釋門歸敬儀 2.66

2.66

《大集經》云：「若修慈者，當捨命時，見十方佛手摩其頂，蒙手觸故，心安快樂，尋得往生清淨佛土。余見世間性行柔軟，臨於安隱如意自在，本性麁疎，臨終荒忽，眼光先落，失音不語。雖有善教，不相領解，即事以求，行慈為極。今忽不行，止是惡業，無慈悲心，須投惡道。」

The Mahāsaṃnipāta Sūtra states: 'If someone cultivates benevolence, when relinquishing their life, they will see the Buddhas of the ten directions rubbing their crown with their hands; touched by their hands, their mind will be peaceful and joyful, and they will immediately attain rebirth in a pure Buddha land.' I have observed that people in the world who are gentle in nature and conduct face death in peace, ease, and sovereignty; those whose basic nature is coarse and neglectful are bewildered and terrified at the end of life, their eyesight failing first, losing their voice and unable to speak. Even if there are wholesome teachings, they cannot comprehend them. Judging directly from events, practicing benevolence is supreme. If one now neglects it, there is only evil karma; without a mind of benevolence and compassion, one must fall into the evil destinies.