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English version: End scroll. Peacefully pass away in sitting posture (referring to a monk's passing away in a meditative posture). The Song Dynasty monk Chuqian diligently practiced the Pure Land Dharma. One evening, after reciting the Amitabha Sutra, he praised the virtues of the Pure Land and told the assembly: 'I am reborn in the Pure Land through the principle of non-birth, as if entering into Samadhi.' After speaking, he passed away peacefully. Chan Master Huaiyu, a native of Taizhou, often sat in meditation without lying down, diligently reciting the Buddha's name and reciting the Amitabha Sutra 300,000 times. One day, he saw the Western Holy Assembly, as numerous as the sands of the Ganges, one of whom held a silver platform. Huaiyu said, 'I have diligently cultivated throughout my life, vowing to be reborn on a golden platform. Why have I received this silver platform?' The silver platform then disappeared. Huaiyu was deeply moved and became even more diligent. Twenty-one days later, he saw the Buddha filling the sky, and then told his disciples, 'The golden platform has come to welcome me, I am going to be reborn in the Pure Land.' After speaking, he passed away with a smile. Chan Master Yuan Zihua, in the ninth year of the Dali era, recited the Amitabha Sutra at Guanyin Temple in Runzhou. In June, he suddenly fell ill. At night, he smelled fragrant scents and heard musical sounds. A voice in the air said, 'The coarse music has passed, and finer music is coming. You should be reborn.' After a while, he passed away while reciting the Buddha's name. The extraordinary fragrance lingered for several days. The Tang Dynasty's Great Practitioner Chan Master obtained the Amitabha Sutra from the Tripitaka and recited it day and night. After twenty-one days, he saw on the lapis lazuli ground, the Buddha and two great Bodhisattvas appeared before him. Emperor Xizong heard of this event and issued an edict to have him enter the inner court, honoring him as the 'Constantly Diligent Bodhisattva'. Later, the lapis lazuli ground reappeared, and he passed away on the same day. The extraordinary fragrance did not dissipate overnight, and his physical body did not decay. The Liang Dynasty's Dharma Master Daozhen lectured on the Nirvana Sutra. During the Tianjian era, he suddenly saw hundreds of people riding on a treasure ship moving forward on the sea, and he went forward to inquire. Those people replied that they were going to the Land of Ultimate Bliss, so Dharma Master Daozhen requested to board. Those people said, 'Although the Dharma Master is good at lecturing on the Nirvana Sutra, he has not recited the Amitabha Sutra, how can he go together?' Thereupon, Dharma Master Daozhen recited the Amitabha Sutra, reciting it 20,000 times. As he was dying, he saw a Western silver platform descend, the sky as bright as day. A voice in the air said, 'The Dharma Master should ride this platform to be reborn.' At that time, the assembly could hear heavenly music and extraordinary fragrance, which did not dissipate for several days. 1. Verifications of Reciting the Name The Jin Dynasty's Dharma Master Huiyuan, residing on Mount Lu, created the Lotus Flower Clepsydra (a timekeeping device) to clearly mark the time for reciting the Buddha's name. He purified his mind and focused on reciting the Buddha's name. Later, nineteen years, on the last night of July, at the Ban --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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若台。方从定起。见阿弥陀佛。身遍虚空。圆光之中。无量化佛。及菩萨众。水流光明。演说妙法。佛言。我以本愿力。故来安慰。汝七日后。当生我国。至期端坐而逝。 少康法师。在乌龙山。建净土道场。劝人念佛。众见师念佛一声。口出一佛。至于十念。十佛次出。犹连珠。临终之日。口旋异光数道。奄然而逝。 礼部杨杰字次公。耽禅悦。晚年绘弥陀丈六尊像。随行观念。将终之日。感佛来迎。端坐而化。 侍郎王古字敏仲。祖父七世。戒杀放生。古纂集诸经论。备陈往生净土要门。精勤念佛。数珠不去手。有僧神游净土。见侍郎与葛繁同在焉。 龙舒居士王日休。常修净业。布衣茹素。持戒甚严。作净土文劝世。将卒如常礼念。忽厉声称阿弥陀佛。唱言佛来迎我。屹然立化。邦人有梦二青衣。引公西行者。自是家家供事云。 唐邵彪。为诸生时。梦至一公府。主者问。汝知所以不第否。彪对不知。因使人引至一处。见大镬中。有蛤蜊作人语。呼彪名。彪怖。遂念阿弥陀佛。蛤蜊变黄雀飞去。彪后及第。官至安抚使。 元郑氏女。钱唐人。念佛无虚日。得疾闻空中曰。汝往生期至。不可怠惰。又见佛身金色。即奋起面西坐。请僧讽阿弥陀经。倏然而化。其女梦母报曰。 现代汉语译本： 若台，刚从禅定中起身，看见阿弥陀佛（Amitabha Buddha，西方极乐世界的教主），身形遍布虚空，圆形的光环之中，有无数化身佛和菩萨大众。水流发出光明，演说微妙的佛法。阿弥陀佛说：‘我以本来的愿力，所以来安慰你，你七日之后，应当往生我的国土。’到期后，若台端坐而逝。 少康法师，在乌龙山建立净土道场，劝人念佛。众人看见法师念佛一声，口中出一尊佛，念到十声，就有十尊佛依次出现，如同连珠一般。临终之日，口中旋转出数道奇异的光芒，安然而逝。 礼部官员杨杰，字次公，沉迷于禅悦。晚年绘制阿弥陀佛一丈六尺高的画像，随身携带观想。临终之日，感应到佛来迎接，端坐而化。 侍郎王古，字敏仲，他的祖父七代都戒杀放生。王古纂集各种经论，详细陈述往生净土的重要法门，精勤念佛，念珠从不离手。有僧人神游净土，看见侍郎与葛繁同在那里。 龙舒居士王日休，常常修习净土法门，身穿布衣，吃素，持戒非常严格。他写作净土文劝导世人。临终时如常礼拜念佛，忽然大声称念阿弥陀佛，高唱‘佛来迎接我’，屹立而化。当地人有人梦见两个青衣童子，引导王日休向西而去。从此，家家户户都供奉他的画像。 唐朝的邵彪，还是学生的时候，梦见来到一座官府，主人问：‘你知道你为什么考不中吗？’邵彪回答不知道。于是主人派人引他到一处地方，看见一个大锅中，有蛤蜊发出人的声音，呼喊邵彪的名字。邵彪感到害怕，于是念诵阿弥陀佛。蛤蜊变成黄雀飞走了。邵彪后来考中进士，官做到安抚使。 元朝郑氏女，是钱塘人，念佛没有一天间断。得病时听到空中说：‘你往生的日期到了，不可懈怠。’又看见佛身金色，就奋力起身面向西方坐着，请僧人诵读《阿弥陀经》，很快就去世了。她的女儿梦见母亲告诉她说：
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English version: Ruo Tai, having just arisen from Samadhi (deep meditative state), saw Amitabha Buddha (the Buddha of Infinite Light and Life, the principal Buddha in Pure Land Buddhism) whose body pervaded the void, and within his circular halo were countless manifested Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. Streams of water emitted light, expounding the wonderful Dharma (Buddhist teachings). The Buddha said, 'I come to comfort you with the power of my original vows. Seven days from now, you shall be reborn in my land.' When the time came, Ruo Tai passed away while sitting upright. Dharma Master Shao Kang established a Pure Land practice center on Mount Wulong, encouraging people to recite the Buddha's name. People saw that with each recitation of the Buddha's name by the Master, a Buddha emerged from his mouth. By the tenth recitation, ten Buddhas appeared in succession, like a string of pearls. On the day of his passing, several streams of extraordinary light swirled from his mouth, and he passed away peacefully. Yang Jie, an official of the Ministry of Rites, styled Cigon, was immersed in the bliss of Chan (Zen meditation). In his later years, he painted a sixteen-foot-tall image of Amitabha Buddha, which he carried with him for contemplation. On the day of his passing, he sensed the Buddha coming to greet him and passed away while sitting upright. Wang Gu, a vice minister, styled Minzhong, whose grandfather for seven generations had refrained from killing and practiced life release. Wang Gu compiled various sutras and treatises, elaborating on the essential methods for rebirth in the Pure Land. He diligently recited the Buddha's name, with his prayer beads never leaving his hand. A monk who traveled to the Pure Land in spirit saw the vice minister and Ge Fan together there. Layman Wang Rixiu of Longshu, constantly cultivated the Pure Land practice, wearing simple clothes, eating vegetarian food, and strictly upholding the precepts. He wrote Pure Land texts to exhort the world. As he was about to pass away, he performed the usual prostrations and recitations. Suddenly, he loudly proclaimed Amitabha Buddha, shouting, 'The Buddha is coming to greet me!' and passed away standing upright. Some locals dreamed of two youths in green robes guiding him westward. From then on, every household venerated his image. During the Tang Dynasty, when Shao Biao was a student, he dreamed of arriving at a government office. The host asked, 'Do you know why you have not passed the imperial examination?' Shao Biao replied that he did not know. So the host sent someone to lead him to a place where he saw clams in a large cauldron speaking in human language, calling out Shao Biao's name. Shao Biao was frightened and recited Amitabha Buddha. The clams transformed into yellow sparrows and flew away. Shao Biao later passed the examination and became an Pacification Commissioner. A woman of the Zheng family from Qiantang during the Yuan Dynasty recited the Buddha's name without a single day's interruption. When she fell ill, she heard a voice in the air saying, 'The time of your rebirth has arrived; do not be lazy.' She also saw the Buddha's golden body, and she vigorously rose and sat facing west, requesting a monk to chant the Amitabha Sutra. She passed away quickly. Her daughter dreamed that her mother told her: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 吾已得生净土。
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元末。张士诚攻湖州。江浙承相与战。擒四十人。囚槛送戮。夜宿西湖鸟窠寺。大猷谋禅师。徐步廊下。见师神观闲雅。持诵不辍。因求救拔。师教令至心念南无救苦救难阿弥陀佛。中有三人。信受其语。念不绝口。天晓发囚。易枷锁。至三人刑具不足。惟系以绳。既而审鞫。知良民被虏者。遂得释。 唐张善和。屠牛为业。临终见群牛索命。于是大怖。唤其妻云。速延僧为我念佛。僧至谕云。临终恶相现者。但至心念佛。即得往生。和云。地狱至急。取香炉来。即以右手擎火左手拈香。面西专切念佛。未满十声。自言佛来迎我。即化去。 宋黄岩正等寺观公。畜鸲鹆。常念佛不绝。一日立化笼上。观公葬之。已而土出紫莲华一朵。从舌端而发。灵芝照律师为之赞。有立亡笼闭浑闲事。化紫莲华也太奇句。 No. 428-B 玉峰大师要语附 刺血写经 娑婆教主。在祇园会上。说出一卷阿弥陀经。六方恒沙诸佛。同声称赞。同为护念。复出广长之舌。遍覆大千世界。普劝众生。应当信受何哉。盖此经乃直显众生久迷之自性。大畅诸佛普度之本怀故也。故经云。将来经法灭尽。特留此经百年。众生遇斯。皆可得度。若有众生。闻斯经者。于无上道。终不退 现代汉语译本 我已经得生净土了。 元朝末年，张士诚攻打湖州。江浙行中书省的丞相与他交战，抓获了四十人，把他们囚禁在囚车里准备处决。晚上，囚车停留在西湖边的鸟窠寺。大猷谋禅师在走廊下慢慢走着，看到囚车里的犯人神情闲适文雅，不停地持诵经文。于是，（犯人）请求禅师救助。禅师教他们至诚恳切地念诵‘南无救苦救难阿弥陀佛’（皈依救苦救难的阿弥陀佛）。其中有三个人，信奉并接受了他的话，念佛的声音没有停止过。天亮后，押解囚犯出发，更换枷锁时，发现三个人的刑具不够，只能用绳子捆绑。之后，经过审问，得知他们是被掳掠的良民，于是得以释放。 唐朝的张善和，以宰牛为业。临终时，看见一群牛来索命，于是非常害怕。他呼唤他的妻子说：‘快点请僧人为我念佛！’僧人来了，告诉他说：‘临终时出现恶相的人，只要至心念佛，就能往生（西方极乐世界）。’张善和说：‘地狱的景象非常紧急！’（他）拿来香炉，用右手拿着火，左手拈着香，面向西方，专心恳切地念佛。还没念满十声，（他就）自己说：‘佛来迎接我了！’随即去世了。 宋朝黄岩正等寺的观公，养了一只鸲鹆（一种鸟），（这只鸟）常常念佛不停。有一天，（这只鸟）站立在鸟笼上往生了。观公将它埋葬。不久，坟墓里长出一朵紫色的莲花，从鸟的舌头处生长出来。灵芝照律师为此赞叹说，有‘站立在鸟笼中往生，完全是闲事，化生出紫色的莲花，也太神奇了’这样的句子。 No. 428-B 玉峰大师要语附 刺血写经 娑婆世界的教主（释迦牟尼佛），在祇园法会上，说出了一卷《阿弥陀经》。六方如恒河沙数一样多的诸佛，同声称赞，共同护念，又伸出广长舌相，遍覆大千世界，普遍劝导众生，应当信受（这部经）。为什么呢？因为这部经直接揭示了众生久已迷惑的自性，充分表达了诸佛普遍救度的根本愿望。所以经中说，将来经法灭尽时，特别留下这部经一百年，众生遇到这部经，都可以得到救度。如果有众生，听闻这部经，对于无上菩提道，终究不会退转。