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English version: Then he bathed with fragrant water, repented wholeheartedly, and said to the assembly: 'Because of reciting the Buddha's name, when the morning star appears, the manifested Buddha will come to greet me, and the light will be heard and seen by all.' After saying this, he passed away. That was the eighth year of the Kaihuang era. Deng, the Dharma Master, the Ninth In the Sui Dynasty, Dharma Master Deng lectured on the Nirvana Sutra at Xingguo Temple in Bingzhou. Monastics and laypeople came to listen, both old and young. He orally taught the name of Amitabha Buddha (Amitabha Buddha), encouraging everyone to be reborn in the Western Pure Land together. By the twelfth year of the Kaihuang era, a strange fragrance came to greet him. On the day of the funeral, fragrant clouds covered all the villages. Hong, the Dharma Master, the Tenth In the Sui Dynasty, Dharma Master Hong was from Bingzhou. Throughout his life, he diligently practiced, not clinging to money or treasures. He constantly recited the name of the Western Pure Land, hoping to be reborn in the Pure Land of Amitabha Buddha (Amitabha Buddha). At the time of his death, he saw boys and girls from Tushita Heaven (Tushita Heaven) coming to greet him. The Dharma Master said, 'I hope to be reborn in the Western Pure Land, not in the heavens.' He instructed his disciples to recite the Buddha's name, saying, 'The Buddha of the Western Pure Land is coming to greet me.' After saying this, he passed away. That was the fourth year of the Renshou era. Master Daochuo, the Eleventh In the Tang Dynasty, Master Daochuo was from Bingzhou. He lectured on the Contemplation Sutra two hundred times at Xuanzhong Temple. At the age of seven, he mastered Samadhi (Samadhi) and understood the Dharma of reciting the Buddha's name. He strung together beads himself, encouraging people to recite the Buddha's name. He always spoke with a smile and never turned his back on the West. He asked Great Master Shandao, 'Daochuo is afraid that he will not be reborn in the Pure Land. I hope that the Master can enter Samadhi and observe whether I can be reborn in the Buddha's land.' After Shandao entered Samadhi, he saw a Buddha body more than a hundred feet tall and said, 'Daochuo is now practicing the Samadhi (Samadhi) of reciting the Buddha's name. I do not know whether he can be reborn after abandoning this retribution body.' He also asked, 'When will I be able to be reborn?' The answer was, 'Chop the tree with consecutive axe blows; do not speak with those who have no affinity; do not complain of hardship when returning home.' He also asked Daochuo to repent: first, to place the sutras and Buddha images in an easily visible place and live in a safe room; second, to make offerings to the Sangha and repent before the monks of the ten directions; and third, to repent before all sentient beings for the harm caused to living beings during the construction of the temple. He also asked, 'What auspicious signs will there be at the time of death that people can see and hear?' The answer was, 'On the day of my death, I will emit a white beam of light, shining far to the east. When this light appears, I will be reborn in my land.' Indeed, on the day of his death, three beams of light shot out from his white hair, illuminating the room. He also saw Dharma Master Tanluan (Tanluan) in the Seven Treasure Pond, saying, 'The Pure Land is already' -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 成。余报未尽。紫云境上三度现。 善导禅师第十二
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唐朝善导禅师姓朱。泗州人也。少出家。时见西方变相叹曰。何当托质莲台栖神净土。及受具戒。妙开律师共看观经。喜交叹乃曰。修余行业币僻难成。唯此观门定超生死。遂至绰禅师所问曰。念佛实得往生否。师曰。各辩一莲花。行道七日。不萎者即得往生。又东都英法师讲华严经四十遍。入绰禅师道场。游三昧而叹曰。自恨多年空寻文疏劳身心耳。何期念佛不可思议。禅师曰。经有诚言。佛岂妄语。禅师平生常乐乞食。每自责曰。释迦尚乃分卫。善导何人端居索供。乃至沙弥并不受礼。写弥陀经十万卷。画净土变相二百铺。所见塔庙无不修葺。佛法东行。未有禅师之盛矣。 炫法师第十三 唐朝炫法师并州人。逢绰禅师讲观经。方始回心。五年专念佛。一日一夜礼千拜。念佛七万遍。恐寿终倍加精进。梦见释迦佛文殊赞法华经。又梦见三道向西去。第一道总是俗人。第二道上道俗相兼。第三道上唯有僧。口曰总是往生人。 岸禅师第十四 唐朝岸禅师并州人。修往生业。每行方等忏。临终时。观音势至二菩萨于空中现。召内画工人。无能画者。忽感二人曰。西京来。欲往台山。便与图写讫。一去无踪。师谓弟子曰。谁能 成。余报未尽。紫云境上三度现。 现代汉语译本： 善导禅师第十二 唐朝善导禅师（Shandao, a Chan master of the Tang Dynasty）姓朱，是泗州人。他年少时出家。当时见到西方极乐世界的景象，感叹道：‘何时能托身于莲花台，将精神安栖于净土？’等到受了具足戒后，与妙开律师一起研读《观无量寿经》。他欣喜交加地感叹道：‘修习其他行业，弊端多且难以成就，唯有这观想之门，必定能超越生死。’于是前往绰禅师（Chuo, a Chan master）处请教，问道：‘念佛真的能够往生吗？’绰禅师说：‘各自辩认一朵莲花，行道七日，不凋谢的就能往生。’又有东都的英法师讲《华严经》四十遍，进入绰禅师的道场，在三昧中游历后感叹道：‘后悔多年来空寻经文疏解，劳累身心。哪里想到念佛如此不可思议！’禅师说：‘经书有诚实之言，佛怎么会说谎呢？’禅师一生都喜欢乞食，常常自责说：‘释迦牟尼佛尚且托钵乞食，善导是什么人，竟然端坐着索取供养？’甚至沙弥都不接受他的礼拜。他书写《阿弥陀经》十万卷，绘制净土变相图二百幅。凡是见到的塔庙，没有不修缮的。佛法东传以来，没有像禅师这样盛况的。 炫法师第十三 唐朝炫法师（Xuan, a Dharma master of the Tang Dynasty）是并州人。遇到绰禅师讲解《观无量寿经》，才开始回心向佛。五年专心念佛，一日一夜礼拜千次，念佛七万遍。担心寿命将尽，更加精进。梦见释迦牟尼佛（Sakyamuni Buddha）、文殊菩萨（Manjusri）赞叹《法华经》。又梦见三条道路向西而去，第一条道路上全是俗人，第二条道路上道士和俗人相兼，第三条道路上只有僧人，口中都说自己是往生之人。 岸禅师第十四 唐朝岸禅师（An, a Chan master of the Tang Dynasty）是并州人。修习往生之业，每次都举行方等忏法。临终时，观音菩萨（Avalokitesvara）和大势至菩萨（Mahasthamaprapta）在空中显现。召集宫廷画工，没有能画出来的。忽然来了两个人说：‘从西京来，想要前往台山。’便为他画了出来，画完后就消失了。禅师对弟子说：‘谁能’
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成。余报未尽。紫云境上三度现。 English version: Twelfth Master Chan Shandao During the Tang Dynasty, Master Chan Shandao (Shandao, a Chan master of the Tang Dynasty), whose surname was Zhu, was a native of Sizhou. He became a monk at a young age. Upon seeing the transformations of the Western Pure Land, he sighed, 'When will I be able to entrust myself to a lotus pedestal and rest my spirit in the Pure Land?' After receiving the full precepts, he and Lawyer Miaokai studied the Visualization Sutra together. Overjoyed, he exclaimed, 'Cultivating other practices is flawed and difficult to achieve. Only this method of visualization will surely transcend birth and death.' He then went to Master Chan Chuo (Chuo, a Chan master) and asked, 'Is it truly possible to be reborn in the Pure Land through mindfulness of the Buddha?' Master Chuo replied, 'Let each of you identify a lotus flower. If it does not wither after seven days of practice, then you will be reborn.' Furthermore, Dharma Master Ying of Dongdu lectured on the Avatamsaka Sutra forty times. He entered Master Chan Chuo's monastery, wandered in samadhi, and exclaimed, 'I regret having spent so many years searching for textual explanations in vain, exhausting my body and mind. Who would have thought that mindfulness of the Buddha is so inconceivable!' The Chan master said, 'The sutras contain truthful words; how could the Buddha lie?' Throughout his life, the Chan master enjoyed begging for food. He often reproached himself, saying, 'Even Sakyamuni Buddha (Sakyamuni Buddha) begged for alms; who is Shandao to sit idly and demand offerings?' He even refused to accept the salutations of novice monks. He wrote the Amitabha Sutra one hundred thousand times and painted two hundred depictions of the Pure Land transformations. He repaired every pagoda and temple he saw. Since the eastward transmission of Buddhism, there has never been such a flourishing as with this Chan master. Thirteenth Dharma Master Xuan During the Tang Dynasty, Dharma Master Xuan (Xuan, a Dharma master of the Tang Dynasty) was a native of Bingzhou. He encountered Master Chan Chuo lecturing on the Visualization Sutra and began to turn his heart towards Buddhism. For five years, he focused on mindfulness of the Buddha, prostrating a thousand times day and night, and reciting the Buddha's name seventy thousand times. Fearing that his life was coming to an end, he became even more diligent. He dreamed of Sakyamuni Buddha (Sakyamuni Buddha) and Manjusri Bodhisattva (Manjusri) praising the Lotus Sutra. He also dreamed of three paths leading westward. The first path was filled with laypeople, the second path contained a mixture of Daoists and laypeople, and the third path contained only monks, all of whom proclaimed themselves to be reborn in the Pure Land. Fourteenth Master Chan An During the Tang Dynasty, Master Chan An (An, a Chan master of the Tang Dynasty) was a native of Bingzhou. He cultivated the practice of rebirth in the Pure Land, and each time he performed the Fangdeng repentance ceremony. As he was dying, Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva (Avalokitesvara) and Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva (Mahasthamaprapta) appeared in the sky. He summoned court painters, but none were able to depict them. Suddenly, two people arrived, saying, 'We come from Xijing and wish to go to Mount Tai.' They painted the images for him, and then disappeared. The Chan master said to his disciples, 'Who can' --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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逐我往西去。最少童子曰。愿随去。便入道场端坐而终。春秋八十矣。垂拱元年正月七日迁化。 大行禅师第十五 大行禅师齐州人也。入太山草衣木食。求法华三昧。感普贤菩萨现身。教师念阿弥陀佛。经三七日。夜将半时。忽见琉璃地。心眼洞明十方佛。后疾右胁而终。葬后棺椁异香数日不散。仪貌如生都不异也。 藏禅师第十六 藏禅师汾州人也。出门遍礼塔庙。不受俗道拜先起制心止于六贼。一念觉而无失。每为僧事。代于奴仆。见垢衣潜收洗补。盛夏脱衣入草喂之蚊蝄。命终之日。诸天次第来请不去。及至净土化佛来迎。方始而往。 感法师第十七 感法师居长安千福寺。博通经典。不信念佛。问善导和尚曰。念佛之事如何门。答曰。君能专念佛。当自有证。又问。颇见佛否。师曰。佛语何可疑哉。遂三七日入道场未有其应。自恨罪深故绝食毕命。师止而不许。三年专志。遂得见佛金色玉毫。证得三昧。乃自造往生决疑论七卷。临终佛迎。合掌西来或向西卒。 怀玉禅师第十八 怀玉禅师姓高。台州涌泉寺居。一食不啖家种。不衣丝蚕。常自业忏悔万万余反。诵弥陀观经三十万遍。日课佛名五万口。蚤虱放生。长坐不卧。天宝六年六月九日。见西方圣众 现代汉语译本： 追随我向西去。最小的童子说：‘我愿意跟随您去。’于是便进入道场端坐而终。享年八十岁。垂拱元年正月七日圆寂。 大行禅师第十五 大行禅师是齐州人。进入太山，身穿草衣，食用木果，寻求《法华三昧》。感应到普贤菩萨（Samantabhadra Bodhisattva）现身，教导禅师念诵阿弥陀佛（Amitābha）。经过三七二十一天，在半夜时分，忽然看见琉璃地，心眼洞明，照见十方诸佛。后来因病右胁而终。葬后棺椁散发奇异香味，数日不散。仪容相貌如生，与生前没有差别。 藏禅师第十六 藏禅师是汾州人。出门遍礼塔庙，不接受世俗礼节，总是先于他人起身，制止自己的心念，专注于降伏六贼（眼、耳、鼻、舌、身、意）。一旦觉悟，便不会再犯错。经常为僧众做事，代替奴仆。看见僧人的旧衣服，便悄悄地收起来洗补。盛夏时节，脱下自己的衣服，放在草丛中喂蚊虫。临命终时，诸天次第前来邀请，禅师不去。等到净土化佛前来迎接，才往生西方。 感法师第十七 感法师居住在长安千福寺。博通经典，但不相信念佛法门。问善导和尚说：‘念佛这件事，应该如何入门？’善导和尚回答说：‘您如果能专心念佛，自然会有证悟。’又问：‘能见到佛吗？’善导和尚说：‘佛的话怎么可以怀疑呢？’于是感法师用三七二十一天的时间进入道场，但没有得到任何感应。他自恨罪孽深重，于是绝食想要结束生命。善导和尚制止了他，不许他这样做。感法师于是用三年的时间专心念佛，最终得见佛的金色身和玉毫相，证得了三昧。于是亲自撰写了《往生决疑论》七卷。临终时，佛来迎接，感法师合掌向西而逝，或者说向西圆寂。 怀玉禅师第十八 怀玉禅师姓高，是台州涌泉寺的僧人。吃饭不吃自己家种的粮食，不穿丝绸衣物。经常自己忏悔业障，超过万万遍。诵读《弥陀观经》（Amitayurdhyana Sutra）三十万遍。每天念诵佛名五万声。将蚤虱放生，长期端坐不卧。天宝六年六月九日，看见西方圣众。