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師果入定七晝夜。出定時法會尚未結束，師又入定三天。大眾驚服，會首及信眾當即相爭皈依。師乃依法化度，廣結善緣，致力修復，先後興建觀音殿、藏經樓、東西丈室及樓廊、寮房等，規模臻於完備，師又飄然他往。
一九三五年，師行腳蓉城，川軍師長範紹曾中彈，深入肩胛骨，發炎劇痛，醫院主張截肢，範不從。請一法國醫生治療，每次診費銀幣四百元。連治四十天，痛更甚。一次在周某家偶遇師，求師賜治。師隨手賜蜜棗二枚，範吃後，少時，覺疼痛緩解。當夜醒來，腫痛俱消，忽覺一物抵背，捫視之為子彈。範大為驚異、感激，以銀圓十萬元供養師。
待續
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The Master did, in fact, enter samadhi for seven days and nights. When he came out of samadhi and saw that the Dharma assembly wasn't over yet, he reentered samadhi for three more days. Everyone in the assembly was astounded and awed. The President and the assembled faithful took refuge with him on the spot. The Master used the Dharma to teach and save them, and to create expansive good affinities. He worked hard to repair the monastery, including the main hall, the Tripitaka hall, the Abbot's quarters, and the east-west corridors and rooms. When the renovation was almost complete, the Master left and went elsewhere.
In 1935 the Master went to Rung Cheng, where it happened that a former high officer in the Sz-chwan army, named Fan Sao, was suffering from a bullet wound in his shoulder, which had become infected and was excruciatingly painful. The hospital recommended amputation, but the high officer refused. A French doctor was invited in to cure the wound. His fee was $400 for each visit and he visited for forty days, but the pain was only more intense. One time at the Chou family residence, Officer Fan unexpectedly met Chan Master Li Yu and asked him to cure the wound. As they talked, the Master casually handed the high officer two sweet dates. Shortly after Officer Fan ate them, his pain decreased. That night he awoke to find the pain all gone and he felt like there was something resting on his shoulder. He reached up to remove it and Lord? and behold! It was the bullet! He was astonished and tremendously grateful. Thereupon he made an offering of $100,000 to the Master.
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