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English version: The biography of Bhikkhuni Fa Sheng of Nan Temple states: Fa Sheng, after becoming a nun and residing in the temple, went to the capital to diligently study Chan (禅) and Vinaya (律), mastering both Samadhi (定) and Prajna (慧). She explored subtle and profound truths, instructing and guiding her relatives, achieving results without harshness. She practiced mindfulness of the Buddha (念佛) in her meditative solitude. At the time of her death, she was illuminated by the Buddha's light and passed away. The biography of Bhikkhuni Guang Jing of Guangling Zhong Temple states: Guang Jing, surnamed Hu, was a native of Wuxing. She became a nun at a young age and possessed noble conduct from her youth. She constantly practiced Chan and wisdom, abstaining from rich and fatty foods. More than a hundred people followed her to study Chan. She consistently practiced mindfulness of the Buddha for purification. At the time of her death, she experienced extraordinary fragrance and auspicious signs filling the sky, welcoming her as she passed away. Bhikkhuni Da Ming Yue was a native of Pingyao in Jie Prefecture. She became a nun at a young age and resided in Dutu Temple. When she was nearly sixty years old, at the beginning of the Zhenguan era, she encountered Master Chuo of Xuanzhong Temple, who lectured on the *Infinite Life Sutra* (无量寿经) and taught the practice of mindfulness of the Buddha. Whenever this nun practiced mindfulness of the Buddha, she would first put on clean clothes, hold agarwood in her mouth, and especially burn incense in a clean room while reciting. For three or four years, she continued without interruption. At the time of her death, her daily activities were undiminished, and everyone witnessed light. Within the light, they smelled the fragrance of agarwood coming to welcome her, and then she passed away. Her younger sister, Shao Ming Yue, also practiced mindfulness of the Buddha like her sister. At the time of her death, she also experienced auspicious signs (etc.). It is difficult to record all the lay and monastic people. Those who heard about it all practiced mindfulness of the Buddha together. There were five Upasakas (优婆塞) who were reborn in the Pure Land: A Tan Yuan was a native of Lujiang. He revered the Buddha, practiced diligently, and upheld the Bodhisattva precepts (菩萨戒). At the age of eighteen or nineteen, during the Yuanjia era of the Song dynasty, he devoted himself to the Pure Land, hoping to receive a response. He invited several monks, whose master was named Seng Han. A Tan Yuan constantly asked about repentance for his karmic obstacles, fearing that there might be causes of sin, but he never received a thorough response. Seng Han often encouraged him, urging him not to be lazy. On the night of the sixteenth day of the second month of the tenth year, after finishing reciting the scriptures, the monks had already fallen asleep. In the fourth watch, he suddenly sang, 'Singing, singing.' Seng Han was startled and asked him. A Tan Yuan said, 'I see the Buddha's body is golden in color, its shape and size are like the image, golden light surrounds it, banners and flowers flutter, filling the void, coming from the West, calling me to go quickly.' Tan Yuan often said that he was weak and had shortness of breath, but on this night he was strong. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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厉。悦乐动容。便起请僧。含布香手中。并取华遥以散佛。母谓远曰。汝今若去。不念吾耶。远无所言。俄而顿卧。家既信宿。信闻此灵异。既皆欣肃。不堪悲惧。远至五更。忽然而终。宅中芬馨数日乃歇。 魏世子者。梁郡人也。宣祥记说父子三人往生。奉法精进。儿子遵修。唯妇迷闷。不信佛教。宋元嘉初。女年十四病死。七日而苏。云可安施高座。并无量寿经。世子即为具设经座。女先虽斋戒礼拜。而未曾看经。即升座。转读声章句清利。下启父言。儿死往生无量寿国。见父兄及儿三人。池中已有芙蓉大花。后当化生其中。唯母独无。不胜忍。故归启报。语竟复绝。母于是乃敬信佛法。 张元祥者。雍州万年县人也。禀性纯直。持戒。恒诵无量寿观经。念弥陀佛。为业去隋开皇二十年五月遇患。至六月三日辰时索食。吾斋持去。急与供给。食竟。素香火正念。于即寿终亡后。停过两宿。乃至送到林所。俨然与生平颜色不异。众人莫不叹善。善力使然也。 次有并洲汾阳县老翁。传者不显姓名。去贞观五年内。闻说往生净土功德。遂即赍粮食。依法忍山寺。随僧借一房居。昼夜专念阿弥陀佛。眼不识睡。三五年间。修念佛业。临命终时。徒众遣使唤友得儿来共看。报徒众云。比来日日西方有无 现代汉语译本： 厉（姓名不详）。他因悦乐而感动，起身邀请僧人。手中拿着香和布，并取花遥撒向佛像。他的母亲对远（姓名不详）说：‘你现在如果走了，难道不思念我吗？’远没有说话，不久就去世了。家里人原本就信奉佛教，听到这灵异之事，更加欣喜和肃敬，也感到悲伤和恐惧。远在五更时分忽然去世，宅中香气芬芳，数日后才消散。 魏世子（姓名不详）是梁郡人。《宣祥记》记载他们父子三人往生的事迹。他们奉行佛法，精进不懈，儿子也遵从修行，只有妻子迷惘不悟，不信佛教。宋元嘉初年，他们的女儿十四岁时病死，七日后苏醒，说应该安放高座，并诵读《无量寿经》。魏世子就为她准备了经座。女儿先前虽然斋戒礼拜，但从未读过经，随即升座，转读经文，声音清晰流畅。她下座后告诉父亲说：‘女儿死后往生到无量寿国，见到父亲、哥哥和我三人，池中已经有芙蓉大花，以后我们将在其中化生。只有母亲没有，我实在不忍心，所以回来禀告。’说完就又去世了。她的母亲于是敬信佛法。 张元祥是雍州万年县人。他天性纯朴正直，持守戒律，经常诵读《无量寿观经》，念诵弥陀佛（阿弥陀佛的另一种称谓），以此为业。隋开皇二十年五月，他生病，到六月初三辰时要食物。他说：‘我持斋戒，快给我准备食物。’吃完后，他点燃香火，正念分明，随即去世。停放了两天，乃至送到墓地，他的容貌和生前没有两样。众人无不赞叹，这是善的力量所致。 还有并州汾阳县的老翁，传记中没有记载姓名。在贞观五年，他听说往生净土的功德，于是携带粮食，到法忍山寺，向僧人借了一间房居住。他昼夜专心念诵阿弥陀佛（西方极乐世界的教主），从不睡觉。三五年间，他修习念佛的功业。临命终时，徒弟们派人叫他的朋友得儿来一起看望。他告诉徒弟们说：‘近来每天西方都有无数……’
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English version: Li (name unknown). Moved by joy, he rose and invited the monks. Holding incense and cloth in his hands, he scattered flowers towards the Buddha image from afar. His mother said to Yuan (name unknown), 'If you leave now, won't you miss me?' Yuan said nothing and soon passed away. His family, already believers, were even more delighted and respectful upon hearing of this miraculous event, but also felt sadness and fear. Yuan suddenly passed away at the fifth watch, and the house was filled with fragrance for several days before it dissipated. Wei Shizi (name unknown) was from Liang Commandery. The 'Xuanxiang Records' record the story of him and his three sons being reborn in the Pure Land. They practiced the Dharma diligently, and the sons followed in their footsteps, but his wife was confused and did not believe in Buddhism. In the early years of the Song Yuanjia era, their fourteen-year-old daughter died of illness, but revived after seven days, saying that a high seat should be set up and the 'Infinite Life Sutra' should be recited. Wei Shizi prepared a sutra seat for her. Although the daughter had previously observed precepts and prostrated in worship, she had never read the sutras. She then ascended the seat and recited the sutra, her voice clear and fluent. After descending, she told her father, 'After my death, I was reborn in the Land of Infinite Life, where I saw you, my brother, and myself. There are already lotus flowers in the pond, and we will be born from them in the future. Only mother is not there, and I cannot bear it, so I have returned to inform you.' After speaking, she passed away again. Her mother then came to respect and believe in the Buddha Dharma. Zhang Yuanxiang was from Wannian County, Yong Prefecture. He was pure and upright by nature, upheld the precepts, and constantly recited the 'Contemplation Sutra of Infinite Life' and chanted the name of Amitabha Buddha (another name for Amitābha Buddha), making this his practice. In the fifth month of the twentieth year of the Kaihuang era of the Sui Dynasty, he fell ill. On the third day of the sixth month, at the hour of chen (7-9 AM), he asked for food. He said, 'I am observing a fast, quickly prepare food for me.' After eating, he lit incense and maintained right mindfulness, and then passed away. He was laid out for two nights, and even when he was taken to the burial ground, his appearance was no different from when he was alive. Everyone praised him, saying that this was due to the power of his good deeds. There was also an old man from Fenyang County, Bing Prefecture, whose name was not recorded in the transmission. In the fifth year of the Zhenguan era, he heard about the merits of being reborn in the Pure Land, so he brought food and went to Fayin Mountain Temple, where he borrowed a room from the monks to live in. He devoted himself to reciting Amitabha Buddha (the lord of the Western Pure Land) day and night, never sleeping. For three to five years, he cultivated the practice of reciting the Buddha's name. When he was about to die, his disciples sent someone to call his friend De'er to come and see him. He told his disciples, 'Lately, every day in the West there are countless...' --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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量师僧从西而来。并向东去。似赴斋僧。又告儿言。明日有光来照我。勿生怪异。明日至时。果如所言。有光来照。周遍屋内。老翁向西。似欲登物。于即命终。 闻有一人。不识姓名。其性庶险。又不信因果。常以杀猎为业。遇疾临终。备见地狱苦具。及所杀众生并来债命。其人悔云。我平生不信师僧语。今日所见。果如经说。遂告家中人曰。汝等救我。妇儿等报云。若为相救。其人告曰。汝若不能救我者。急遣一人就寺请一师来救我也。即依其言。请得一僧。其人见僧。悲泣而言。愿师慈悲。急救弟子。僧报云。檀越平生不信三宝。今日垂终。卒救难得也。其人云实尔。师读佛经。如弟子罪人。垂终之时。有救法不。僧答云。观经有文。其人忽然踊跃欢喜云。佛言有地狱如言即有者。佛言得往生。弟子定得往生也。即告家人曰。可持香火来。家人燃火。香炉授与。其人语曰。我今少时即入地狱。在炉钁中。何用香炉。可将火来着我手中。遂左手燃火。右手握香。面向西方。至心念佛。未满十念。即告众云。佛从西来。大有徒众。并放光明。授我华坐。言毕即卒(此是十念往生)。 优婆夷得往生者五人 县尉温静文妇者。不知何姓。并洲晋阳人也。早患半身不随。恒卧床枕。夫告妇言。终日卧 现代汉语译本： 有位量师僧从西边来，又要往东边去，像是去应斋僧的邀请。他还告诉他的孩子说：‘明天会有光来照我，不要觉得奇怪。’第二天到了，果然如他所说，有光来照耀，照遍了整个屋子。老翁面向西方，像是要登上什么东西，随即就去世了。 听说有个人，不知道姓名，他的本性很奸诈凶险，又不相信因果报应，经常以杀戮狩猎为职业。他得了重病临终时，清楚地看见地狱里的各种苦刑器具，以及被他杀害的众多生灵都来索命。这个人后悔地说：‘我平生不相信师父僧人的话，今天所见到的，果然像佛经里所说的。’于是告诉家里人说：‘你们救救我！’他的妻子儿女等回答说：‘要怎样才能救你呢？’那人说：‘如果你们不能救我，赶快派一个人到寺庙里请一位师父来救我！’家里人就按照他的话，请来了一位僧人。那人见到僧人，悲伤地哭泣着说：‘愿师父慈悲，赶快救救弟子！’僧人回答说：‘施主你平生不相信三宝（佛、法、僧），现在临终，突然要救你，很难办到啊。’那人说：‘确实是这样。师父您读诵佛经，像我这样的罪人，临终的时候，有没有得救的办法？’僧人回答说：‘《观经》里有经文。’那人忽然踊跃欢喜地说：‘佛说有地狱，如果说有，那就是有；佛说可以往生，弟子一定可以往生！’于是告诉家人说：‘可以拿香和火来。’家人点燃了火，把香炉递给他。那人说：‘我马上就要下地狱，在地狱的炉鏊（烙饼的铁器）中，还要香炉做什么？可以把火拿来放在我的手中。’于是左手拿着火，右手握着香，面向西方，至诚恳切地念佛。还没念满十声，就告诉众人说：‘佛从西方来了，有很多的徒弟和随从，并且放出光明，授予我莲花宝座。’说完就去世了（这就是十念往生）。 有五位优婆夷（在家女居士）得到了往生。 县尉温静文的妻子，不知道姓什么，是并州晋阳人。她早年患了半身不遂的疾病，一直卧床不起。她的丈夫告诉她说：‘整天躺在床上，