉子業。罔知佛法。一日間游。至虎丘寺。值佛印禪師。講金剛經。至一切有為法四句。為說佛法大意。朱聞之大喜。自念平日。未嘗聞此佛法。回家午刻睡去。夢一鬼吏。押五罪人。朱亦隨之。約行里許。至大街入巷。一家門掛青簾。鬼吏揭簾。攜罪人入。至廚房。灶上桶內有湯。罪人皆飲。朱亦覺渴。方欲飲。吏喝曰。
【現代漢語翻譯】 現代漢語譯本： 畢國國王稱讚他，說：『誦讀三千遍，可以延長十五年壽命。』於是放他回去。 唐朝天寶年間（742年-756年），有位姓張的判官，名字已經失傳，奉命出使淮南。將要渡淮河時，有個穿黃衫的人從後面跑來，請求搭船。駕船的人想要推開他，張判官說：『不可。載一個百姓渡淮河，又有什麼為難的呢？』見那穿黃衫的人飢餓，便用剩餘的食物餵他。那人慚愧地道謝。渡河后，與張判官分路。一會兒到了驛站，那人已經先在門口了。張判官心裡厭惡他，說：『我剛渡你過河，為何又來了？』那人回答說：『想與判官商議事情，不能讓左右的人聽到。』張判官屏退左右，那人說：『我奉命來取您，要讓您在淮水裡淹死。幸蒙您厚待，只能暫緩一天。』張判官拜倒在地，請求救命。那人回答說：『能在一日之內轉誦《續命經》一千卷，尚可延壽。』說完就走了。到了門口又回來，說：『您知道《續命經》嗎？就是人間的《金剛經》。』張判官說：『今天已經晚了，如何能轉誦一千卷？』那人回答說：『只要是人轉誦都可以。』張判官於是傳喚本衙門的幾十個人一同轉誦。到晚上果然誦完了千卷。鬼又來了，說：『判官已經免於一死，但必須去拜見冥王。』眾人看見張判官，跟隨黃衫吏一同去了。張判官見到冥王，冥王說轉誦經書，應當再增加十年陽壽，放他重生。 免畜 宋朝，蘇州府有位姓朱的進士，只學習科舉，不瞭解佛法。有一天他遊玩，到了虎丘寺，遇到佛印禪師講解《金剛經》，講到『一切有為法』四句偈，併爲他說了佛法的大意。朱進士聽了非常高興，心想平日裡，從未聽過這樣的佛法。回家午睡，夢見一個鬼吏，押著五個罪人，朱進士也跟在後面。大約走了一里路，到了一條大街，進入巷子，一家門口掛著青布簾子。鬼吏掀開簾子，帶著罪人進去，到了廚房。灶上的桶裡有湯，罪人都喝了。朱進士也覺得口渴，正要喝，鬼吏喝道：
【English Translation】 English version: The king of Bi praised him, saying, 'Reciting it three thousand times will extend your life by fifteen years.' Then he released him. During the Tianbao era (742-756 AD) of the Tang Dynasty, there was a judge named Zhang, whose name has been lost, who was sent on a mission to Huainan. As he was about to cross the Huai River, a man in a yellow shirt ran up from behind, asking for a ride. The boatman wanted to push him away, but Judge Zhang said, 'No. What difficulty is there in carrying one commoner across the Huai River?' Seeing that the man in the yellow shirt was hungry, he fed him with leftover food. The man thanked him with shame. After crossing the river, they parted ways. A moment later, he arrived at the post station, and the man was already at the door. Judge Zhang disliked him in his heart, saying, 'I just ferried you across the river, why have you come again?' The man replied, 'I want to discuss something with the judge, which cannot be heard by those around you.' Judge Zhang dismissed those around him, and the man said, 'I am ordered to take you, to drown you in the Huai River. Fortunately, I received your kindness, so it can only be delayed for one day.' Judge Zhang prostrated himself on the ground, begging for help. The man replied, 'If you can recite the 'Life-Extending Sutra' a thousand times within a day, you may still extend your life.' After speaking, he left. When he reached the door, he turned back and said, 'Do you know the 'Life-Extending Sutra'? It is the 'Diamond Sutra' in the human world.' Judge Zhang said, 'It is already late today, how can I recite a thousand times?' The man replied, 'As long as people recite it, it is fine.' Judge Zhang then summoned dozens of people from his office to recite together. By evening, they had indeed finished reciting a thousand times. The ghost came again, saying, 'The judge has been spared from death, but must pay a visit to the King of the Underworld.' The crowd saw Judge Zhang, following the yellow-shirted official together. Judge Zhang saw the King of the Underworld, who said that reciting the sutras should add ten years to his lifespan, and released him to be reborn. Avoiding Livestock Rebirth During the Song Dynasty, there was a Jinshi (successful candidate in the highest imperial examinations) named Zhu in Suzhou Prefecture, who only studied for the imperial examinations and did not understand Buddhism. One day, he was out for a walk and arrived at Tiger Hill Temple, where he encountered Chan Master Foyin lecturing on the 'Diamond Sutra', explaining the four-line verse 'All conditioned phenomena' and explaining the general meaning of Buddhism to him. Jinshi Zhu was very happy to hear this, thinking that he had never heard such Buddhist teachings before. He went home for a nap and dreamed of a ghost official, escorting five criminals, with Jinshi Zhu following behind. After walking about a mile, they arrived at a main street, entered an alley, and a blue cloth curtain hung at the door of a house. The ghost official lifted the curtain, took the criminals in, and went to the kitchen. There was soup in a bucket on the stove, and the criminals all drank it. Jinshi Zhu also felt thirsty and was about to drink when the ghost official shouted:
聽佛法人。不得飲此。乃驚覺。心疑此夢。次日往大街入巷。果有人家。與夢中無異。扣門入。主翁見進士至。忙相接。朱問適來宅上。廚房有何動靜。主翁曰。廚養六個小犬。內死其一。朱大驚流汗。自謂。若非聞佛法之力。幾入狗胎矣。因持金剛經。寒暑不輟。壽至八十九。於八月十五日。遍請師友相送。升後園樹梢。說四句偈。與眾相別。端然立化。偈曰。八十九年朱公。兩手劈破虛空。兩腳踏著白雲。立化菩提樹東。
鄒軛。居崑山。世有善名。軛弟軫。不為善事。一日見兄請僧。誦金剛經。聞至第十五分。亦合掌稱善云。吾儒未嘗有此語。後患時疾。不知人事。半月惟胸前未冷。于床上霍然起。告家人云。我于閶門外。為李作坊家牛。身盡白色。見金剛神云。此人曾聞金剛經數分。何入此類。以寶杵擊牛首而醒。自覺頂門微痛。后訪其家。初生白犢。果亡矣。
如願
呂文展。開元三年。任閬中縣丞。雅好佛經。尤專心誦金剛經。至三萬余遍。靈應奇異。年既衰暮。三牙並落。唸經懇請。牙生如舊。時屬亢旱。刺史劉浚。令祈雨。誦經一遍。遂獲沛然。又苦淋潦。別駕使祈晴。應時便霽。前後證驗非一。
度禽
萬曆庚寅。湖州華林鎮一老者。誦金剛經。日有常課。其家有
【現代漢語翻譯】 現代漢語譯本：聽聞佛法的人，不應該飲酒。於是（朱某）驚醒，心中疑惑這個夢。第二天前往大街小巷，果然有戶人家，與夢中情景沒有差別。敲門進去，主人翁見到進士到來，連忙迎接。朱某問剛才在府上，廚房有什麼動靜？主人翁說，廚房養了六個小狗，其中死了一個。朱某大驚失色，流汗不止。自言自語道：『如果不是聽聞佛法的力量，我幾乎就要投胎做狗了。』因此堅持誦持《金剛經》，寒暑不間斷，活到八十九歲。在八月十五日，遍請師友來相送，升到後花園的樹梢上，說了四句偈語，與眾人告別，端正地站著圓寂了。偈語說：『八十九歲的朱公，兩手劈開虛空，兩腳踏著白雲，立化在菩提樹東。』 鄒軛（人名），居住在崑山，世代都有好名聲。鄒軛的弟弟鄒軫（人名），不做善事。一天，他看見哥哥請僧人誦讀《金剛經》，聽到第十五分時，也合掌稱讚說：『我們儒家未曾有過這樣的話語。』後來得了時疫，不省人事，半個月只有胸前還有溫度。在床上忽然起身，告訴家人說：『我在閶門外，做了李作坊家的牛，全身白色。看見金剛神說，這個人曾經聽聞《金剛經》數分，為什麼會墮入此類？』用寶杵擊打牛頭而醒來，自覺頭頂微微疼痛。後來拜訪那家，剛生下一頭白色小牛，果然死了。 如願（人名） 呂文展（人名），開元三年（715年）擔任閬中縣丞，非常喜歡佛經，尤其專心誦讀《金剛經》，達到三萬多遍，靈驗奇異。年紀衰老，三顆牙齒都掉了，唸經懇切祈求，牙齒又像原來一樣長了出來。當時正值大旱，刺史劉浚（人名）命令他祈雨，誦經一遍，就下起了大雨。又苦於連綿陰雨，別駕讓他祈求晴天，立刻就放晴了。前後應驗的事情不止一件。 度禽 萬曆庚寅年（1650年），湖州華林鎮一位老者，誦讀《金剛經》，每天都有固定的功課。他家有...
【English Translation】 English version: A person who listens to the Buddha's Dharma should not drink alcohol. Then (Zhu) woke up, doubting this dream in his heart. The next day, he went to the streets and alleys and found a house that was no different from the scene in his dream. He knocked on the door, and the owner of the house, seeing the Jinshi (a successful candidate in the highest imperial examinations) arrive, hurriedly greeted him. Zhu asked what was going on in the kitchen just now. The owner said that there were six puppies in the kitchen, one of whom had died. Zhu was shocked and sweating profusely. He said to himself, 'If it weren't for the power of hearing the Buddha's Dharma, I would almost have been reborn as a dog.' Therefore, he insisted on reciting the Diamond Sutra, without interruption in the cold or heat, and lived to be eighty-nine years old. On the fifteenth day of August, he invited teachers and friends to see him off, ascended to the treetops in the back garden, said four lines of verse, and bid farewell to everyone, passing away peacefully while standing. The verse said: 'Zhu Gong, eighty-nine years old, split the void with both hands, stepped on white clouds with both feet, and passed away east of the Bodhi tree.' Zou E (person's name), lived in Kunshan, and his family had a good reputation for generations. Zou E's younger brother, Zou Zhen (person's name), did not do good deeds. One day, he saw his brother inviting a monk to recite the Diamond Sutra, and when he heard the fifteenth section, he also put his palms together and praised, saying, 'Our Confucianism has never had such words.' Later, he contracted a seasonal illness and became unconscious. For half a month, only his chest was still warm. He suddenly got up from the bed and told his family, 'I was outside Changmen, working as a cow for Li Zuofang's family, all white. I saw the Vajra deity saying, 'This person has heard several sections of the Diamond Sutra, why would he fall into this category?' He struck the cow's head with a precious pestle and woke up, feeling a slight pain in the top of his head. Later, he visited that family, and a white calf had just been born and died. Ru Yuan (person's name) Lü Wenzhan (person's name), served as the county magistrate of Langzhong in the third year of Kaiyuan (715 AD), and was very fond of Buddhist scriptures, especially focusing on reciting the Diamond Sutra, reaching more than 30,000 times, with miraculous responses. As he grew old, three teeth fell out, and he earnestly prayed while reciting the scriptures, and the teeth grew back as before. At that time, there was a severe drought, and the governor Liu Jun (person's name) ordered him to pray for rain. After reciting the scriptures once, it rained heavily. He also suffered from continuous rain, and the Biejia (an official title) asked him to pray for clear weather, and it cleared up immediately. There were more than one instance of verification before and after. Du Qin In the Gengyin year of the Wanli era (1650 AD), an old man in Hualin Town, Huzhou, recited the Diamond Sutra, with a fixed lesson every day. His family had...
伏雌。抱十二卵。一夕老者。夢男女十二人。拜堂下曰。賴公經聲。悉得度脫禽倫。故來致謝。老者夢覺。偶思十二雞卵。出之覺甚輕。劈視空殼也。因呼眾傳視。劈之俱然。卵生得度。靈驗如此。十二類皆然。持經功德。信乎不可思議。
濟幽
嘉隆間。大將戚繼光。素持金剛經。其守越也。有亡卒致夢雲。明日當令妻詣公。乞誦金剛經一卷。以資冥道。公覺。誡門吏。有婦人來。勿呵禁。俄果一婦人。哀泣求見。因引入。如夢中所言。公允之。次日誦經。夜夢卒云。荷公大恩。僅得半卷功德。以中夾雜不用二字。公思其由。蓋誦經時。內人遣婢送茶餅。公遙見。揮手卻之。口雖不言。心謂不用故也。遂竭誠閉戶更誦。誦畢。是夜卒于夢中。稽首謝曰。已得超脫矣。
蘇州楓橋。盛在德。從講師懸明受經。萬曆初。病赴冥司。則被仇鬼盛之化。告郡隍逮對也。在德理直。得縱觀冥獄釋還。經宿復絕。見郡隍降階諭曰。我生前荊州人。姓曹氏。自登神箓。我母張太君。轉世三度矣。咸女身不育。若代我懇懸明師。䖍誦金剛經。月上女經。各五百部。拯我母轉男。諭甚切。在德再生。禮請懸明。誦滿牒告。
泗州趙璧。赴京應舉。其妻李氏已亡。后璧及第還鄉。離家十里許倦睡。夢亡妻跪路旁
【現代漢語翻譯】 現代漢語譯本 伏雌（母雞）。抱十二卵。一夕，老者夢見男女十二人，在堂下拜謝說：『仰賴您誦經的聲音，我們都得以脫離禽類的身軀，所以特來致謝。』老者醒來，想起十二個雞蛋，拿出感覺很輕，打開一看都是空殼。於是叫眾人傳看，打開都是這樣。卵生之物得以超度，真是靈驗啊！十二類眾生都是如此。持誦經文的功德，真是不可思議。
濟幽
嘉隆（明穆宗年號，1522-1566）年間，大將戚繼光，平時持誦《金剛經》。他鎮守越地時，有個死去的士兵託夢說：『明天請讓我的妻子去拜見您，乞求誦讀《金剛經》一卷，用來資助我在陰間的道路。』戚繼光醒來，告誡門衛，如有婦人來，不要阻攔。不久果然有個婦人，哀哭著請求相見，於是引入，正如夢中所說。戚繼光答應了她。第二天誦經，晚上夢見士兵說：『感謝您的大恩，只得到半卷的功德，因為中間夾雜了「不用」二字。』戚繼光思考原因，大概是誦經時，內人派婢女送茶餅，戚繼光遙見，揮手拒絕了她，口裡雖然沒說，心裡想著「不用」的緣故。於是竭誠閉戶重新誦經。誦完，當夜士兵在夢中，叩頭感謝說：『已經得到超脫了。』
蘇州楓橋，盛在德，跟隨講師懸明學習經文。萬曆（明神宗年號，1573-1620）初年，生病去到陰間，被仇鬼盛之化，告到郡隍那裡，被逮捕對質。盛在德理直氣壯，得以縱觀冥獄后被釋放還陽。過了一夜又死了，見到郡隍降階諭示說：『我生前是荊州人，姓曹。自從登上神位，我的母親張太君，已經轉世三次了，都是女身而且沒有生育。如果代替我懇請懸明法師，虔誠誦讀《金剛經》和《月上女經》，各五百部，拯救我的母親轉為男身。』郡隍的囑託非常懇切。盛在德復生后，禮請懸明，誦滿經書後上告。
泗州趙璧，赴京參加科舉考試，他的妻子李氏已經去世。後來趙璧考中進士還鄉，離家十里左右時感到疲倦睡著了，夢見死去的妻子跪在路旁。
【English Translation】 English version Hen laid eggs. Brooding twelve eggs. One night, an old man dreamed of twelve men and women, bowing down in the hall and saying, 'Thanks to your chanting of the scriptures, we have all been able to escape the bodies of birds and animals, so we have come to thank you.' The old man woke up, thinking of the twelve eggs, took them out and felt they were very light, opened them and they were all empty shells. So he called everyone to look at them, and they were all like this when opened. The creatures born from eggs were able to be liberated, it's truly miraculous! All twelve categories of beings are like this. The merit of reciting scriptures is truly inconceivable.
Aiding the Deceased
During the Jiajing (1522-1566) and Longqing (1567-1572) periods, the great general Qi Jiguang usually recited the Diamond Sutra. When he was stationed in Yue, a dead soldier appeared in a dream and said, 'Tomorrow, please have my wife visit you and ask you to recite a volume of the Diamond Sutra to help me on my path in the underworld.' Qi Jiguang woke up and warned the gatekeepers not to stop any women who came. Soon enough, a woman came, weeping and begging to see him, so he let her in, just as in the dream. Qi Jiguang agreed to her request. The next day he recited the sutra, and that night he dreamed of the soldier saying, 'Thank you for your great kindness, but I only received half the merit, because the word 'useless' was mixed in.' Qi Jiguang thought about the reason, probably because when he was reciting the sutra, his wife sent a maid to bring tea cakes, and Qi Jiguang saw her from afar and waved her away, although he didn't say it, he was thinking 'useless'. So he sincerely closed the door and recited the sutra again. After he finished reciting, that night the soldier bowed his head in the dream and said, 'I have been liberated.'
In Fengqiao, Suzhou, Sheng Zaide studied scriptures with the lecturer Xuanming. In the early Wanli (1573-1620) period, he fell ill and went to the underworld, where he was accused by the vengeful ghost Sheng Zhihua to the city god, and was arrested for questioning. Sheng Zaide was righteous and was allowed to see the hells and then released back to the world. After one night he died again, and saw the city god descending the steps and instructing him, 'I was a native of Jingzhou in my previous life, surnamed Cao. Since ascending to the divine ranks, my mother, Zhang Taijun, has been reincarnated three times, all as women and without children. If you can ask Master Xuanming to sincerely recite the Diamond Sutra and the 'Moon Above Woman Sutra', five hundred times each, to save my mother and have her reborn as a man.' The city god's instructions were very earnest. After Sheng Zaide was reborn, he respectfully invited Xuanming, and after reciting the full number of scriptures, he reported it.
Zhao Bi of Sizhou went to the capital to take the imperial examination. His wife, Li, had already passed away. Later, Zhao Bi passed the examination and returned home. When he was about ten miles from home, he felt tired and fell asleep. He dreamed that his deceased wife was kneeling by the roadside.
。哀告曰。奴在生時。殺害物命甚重。每於蟹出時。買作醉蟹。恣意啖食。死後。閻君來驅蟹山地獄。被群蟹鉗其眼曰。遍身流血。晝夜受苦。又生前吐酒余殘。飲剩盞腳。及作賤飯粥羹湯。陰司積聚。至五石九斗七升五合。使奴陽壽先減一紀。又受三七大地獄苦。再來獄吏。監奴賣酒。以俟無常鬼追到亡魂。卻就奴身刺血。應賣五石九斗七升五合。務要填足原數。別受地獄。今聞夫榮歸。特來哀告。陰府深敬書寫金剛經。乞將奴房奩變賣。為奴寫七卷。仗此般若功。可救地獄苦。其夫到家。即舍財請僧寫經。方完兩卷。一日備祭禮。為妻上墳。至墓側。忽見老翁。言汝妻承寫經功德。昨午時準閻王來。已昇天界矣。言訖不見。
生天
遂川。趙文信。貞觀元年暴死。三日復甦。自云。初死時。被吏驅逐。同伴十人。相隨至閻王所。中有一僧。王先問云。師在世修何功德。答云。誦金剛經。王聞此語。即驚起。合掌贊言。善哉善哉。審誦般若。當得昇天。因何錯來至此。言未訖。忽有天衣下來。引師上天去。文信回生。具述其事。
開元中。有盧公。寄住滑州。常持金剛經。晝日間坐。見二黃衫人入門。盧問為誰。答曰。是里正。奉帖追公。盧愕然。因求帖觀。見封上作衛縣字。遂開。文字錯镠。
【現代漢語翻譯】 現代漢語譯本： 哀求道：『我在世的時候，殺害了很多生命。每當螃蟹上市的時候，就買來做醉蟹，恣意地吃。死後，閻王派人押我去蟹山地獄，被一群螃蟹鉗住眼睛，遍身流血，日夜受苦。而且我生前浪費酒和剩下的殘羹冷炙，陰間統計我浪費了五石九斗七升五合的食物。因此陽壽先減少了十二年，還要受三七大地獄的苦。之後獄吏又來，監督我賣酒，等待無常鬼追捕亡魂。然後就在我身上刺血，抵償賣掉的五石九斗七升五合的酒，必須填補原來的數量，再受地獄之苦。現在聽說夫君榮耀歸來，特來哀求。陰間很敬重書寫《金剛經》的功德，乞求將我的嫁妝變賣，為我抄寫七卷經書。憑藉這般若（Prajna，智慧）的功德，可以救我脫離地獄之苦。』她的丈夫到家后，就拿出錢財請僧人抄寫經書。剛抄完兩卷，有一天準備祭祀的禮品，為妻子上墳。到了墳墓旁邊，忽然看見一位老翁，說：『你的妻子承蒙抄寫經書的功德，昨天中午閻王批準，已經升到天界了。』說完就不見了。
昇天
遂川（Suichuan，地名）的趙文信，貞觀元年（627年）暴死，三天後又甦醒。他自己說：『剛死的時候，被官吏驅趕，和十個同伴一起到了閻王那裡。其中有一個僧人，閻王先問他說：『您在世的時候修了什麼功德？』僧人回答說：『誦讀《金剛經》。』閻王聽到這話，立刻驚起，合掌讚歎說：『太好了，太好了。如果誦讀般若（Prajna，智慧），應當昇天，怎麼會錯誤地來到這裡？』話還沒說完，忽然有天衣降下來，引導僧人上天去了。』趙文信復活后，詳細地敘述了這件事。
開元（713-741年）年間，有個盧公，寄住在滑州（Hua Zhou，地名）。經常誦持《金剛經》。白天坐著的時候，看見兩個穿著黃衫的人走進門來。盧公問他們是誰。回答說：『是里正（local official，地方官員），奉公文來追捕您。』盧公很驚訝，於是請求看公文。看見封面上寫著衛縣（Wei County，地名）的字樣，就打開了。文字錯亂。
【English Translation】 English version: She pleaded: 'When I was alive, I killed many living beings. Every time crabs were available, I would buy them to make 'drunken crabs' and eat them at will. After death, Yama (閻君, Yan Jun, the King of Hell) sent someone to escort me to the Crab Mountain Hell, where a group of crabs pinched my eyes, causing me to bleed all over my body, and I suffered day and night. Moreover, in my lifetime, I wasted wine and leftover food. The underworld tallied that I wasted five shi, nine dou, seven sheng, and five he (石，鬥，升，合, units of volume) of food. Therefore, my lifespan was reduced by twelve years, and I had to endure the suffering of the Three Seven Great Hells. Later, a jailer came to supervise me in selling wine, waiting for the impermanence ghost (無常鬼, Wuchang Gui, a type of ghost) to chase after the departed soul. Then, they would draw blood from my body to compensate for the five shi, nine dou, seven sheng, and five he of wine sold, and I must replenish the original amount before suffering further in hell. Now that I hear my husband has returned in glory, I have come to plead. The underworld deeply respects the merit of writing the Diamond Sutra, and I beg that my dowry be sold to have seven copies of the sutra written for me. With the merit of this Prajna (般若, wisdom), I can be saved from the suffering of hell.' After her husband returned home, he took out money to hire monks to copy the sutra. Just after completing two copies, one day he prepared offerings to visit his wife's grave. When he arrived at the tomb, he suddenly saw an old man who said, 'Your wife, thanks to the merit of having the sutra copied, was approved by Yama yesterday at noon and has ascended to the heavens.' After saying this, he disappeared.
Ascension to Heaven
Zhao Wenxin of Suichuan (遂川, a place name) died suddenly in the first year of the Zhenguan (貞觀) era (627 AD), and revived three days later. He said himself: 'When I first died, I was driven by officials and went to Yama's place with ten companions. Among them was a monk, and Yama first asked him, 'What merits did you cultivate when you were alive?' The monk replied, 'I recited the Diamond Sutra.' When Yama heard this, he immediately stood up in surprise, put his palms together, and praised, 'Excellent, excellent. If you recite Prajna (般若, wisdom), you should ascend to heaven, how could you have mistakenly come here?' Before he finished speaking, heavenly robes descended and guided the monk to ascend to heaven.' After Zhao Wenxin revived, he described this matter in detail.
During the Kaiyuan (開元) era (713-741 AD), there was a Mr. Lu who lived in Hua Zhou (滑州, a place name). He often recited the Diamond Sutra. One day, while sitting, he saw two men in yellow robes enter the door. Mr. Lu asked who they were. They replied, 'We are the Lizheng (里正, local officials), and we are here to arrest you with an official document.' Mr. Lu was surprised, so he asked to see the document. He saw the words 'Wei County (衛縣, a place name)' written on the seal, so he opened it. The writing was garbled.
不似人書。怪而詰焉。吏言。奉命相追。不知何故。俄見馬在階下。不得已上馬。顧見尸在床上。甚惡之。倉卒間不知是死。又見馬出。不由門。皆行墻上。乃驚愕下淚。方知已死。恨不得與母妹等別。行可數十里。至一城。城甚壯麗。問此何城。吏言王國。入城經過一院。問此何院。吏曰。是御史大夫院。因問大夫何姓名。云姓李名某。盧驚喜曰。此吾表兄。令吏通刺。須臾出見甚喜。具言平昔。大夫謂曰。弟誦經。功德甚多。良由金剛是聖教之骨髓。乃不可思議功德也。盧初入院。見數十人皆衣冠。其後大半系網中。或無衣。或露頂。盧問此悉何人。云是陽地衣冠。網中者罪重。弟若為一說法。見之者悉得昇天。遂取高座。令盧升坐。誦金剛經。網中人已有出頭者。至半后皆出地上。或袖衣大袖。或乘車御云。誦既終。往生都盡。及入謁王。呼為法師。致敬甚厚。王云。君功不可思議。算又不盡。令吏送回。既至舍。見家人披頭哭泣。尸臥地上。心甚惻然。俄有一婢。從庭前入。吏令隨上階。及前。魂忽入體。遂活。
歸西
嚴江。相城皮工也。中年棄業。于佛寺擔齋飯。在路專持金剛經。並念阿彌陀佛不絕聲。年六十餘。忽絕粒。飲水一月。乃言曰。我當以某月某日某時去。至期沐浴更衣。跏趺而
【現代漢語翻譯】 現代漢語譯本： 不像人寫的書信，感到奇怪便詢問差役。差役說：『奉命前來追趕，不知道是什麼緣故。』不久看見馬在臺階下，不得已騎上馬。回頭看見屍體在床上，非常厭惡。倉促之間不知道是死了。又看見馬出去，不走門，都走墻上。於是驚愕流淚，才知道自己已經死了，遺憾不能和母親妹妹等人告別。走了大約幾十里路，到達一座城，城非常壯麗。問這是什麼城，差役說是王國。進入城經過一個院子，問這是什麼院子，差役說是御史大夫的院子。於是問大夫姓什麼叫什麼，說姓李名某。盧某驚喜地說，這是我的表兄。讓差役通報。一會兒表兄出來相見，非常高興，詳細說了以前的事情。大夫對他說：『你誦經，功德很多，主要是《金剛經》是聖教的骨髓，是不可思議的功德啊。』盧某剛入院子，看見幾十個人都穿著官服，其中大半被繫在網中，有的沒有衣服，有的光著頭。盧某問這些人都是什麼人，說是陽間的官員，在網中的是罪重的。『你如果為他們說一次法，見到的人都能昇天。』於是取來高座，讓盧某升座，誦《金剛經》，網中的人已經有探出頭來的，到一半后都出了地面，有的穿著寬大的袖子，有的乘車駕雲。誦經完畢，往生的人都走了。等到進去拜見國王，國王稱他為法師，非常尊敬。國王說：『您的功德不可思議，算也算不盡。』讓差役送他回去。到家后，看見家人披頭散髮地哭泣，屍體躺在地上，心裡非常悲傷。一會兒有一個婢女，從庭前進來，差役讓她隨著上臺階，到跟前，魂魄忽然進入身體，於是活了。
歸西
嚴江，是相城的一個皮匠。中年時放棄了手藝，在佛寺里負責挑齋飯，在路上專心持誦《金剛經》，並且念阿彌陀佛的聲音不絕於耳。六十多歲時，忽然斷絕了飯食，只喝水一個月，於是說：『我應當在某年某月某日某時離開。』到期后沐浴更衣，跏趺而坐。
【English Translation】 English version: It did not resemble human writing. He felt strange and questioned the officer. The officer said, 'I am under orders to pursue, but I do not know why.' Soon he saw a horse below the steps and had no choice but to mount it. Looking back, he saw his corpse on the bed and felt disgusted. In his haste, he did not realize he was dead. He then saw the horse leave, not through the gate, but along the wall. He was shocked and wept, finally realizing he was dead and regretting that he could not bid farewell to his mother and sisters. After traveling about several dozen li, he arrived at a city, which was very magnificent. He asked what city this was, and the officer said it was a kingdom. Entering the city, they passed a courtyard. He asked what courtyard this was, and the officer said it was the courtyard of the Imperial Censor-in-chief. He then asked the Censor-in-chief's name, and was told it was Li Mou. Lu was overjoyed, saying, 'This is my cousin.' He asked the officer to present his card. After a moment, his cousin came out to meet him, very pleased, and they recounted their past. The Censor-in-chief said, 'Your recitation of the scriptures has accumulated much merit, mainly because the Diamond Sutra (Vajracchedikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra) is the marrow of the sacred teachings, and its merit is inconceivable.' When Lu first entered the courtyard, he saw dozens of people all wearing official robes, but most of them were tied in nets, some without clothes, some with bare heads. Lu asked who these people were, and was told they were officials from the yang world, and those in the nets had committed serious sins. 'If you were to preach the Dharma for them once, all who hear it would ascend to heaven.' So they brought a high seat and had Lu ascend it to recite the Diamond Sutra (Vajracchedikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra). Some of those in the nets had already poked their heads out, and by the halfway point, all had emerged from the ground, some wearing wide-sleeved robes, some riding in carriages and driving clouds. When the recitation was finished, all those who were to be reborn had departed. When he went to pay respects to the king, the king called him a Dharma Master and showed him great respect. The king said, 'Your merit is inconceivable and cannot be calculated.' He ordered the officer to send him back. When he arrived home, he saw his family weeping with disheveled hair, and his corpse lying on the ground. He felt very sad. After a moment, a maid entered from the courtyard. The officer had her follow him up the steps. When she reached the front, his soul suddenly entered her body, and she came back to life.
Returning West
Yan Jiang was a leather worker from Xiangcheng. In middle age, he abandoned his trade and took on the task of carrying vegetarian meals at a Buddhist temple. On the road, he devoted himself to reciting the Diamond Sutra (Vajracchedikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra) and continuously chanting the name of Amitabha Buddha (Amitābha). When he was over sixty years old, he suddenly stopped eating grains and only drank water for a month. Then he said, 'I shall depart on such and such day, at such and such time.' When the time came, he bathed, changed his clothes, and sat in the lotus position.
化。焚之得舍利數合。其舌堅如金石。扣之有聲。時正德十三年事也。
湖州屠戶。陸公。年二十三。于門前見一雲水僧。口稱教化有緣人。陸不解。僧云。汝宰殺豬羊無數。何不改業。陸雲。承襲祖業。不能棄捨。僧云。汝若不改。後世必墮此類。仍被他殺。冤冤相報。無有出期。貧僧睹汝。宿有善根。可早持蓮華經金剛經。汝若專心受持。即能消除惡業。增長福善。僧說訖不見。陸遂省悟。即請工繪阿彌陀佛。觀音勢至相一軸。至誠供養。堅心素食。投師習誦二經。未及五年。自能闇誦。如明日宰殺。夜于佛前焚香。持誦蓮華一部。金剛一卷。對佛懺悔。口稱來晨殺豬羊幾口。愿將看經功德。超度被殺豬羊。盡此報身。早生凈土。愿我命終時。免此冤對。以此為常。陸反覺身輕體健。年至八十一。將死。半月前。遍請親友。言十一月初九辭世。聊具蔬食。祇迎相別。至期親友赴齋。索浴更衣。端然正坐。頌曰。六十餘年專殺業。手提刀稱暗修行。今朝得趣菩提路。水裡蓮花火里生。頌畢化去。親朋無不瞻仰讚歎。
萬曆辛丑。順城門內監。張愛。晚年受持金剛經。屆易簧。家人囑之曰。莫忘持經念頭。愛心然之。而口噤不能答。睹二青衣押之曰。汝當往山東投胎。其行若飛。日中已到山東。見彼土山
【現代漢語翻譯】 現代漢語譯本：火化后得到幾合舍利。他的舌頭堅硬如金石，敲擊時有聲音。這件事發生在明朝正德十三年（1518年）。
湖州有個屠戶，姓陸，二十三歲。他在門前見到一個雲遊僧人，自稱要教化有緣人。陸不明白。僧人說：『你宰殺豬羊無數，為何不改行？』陸說：『繼承祖業，不能放棄。』僧人說：『你若不改，後世必定墮入此類，仍然被它們宰殺，冤冤相報，沒有出頭之日。貧僧看你，宿世有善根，可以早日持誦《蓮華經》（妙法蓮華經）和《金剛經》（金剛般若波羅蜜經）。你若專心受持，就能消除惡業，增長福善。』僧人說完就不見了。陸於是醒悟，立即請工匠繪製阿彌陀佛、觀音（觀世音菩薩）、勢至（大勢至菩薩）像一軸，至誠供養，堅心素食，拜師學習誦讀二經。不到五年，就能背誦。每天晚上，如果第二天要宰殺，就在佛前焚香，持誦《蓮華經》一部，《金剛經》一卷，對著佛懺悔，口中念著明天要宰殺豬羊幾口，愿將看經功德，超度被殺豬羊，盡此報身，早生凈土。愿我命終時，免除這些冤對。』他以此為常。陸反而覺得身輕體健。活到八十一歲將要去世時，提前半個月，遍請親友，說十一月初九要辭世，略備素食，恭迎相別。到期親友赴齋，他要求沐浴更衣，端正坐好，頌道：『六十餘年專殺業，手提刀稱暗修行。今朝得趣菩提路，水裡蓮花火里生。』頌完就去世了。親朋無不瞻仰讚歎。
萬曆辛丑年（1601年），順城門內的太監張愛，晚年受持《金剛經》。臨終時，家人囑咐他說：『不要忘記持經的念頭。』張愛心裡明白，但口不能答。他看見兩個青衣人押著他說：『你應當往山東投胎。』他們行走如飛，中午已經到了山東，看見當地的山
【English Translation】 English version: After cremation, several portions of Śarīra (relics) were obtained. His tongue was as hard as metal and stone, and it made a sound when struck. This event occurred in the thirteenth year of the Zhengde reign (1518) of the Ming Dynasty.
There was a butcher in Huzhou named Lu, who was twenty-three years old. He saw a wandering monk in front of his door, who claimed to be there to enlighten those with affinity. Lu did not understand. The monk said, 'You have slaughtered countless pigs and sheep, why not change your profession?' Lu said, 'I inherited the family business and cannot abandon it.' The monk said, 'If you do not change, you will surely fall into this category in future lives and still be slaughtered by them, with karmic retribution without end. I see that you have good roots from past lives, so you should recite the Lotus Sūtra (Saddharma Puṇḍarīka Sūtra) and the Diamond Sūtra (Vajracchedikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra) early. If you wholeheartedly uphold them, you can eliminate evil karma and increase blessings and goodness.' After the monk finished speaking, he disappeared. Lu then awakened and immediately hired craftsmen to paint a scroll of Amitābha Buddha, Avalokiteśvara (Guānshìyīn Púsà), and Mahāsthāmaprāpta (Dàshìzhì Púsà), which he sincerely worshipped. He steadfastly maintained a vegetarian diet and studied the two sūtras with a teacher. In less than five years, he was able to recite them from memory. Every night, if he was to slaughter the next day, he would burn incense before the Buddha, recite one part of the Lotus Sūtra and one scroll of the Diamond Sūtra, and repent before the Buddha, saying that he would slaughter several pigs and sheep tomorrow, and wished to transfer the merit of reading the sūtras to liberate the slaughtered pigs and sheep, and to be reborn in the Pure Land after this life. He wished to be spared from these karmic debts when he died. He made this a regular practice. Lu felt lighter and healthier. When he was about to die at the age of eighty-one, he invited relatives and friends half a month in advance, saying that he would pass away on the ninth day of the eleventh month, and prepared a simple vegetarian meal to bid farewell. On the appointed day, relatives and friends attended the vegetarian meal. He asked to be bathed and changed, sat upright, and recited: 'For more than sixty years, I specialized in the slaughtering business, holding a knife and secretly cultivating. Today, I attain the path to Bodhi, a lotus flower born in water and fire.' After reciting, he passed away. All his relatives and friends admired and praised him.
In the year of Xinchou (1601) during the Wanli reign, Zhang Ai, a eunuch inside the Shuncheng Gate, upheld the Diamond Sūtra in his later years. When he was about to die, his family instructed him, 'Do not forget the thought of upholding the sūtra.' Zhang Ai understood in his heart, but his mouth could not answer. He saw two people in green clothes escorting him, saying, 'You should be reborn in Shandong.' They traveled as fast as flying, and by noon they had arrived in Shandong, seeing the local mountains
水。及受生父母。愛一心惟持經。隨押至一殿宇。心疑是東嶽。而無牛頭獄卒。殿上一人。冠平頂冠。引愛使前。冠者起曰。汝合到此地投胎。愛稱某一生持金剛經。但願往生。不願投胎。冠者曰。汝持經功少。愛云。曾聞十念成就。況某持經。已歷數年之久乎。冠者因顧兩青衣曰。且送回持經。受死已九日。心尚暖。未殮。復甦。遂離家住西山碧雲寺。專誦金剛經。又十一年。一日集眾云。我以持經力。今西去矣。沐浴更衣。端坐而逝。
宣德間。川西鶴鳴。觀道士。陳入玄。志求長生。禱神授法。夜見一人。自稱金剛神。謂玄曰。爾往岷山。禮智融和尚。當授汝法。玄如言往問云。玄冀長生。愿聞秘要。融云。不見金剛云。一切有為法。如夢幻泡影乎。玄雲。既如幻泡。何謂長生。融云。若見諸相非相。即見如來。又云。即非如來。是名如來。玄于言下頓省。遂歸隱瓦屋山之虎踞巖。年九十八。一日集鄰居曰。吾始志仙長生。今幸得佛長生矣。愿諸公得我所得。言訖。遂瞑目而逝。
海鹽漁戶。張元。與弟貞。撒網夜歸。舟至青松塘。見水面異光。掩映星月。疑有寶珠。遂沒水取一石匣。兄弟相慶。歸家䖍啟。得金剛經一卷。金字所書。遂供家堂中。夜夢金甲神曰。汝前生。為長水法師講壇作務人。
【現代漢語翻譯】 現代漢語譯本： 水。又及我的受生父母去世后，我因為一心一意地誦持《金剛經》（Vajra-chedika-prajna-paramita-sutra），被押送到一座殿宇。我心裡懷疑這裡是東嶽（泰山神）的管轄之地，但是卻沒有牛頭獄卒。殿上有一個人，頭戴平頂冠，命令差役帶我上前。戴冠的人站起來說：『你應當到這裡投胎轉世。』我說：『我一生誦持《金剛經》，只希望能夠往生凈土，不願投胎。』戴冠的人說：『你誦經的功德還不夠。』我說：『我曾聽聞十念法門也能成就往生，何況我誦經已經有數年之久了呢？』戴冠的人於是回頭吩咐兩個青衣使者說：『暫且送他回去繼續誦經，他受死已經九天了，心口還溫暖，尚未入殮。』我於是離開家，住在西山碧雲寺，專心誦讀《金剛經》。又過了十一年，有一天，我召集眾人說：『我憑藉誦經的力量，今天要往生西方極樂世界了。』沐浴更衣后，端坐而逝。
明宣德（1426-1435）年間，川西鶴鳴觀的道士陳入玄，立志追求長生不老，祈禱神仙傳授法術。夜晚夢見一人，自稱是金剛神（Vajra Devata），對陳入玄說：『你前往岷山，拜見智融和尚，他會傳授你法術。』陳入玄按照金剛神所說，前去拜見智融和尚，問道：『我希望能夠長生不老，希望能夠聽聞其中的秘訣。』智融和尚說：『你沒有看見《金剛經》所說的嗎？一切有為法，如夢幻泡影。』陳入玄說：『既然像夢幻泡影一樣虛幻，又怎麼能長生不老呢？』智融和尚說：『如果能見到諸相非相，就能見到如來（Tathagata）。』又說：『即非如來，是名如來。』陳入玄在聽聞這些話后，頓時醒悟，於是歸隱到瓦屋山的虎踞巖。九十八歲那年，有一天，他召集鄰居說：『我當初立志修仙求長生，現在有幸得到了佛法的長生之道。希望各位能夠得到我所得到的。』說完，就閉上眼睛去世了。
海鹽的漁民張元和他的弟弟張貞，撒網打魚后在夜晚回家。船行駛到青松塘時，看見水面上有奇異的光芒，與星月交相輝映。他們懷疑是有寶珠，於是潛入水中取出一個石匣。兄弟倆非常高興，回家后虔誠地打開石匣，得到了一卷用金字書寫的《金剛經》。於是將《金剛經》供奉在家堂之中。當晚夢見一位金甲神（golden-armored deity）對他們說：『你們前生是長水法師講壇的雜務人員。
【English Translation】 English version: After the death of my parents, I single-mindedly upheld the Vajra-chedika-prajna-paramita-sutra (金剛經). I was escorted to a palace, and I suspected it was the domain of Dongyue (東嶽, God of Mount Tai), but there were no ox-headed jailers. A person on the throne, wearing a flat-topped crown, ordered a servant to bring me forward. The crowned person stood up and said, 'You are destined to be reborn here.' I replied, 'Throughout my life, I have upheld the Vajra-chedika-prajna-paramita-sutra. I only wish to be reborn in the Pure Land, not to be reincarnated.' The crowned person said, 'Your merit from upholding the sutra is insufficient.' I said, 'I have heard that even ten recitations can lead to rebirth, let alone my upholding the sutra for many years.' The crowned person then turned to two green-robed attendants and said, 'Send him back to continue upholding the sutra. He has been dead for nine days, but his heart is still warm and he has not yet been placed in a coffin.' I then left home and lived in Biyun Temple (碧雲寺) in the Western Hills, dedicating myself to reciting the Vajra-chedika-prajna-paramita-sutra. Eleven years later, one day, I gathered the people and said, 'By the power of upholding the sutra, I am now going to the West.' After bathing and changing clothes, I sat upright and passed away.
During the Xuande (宣德) period (1426-1435) of the Ming Dynasty, Chen Ruxuan (陳入玄), a Taoist priest of Heming Temple (鶴鳴觀) in Western Sichuan, aspired to immortality and prayed for divine instruction. One night, he saw a person in a dream who claimed to be a Vajra Devata (金剛神). The deity said to Chen Ruxuan, 'Go to Mount Min (岷山) and pay respects to the monk Zhirong (智融). He will impart the Dharma to you.' Chen Ruxuan followed the deity's instructions and asked Zhirong, 'I hope to achieve immortality and wish to hear the secret essence.' Zhirong said, 'Have you not seen the Vajra-chedika-prajna-paramita-sutra which says, 'All conditioned dharmas are like dreams, illusions, bubbles, and shadows?'' Chen Ruxuan said, 'Since they are like illusions and bubbles, how can one achieve immortality?' Zhirong said, 'If you see all forms as non-forms, then you will see the Tathagata (如來).' He also said, 'That which is not the Tathagata is called the Tathagata.' Upon hearing these words, Chen Ruxuan suddenly awakened and retreated to Huju Rock (虎踞巖) on Mount Wawu (瓦屋山). At the age of ninety-eight, one day, he gathered his neighbors and said, 'I initially aspired to cultivate immortality as a celestial being, but now I am fortunate to have attained the immortality of the Buddha's Dharma. I hope that you all may attain what I have attained.' After speaking, he closed his eyes and passed away.
Zhang Yuan (張元), a fisherman from Haiyan (海鹽), and his younger brother Zhang Zhen (張貞) were returning home at night after casting their nets. When their boat reached Qingsong Pond (青松塘), they saw a strange light on the water's surface, reflecting the stars and moon. Suspecting it was a precious pearl, they dove into the water and retrieved a stone box. The brothers were overjoyed and reverently opened the box at home, finding a volume of the Vajra-chedika-prajna-paramita-sutra written in golden characters. They then enshrined the Vajra-chedika-prajna-paramita-sutra in their family shrine. That night, a golden-armored deity (金甲神) appeared in their dream and said to them, 'In your previous life, you were workers at the lecture hall of Dharma Master Changshui (長水法師).'
因不信心。退墮至此。然微因未泯。賜汝大法。當精進持誦。元以不識字辭。神令開口。以一丸投之。明日啟誦。熟如久習。元以告昭慶寺僧傳如。如勉其迴向西方。越三年。元謂親識曰。蓮臺現矣。端坐而化。時萬曆丁丑七月事。
歸一居士論曰。歸西與生天有別。蓋生天尚未脫輪迴。歸西則永離生死也。
何言之。輪迴共有六道。一曰天道。二曰人道。三曰修羅。四曰畜生。五曰餓鬼。六曰地獄。六道生死。皆輪轉不已。天上受福。雖勝人間。然壽命亦皆有數。如忉利夜摩兜率化樂諸天。壽以千計。多者不過數千歲。他化魔身光音遍凈諸天。壽以萬計。多者亦不過數萬。到數盡時。仍來欲界受生。不能永居天上。故曰未脫輪迴也。
至若西方。過十萬億佛土。有世界名曰極樂。其教主號無量壽佛。至今現在說法。一歸其境。永不退轉。直至成佛。其人壽命。皆無量無邊。非算數之所能知。經所謂天地壞時。這個不壞。故曰永離生死也。較之生天者。不迥別手。
又持金經。與修凈土同功。修凈土。與參禪家一致。何言之。蓋參禪固能頓悟真空。立地成佛。而修凈。
【現代漢語翻譯】 現代漢語譯本： 因為不具信心，（他）退墮到這個地步。然而微弱的善因並未完全泯滅，（我）賜予你大法。應當精進地受持讀誦。元某以不識字為理由推辭。神靈讓他開口說話，並用一個藥丸投餵給他。第二天，（元某）開始誦讀，熟練得像練習了很久一樣。元某將此事告訴了昭慶寺的僧人傳如。傳如勸勉他迴向西方極樂世界。過了三年，元某對親戚朋友說：『蓮花寶座已經顯現了。』然後端坐而逝。這是萬曆丁丑年（1577年）七月的事情。
歸一居士評論說：往生西方極樂世界與僅僅升到天界是有區別的。因為升到天界仍然沒有脫離輪迴，而往生西方則永遠脫離生死。
為什麼這麼說呢？輪迴共有六道：一天道、二人間道、三阿修羅道、四畜生道、五餓鬼道、六地獄道。六道眾生生死相續，輪轉不息。在天上享受福報，雖然勝過人間，但是壽命也都是有限的。比如忉利天（Trayastrimsa）、夜摩天（Yama）、兜率天（Tushita）、化樂天（Nirmanarati）等天，壽命以千年計算，多的也不過數千年。他化自在天（Paranirmita-vasavartin）、光音天（Abhasvara）、遍凈天（Subhakrtsna）等天，壽命以萬年計算，多的也不過數萬年。等到壽命終盡時，仍然要來到欲界受生，不能永遠居住在天上。所以說沒有脫離輪迴。
至於西方極樂世界，在經過十萬億佛土的地方，有一個世界名叫極樂。那裡的教主名為無量壽佛（Amitabha），至今仍然在那裡說法。一旦往生到那個境界，就永遠不會退轉，直到成佛。那裡的人的壽命，都是無量無邊，不是算數所能知道的。《經》上說天地壞滅時，極樂世界也不會壞滅。所以說永遠脫離生死。與僅僅升到天界相比，難道不是天差地別嗎？
而且，受持《金剛經》與修習凈土法門有相同的功德。修習凈土法門與參禪的人的最終目標是一致的。為什麼這麼說呢？因為參禪固然能夠頓悟真空，立地成佛，而修習凈土...
【English Translation】 English version: Because of lack of faith, he fell to this state. However, the subtle cause was not completely extinguished, (I) bestow upon you the Great Dharma. You should diligently uphold and recite it. Yuan declined on the grounds that he was illiterate. The spirit made him speak and fed him a pill. The next day, (Yuan) began to recite, as proficiently as if he had practiced for a long time. Yuan told the monk Chuanru of Zhaoqing Temple about this. Chuanru encouraged him to dedicate his merits to the Western Pure Land. After three years, Yuan said to his relatives and friends, 'The lotus throne has appeared.' Then he sat upright and passed away. This happened in the seventh month of the Dingchou year (1577 AD) of the Wanli reign.
Layman Guiyi commented: Rebirth in the Western Pure Land is different from merely being born in the heavens. Because being born in the heavens still does not escape reincarnation, while being reborn in the West means eternal liberation from birth and death.
Why is this said? Reincarnation has six realms: first, the realm of the Devas (gods); second, the realm of humans; third, the realm of Asuras (demigods); fourth, the realm of animals; fifth, the realm of hungry ghosts; sixth, the realm of hells. The birth and death in the six realms continue without ceasing. Enjoying blessings in the heavens, although superior to the human realm, still has a limited lifespan. For example, the Trayastrimsa Heaven (忉利天), Yama Heaven (夜摩天), Tushita Heaven (兜率天), Nirmanarati Heaven (化樂天), etc., have lifespans calculated in thousands of years, with the longest being only a few thousand years. The Paranirmita-vasavartin Heaven (他化自在天), Abhasvara Heaven (光音天), Subhakrtsna Heaven (遍凈天), etc., have lifespans calculated in tens of thousands of years, with the longest being only tens of thousands of years. When the lifespan is exhausted, they still have to be reborn in the Desire Realm, unable to reside in the heavens forever. Therefore, it is said that they have not escaped reincarnation.
As for the Western Pure Land, beyond hundreds of thousands of millions of Buddha lands, there is a world called Sukhavati (極樂). The teaching master there is named Amitabha Buddha (無量壽佛), who is still preaching the Dharma there today. Once reborn in that realm, one will never regress, until one becomes a Buddha. The lifespan of the people there is immeasurable and boundless, beyond what can be known by calculation. The Sutra says that when the heavens and earth are destroyed, this (Pure Land) will not be destroyed. Therefore, it is said to be eternally free from birth and death. Compared to merely being born in the heavens, isn't it vastly different?
Moreover, upholding the Diamond Sutra and practicing the Pure Land Dharma have the same merit. Practicing the Pure Land Dharma and the ultimate goal of Chan practitioners are consistent. Why is this said? Because Chan practice can indeed lead to sudden enlightenment of emptiness and instant Buddhahood, while practicing Pure Land...