七、唐河東某庵尼法信傳
Biography of Nun Faxin of a Nunnery in Hedong, Tang Dynasty
法信，字練行，河東人，常誦法華經。武德初，為靜室，數倍酬直倩人書全經七卷。一起一浴，八年乃畢，供養嚴重。龍門僧法端聞之，心竊窺羨，欲索為講本。法信辭不獲已，割愛與之，然非所願也。及開函展讀，唯見黃紙，了無文字。法端慚惶無措，遣使送還。法信疑有觸污，遂至如此，乃對本悲泣，頂戴行道，至七晝夜，未嘗間斷。既而開視，文字如故。
Fa Xin, also known as Lianxing, was from Hedong. He regularly recited the Lotus Sutra. In the early years of the Wude era, he prepared a quiet room and paid several times the usual rate to commission someone to copy the entire seven-volume sutra for him. He would bathe and purify himself before each session. It took eight years to complete, and he treated the sutra with the utmost reverence.
The monk Fa Duan from Longmen heard about this and secretly coveted it, wishing to borrow it for use as a lecture text. Fa Xin reluctantly agreed, though it was against his wishes. When Fa Duan opened the case and unrolled the scrolls, he saw only yellow paper, with no writing at all. Fa Duan was filled with shame and panic, not knowing what to do, and sent it back.
Fa Xin suspected it had been defiled, which caused this to happen. Facing the original text, he wept bitterly, placed it on his head, and performed walking meditation for seven days and nights without interruption. When he opened it again, the writing had returned to its original state.