[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [淨土論](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1963) › 3.19 # 淨土論 3.19 淨土論 3.19 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1963.3.19) 阿曇遠者，盧江人也。奉佛精進，持菩薩戒，年十八九。宋元嘉年，便歸心淨土，庶祈感應。請僧數人，師主名僧含，遠恒問懺悔業，恐有罪緣終無感徹。僧含每獎勵，勸以莫怠。至十年二月十六日夜誦經竟，眾僧已眠。四更中，忽自唱言：「歌誦歌誦。」僧含驚而問之。遠曰：「見佛身黃金色，形狀大小如形像，金光周身，幡花翼縱充滿虛空，自西而來，呼其速去。」曇遠常曰羸，喘急有氣息。此夕壯厲，悅樂動容，便起請僧，含布香手中，并取華遙以散佛。母謂遠曰：「汝今若去，不念吾耶？」遠無所言，俄而頓臥。家既信宿，信聞此靈異，既皆欣肅，不堪悲懼。遠至五更忽然而終，宅中芬馨數日乃歇。 > A-tanyuan was a native of Lujiang. He was vigorous in serving the Buddha and kept the bodhisattva precepts; he was eighteen or nineteen years old. During the Yuanjia reign era of the Song dynasty, he turned his heart toward the Pure Land, hoping and praying for a spiritual resonance. He invited several monks, among whom the master in charge was named Seng-han. Yuan constantly inquired about the practice of repentance, fearing that because of sinful karmic conditions he would ultimately have no deep resonance. Seng-han encouraged him every time, urging him not to be indolent. On the night of the sixteenth day of the second month in the tenth year, having finished reciting the sūtras, the community of monks was already asleep. In the fourth watch, \[Yuan\] suddenly called out on his own: “Singing and chanting! Singing and chanting!” Seng-han was startled and asked him about it. Yuan said: “I see the Buddha's body of golden colour, in size and appearance like an image, with golden light surrounding his body, banners and flowers fluttering and filling the empty sky, coming from the west and calling for me to go quickly.” Tanyuan was usually frail, panting rapidly and gasping for breath. This evening he was robust and vigorous, his countenance moved with joy and delight; he then arose and invited the monks, had incense placed in his hands, and also took flowers to scatter toward the Buddha from afar. His mother said to Yuan: “If you leave now, do you not care for me?” Yuan said nothing, and shortly after lay down completely. Since the family had believed for many nights, upon faithfully hearing of these spiritual wonders, they were both joyful and solemn, overcome with grief and awe. At the fifth watch, Yuan suddenly passed away; the fragrance in the house did not dissipate for several days. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1963.3.18) - [Next: 3.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1963.3.20) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1963.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1963~en-mt.3.19) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1963.3.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1963.3.19) · Pramāṇa