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English version False Speech. Jun said, 'According to the 'Contemplation Sutra' (short for the 'Contemplation Sutra of Immeasurable Life'), even those who commit the five heinous crimes (killing one's father, killing one's mother, killing an Arhat, disrupting the Sangha, and drawing blood from a Buddha) can still be reborn in the Pure Land with ten recitations at the time of death. Although I, Jun, have committed sins, I have not committed the five heinous crimes. As for reciting the Buddha's name, I have done so countless times.' After saying this, she was reborn in the Western Pure Land and departed on a platform. Nun Fazang (Dharma Store) the Twenty-Second During the Song Dynasty, Nun Fazang lived in Jianfu Monastery in Jinling. Her Zen practice was profound and far-reaching. She said to her fellow practitioner Tan Jing, 'I establish myself in practicing the Way, and my aspiration is in the Western Pure Land.' Later, she suddenly fell ill. Initially, she saw Amitabha Buddha (the principal Buddha of the Western Pure Land) and the assembly of sages visiting Fazang's illness. The light illuminated the entire monastery, and everyone saw it. Because of this, she passed away. Nun Jingzhen (Pure Truth) the Twenty-Third Nun Jingzhen lived in Jishen Monastery in Chang'an. She wore coarse clothing, begged for food, and was without anger throughout her life. She recited the 'Diamond Sutra' (a Buddhist scripture) eighteen thousand times and diligently focused on reciting the Buddha's name. In the seventh month of the fifth year of Xianqing, she fell ill and told her disciples, 'Within five months, I have seen Amitabha Buddha ten times, and I have also seen the jeweled lotus flower children playing in the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss twice.' There were also holy monks who five times predicted, 'I will become a Buddha in the future.' She also said, 'I will be reborn in the upper grade.' Then she passed away in a seated lotus position. After a night, she woke up and told her disciples, 'I have attained the position of Bodhisattva and have traveled throughout the ten directions to make offerings to all Buddhas.' After saying this, she passed away, and light illuminated the monastery. Nun Fasheng (Dharma Victory) the Twenty-Fourth Nun Fasheng was from Wu County. She diligently practiced Zen meditation and made reciting the Buddha's name her practice. She instructed both monastics and laypeople, encouraging them all to be reborn in the Western Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss. After becoming ill, she knew she would not recover. Lying down, she saw a monk who told her, 'This illness will not get better; you must focus on reciting the Buddha's name.' She also saw two monks with their right shoulders bared, holding flowers and standing in front of her bed, and light illuminated her body. After saying this, she passed away. Nun Wuxing (Realization of Nature) the Twenty-Fifth Nun Wuxing was from Luoyang. In Hengzhou, she met Acharya Zhao (Sanskrit आचार्य, meaning teacher of conduct) and vowed to recite the Buddha's name ten thousand times. In the sixth year of Dali, she went to Mount Tai. Suddenly, she fell ill and heard music in the air. The nun said, 'I hear that I will be reborn in the upper level of the middle grade and see that all those who recite the Buddha's name together have their lotus flowers in the Western Pure Land.' Her body manifested golden light. She was twenty-four years old at the time. Nun Daming (Great Illumination) the Twenty-Sixth --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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尼大明㳂州人也。遇绰禅师讲无量寿经。教念佛业。尼念时。先着净衣。口含沉香。静室课诵。三四年间相续不断。临终之时。众睹光明。内闻沉水。香气来迎。于此而终。 沙弥二人第二十七 沙弥二人并州开化寺居。其少沙弥语大沙弥曰。兄作净土业。何如沙弥。忻然而同志。经十五年。大者先亡。到西方见阿弥陀佛白言。我有少弟。得生此否。佛言。汝因他发心。汝尚得生。彼何疑哉。且还阎浮。勤念我名。三年之后俱来见我。还更却稣。具说上事。后年二沙弥心开眼净。同见菩萨来迎。地即震动。天花散空。一时俱逝。随愿往生。 童子阿昙远第二十八 童子宋朝时人也。年十八持菩萨戒。事含禅师。修净土业。恒向师主忏悔。夜四更忽自念诵。师惊问。答曰。见佛黄金色。幡花满空。自西而来。俄然而卒。异香不散数日。 童子魏师赞第二十九 童子魏师赞年十四雍州人也。事静禅师。发心念佛日夜相续。永徽三年。遇疾命终。还稣启母曰。阿弥陀佛今见在此。儿随往生。言讫而终。东西邻人见亡家屋上。五色光明西上腾云。 乌场国王第三十 乌场国王万机之暇。谓左右曰。朕为国主。不免无常。闻西方可以栖神。日夜六时念佛行道。并奏乐。 现代汉语译本 尼大明，㳂州人。她遇到绰禅师讲解《无量寿经》，教导念佛法门。尼大明念佛时，先穿上干净的衣服，口中含着沉香，在安静的房间里认真诵经。三四年间，从未间断。临终之时，众人都看到光明，并闻到沉水的香味，香气前来迎接，她就在这祥瑞中去世了。 沙弥二人 第二十七 有两个沙弥住在并州开化寺。其中年轻的沙弥对年长的沙弥说：‘师兄修习净土法门，怎么样啊？’年长的沙弥欣然同意，两人志同道合。过了十五年，年长的沙弥先去世了。他到了西方极乐世界，见到阿弥陀佛（Amitabha Buddha），禀告说：‘我有一个小师弟，他能往生到这里吗？’佛说：‘你因为他而发心，你尚且能够往生，他还怀疑什么呢？你先回到阎浮提（Jambudvipa，指我们所居住的这个世界），勤奋念诵我的名号，三年之后，你们一起再来见我。’年长的沙弥还阳复苏，详细地说了上面的事情。第二年，两个沙弥心开眼净，一同看见菩萨前来迎接，大地随即震动，天花飘散在空中，两人同时去世，随愿往生西方极乐世界。 童子阿昙远 第二十八 童子阿昙远是宋朝时的人。十八岁时受持菩萨戒，侍奉含禅师，修习净土法门。他经常向师父忏悔。一天夜里四更时分，忽然自己念诵起来。禅师惊醒后询问他，他回答说：‘我看见佛是黄金色，幡花满布天空，从西方而来。’说完就去世了。奇异的香味数日不散。 童子魏师赞 第二十九 童子魏师赞，十四岁，雍州人。他侍奉静禅师，发心念佛，日夜相续不断。永徽三年，生病去世。之后又苏醒过来，告诉他的母亲说：‘阿弥陀佛现在就在这里，我要跟随他往生了。’说完就去世了。东西两边的邻居看见他家屋顶上，五彩光明向西边腾空而去。 乌场国王 第三十 乌场国王在处理政务的闲暇之余，对身边的人说：‘我身为国王，也免不了无常（impermanence，指世事变化无常）。听说西方极乐世界可以安身立命，我日夜六时念佛修行，并且演奏音乐。’
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English version Ni Daming was a person from Yongzhou. She encountered Chan Master Chuo lecturing on the Sutra of Immeasurable Life, teaching the practice of reciting the Buddha's name. When Ni Daming recited, she would first put on clean clothes, hold incense in her mouth, and diligently recite scriptures in a quiet room. She continued this practice without interruption for three or four years. At the time of her death, everyone witnessed light and smelled the fragrance of aloeswood, which came to greet her. She passed away in this auspicious manner. Two Shramanas (Novice Monks) - Twenty-seventh Two shramanas resided in Kaihua Temple in Bingzhou. The younger shramana said to the elder shramana, 'How is your practice of the Pure Land Dharma, elder brother?' The elder shramana gladly agreed, and they shared the same aspiration. After fifteen years, the elder one passed away first. He went to the Western Pure Land and, upon seeing Amitabha Buddha (Amitabha Buddha), reported, 'I have a younger brother. Can he be reborn here?' The Buddha said, 'You generated the aspiration because of him, and you are able to be reborn. What doubt should he have? Return to Jambudvipa (Jambudvipa, referring to the world we live in) and diligently recite my name. After three years, come and see me together.' The elder shramana revived and recounted the above events in detail. The following year, the two shramanas' minds opened and their eyes cleared. They both saw Bodhisattvas coming to greet them. The earth shook, and heavenly flowers scattered in the sky. They passed away simultaneously, reborn in the Western Pure Land according to their wishes. Child Adhyamaruci - Twenty-eighth The child Adhyamaruci lived during the Song Dynasty. At the age of eighteen, he received the Bodhisattva precepts and served Chan Master Han, practicing the Pure Land Dharma. He constantly repented to his teacher. One night, at the fourth watch (around 1-3 am), he suddenly began reciting on his own. The Chan Master, startled, asked him. He replied, 'I saw the Buddha in golden color, with banners and flowers filling the sky, coming from the West.' He then passed away. The extraordinary fragrance lingered for several days. Child Wei Shizan - Twenty-ninth The child Wei Shizan, fourteen years old, was from Yongzhou. He served Chan Master Jing, generating the aspiration to recite the Buddha's name continuously day and night. In the third year of the Yonghui era, he fell ill and died. He revived and told his mother, 'Amitabha Buddha is here now. I will follow him to be reborn.' After saying this, he passed away. Neighbors to the east and west saw five-colored light rising from the roof of his house, ascending into the clouds towards the West. King of Udyana - Thirtieth The King of Udyana, amidst his busy affairs of state, said to his attendants, 'As a king, I cannot escape impermanence (impermanence, referring to the impermanence of the world). I have heard that the Western Pure Land is a place where one can find refuge. I recite the Buddha's name and practice the Dharma six times a day and night, and I also play music.' --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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每日请百僧。王与夫人亲手行食。三十余年精专无替。临终神色怡和。西方圣众来迎。祥瑞不一。 隋朝皇后第三十一 隋文帝皇后虽居宫室。深厌女身。日诵西方。至临终时。异香满宫。从空而至。文帝问阇提斯那。是何祥瑞。西方有佛。号阿弥陀。皇后业高。神生彼国。故有斯瑞。 晋朝刘遗民第三十二 晋朝刘遗民柴桑二县令。依远大师修道。修念佛三昧。时始涉半年。于三昧中见佛毫光伸手引接。请佛求僧愿。速舍寿而生净土。居山一十五年。自知亡日。与众辞端坐而化。当义熙十五年。年五十七矣。 唐朝观察使韦之晋第三十三 唐朝韦之晋立行慈深。建西方道场。念阿弥陀佛。忏悔愿生西方。行菩萨道。守护佛法。转正法轮。度脱含识。至六月内。面西跏趺合掌。念阿弥陀佛六十声。忽尔化世。异香满宅。内外皆闻。祥瑞不可称说。 唐朝元子平第三十四 唐朝元子平大历九年。于润州观音寺发心。念阿弥陀佛一万遍。经三月。日忽染患。夜闻空中异香音乐。病人欢喜动地。空中有人告曰。粗乐已过。细乐续来。经日念佛而终。的生净土。数日异香。 宋朝魏世子第三十五 宋朝魏世子父子三人修西方。唯妻不信。女年十四死。七日却回 现代汉语译本 每日供养一百位僧人。国王与王后亲自布施食物。三十多年来，精进专注，从未间断。临终时神色安详喜悦，西方极乐世界的圣众前来迎接，各种吉祥的征兆数不胜数。 隋朝皇后第三十一 隋文帝的皇后虽然身居宫中，却深感厌恶女身。每日诵念阿弥陀佛，祈愿往生西方极乐世界。临终之时，奇异的香气充满宫殿，从空中而来。文帝询问阇提斯那（Jhatisena，人名），这是什么祥瑞。阇提斯那回答说：‘西方有佛，名为阿弥陀佛（Amitabha）。皇后修行精进，神识往生彼国，所以才有这样的祥瑞。’ 晋朝刘遗民第三十二 晋朝的刘遗民担任柴桑二县的县令。他依止慧远（Huiyuan）大师修习佛法，修习念佛三昧（nianfo-samadhi，念佛禅定）。开始修习大约半年时，在三昧中见到佛陀的毫光，伸手引导接引他。他向佛陀祈求，希望能够迅速舍弃寿命，往生净土。在山中居住十五年后，他预知自己往生的日子，与众人告别后，端坐而逝。时间是义熙十五年，享年五十七岁。 唐朝观察使韦之晋第三十三 唐朝的韦之晋立身行事慈悲深厚，建立了西方道场。他念诵阿弥陀佛（Amitabha），忏悔罪业，发愿往生西方极乐世界，行菩萨道（Bodhisattva path），守护佛法，转正法轮（turn the Dharma wheel），度脱一切众生。在六月里，他面向西方，双腿跏趺，双手合掌，念诵了六十声阿弥陀佛，忽然去世。奇异的香气充满整个住宅，内外都能闻到，吉祥的征兆无法用言语来形容。 唐朝元子平第三十四 唐朝的元子平在大历九年，在润州观音寺发心，念诵阿弥陀佛一万遍。过了三个月，他忽然染病。夜晚，他听到空中传来奇异的香气和音乐。病人欢喜雀跃。空中有人告诉他说：‘粗妙的音乐已经过去，更细妙的音乐即将到来。’过了一天，他念佛而终，确实往生了净土。数日之内，异香不散。 宋朝魏世子第三十五 宋朝的魏世子父子三人一同修习西方净土法门，只有他的妻子不相信。他的女儿十四岁时去世，七天后却又复活。