念佛鏡 2.99

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知歸子問善道和尚曰：「世事之大莫越生死，一息不來便屬後世，一念差錯便墮輪迴，小子累蒙開誨念佛往生之法，其理甚明。又恐病來、死至之時，心識散亂，仍慮他人惑動正念，忘失淨因。伏望重示歸徑之方，俾脫沈淪之苦。」

Zhiguizi asked the Preceptor Shandao: "Of the worldly affairs, nothing is greater than birth and death. If one breath does not return, one belongs to the next life; if a single thought errs, one falls into saṃsāra. I have repeatedly received your instruction on the method of rebirth through buddhānusmṛti, and its principle is very clear. Yet I fear that when illness comes and death arrives, the mind and consciousness may become scattered, and I still worry that others will disturb my right mindfulness, causing me to forget the cause of purity. I humbly hope you will show again the path of return, so that I may escape the suffering of sinking into saṃsāra."