龍舒增廣淨土文 5.30

5.30

惟岸，專修十六觀。因出，見觀音、勢至二菩薩現於空中，遲久不滅。岸頂禮，雨淚而歎曰：「幸由肉眼得見聖容，所恨後世無傳。」忽有二人自稱畫工，未展臂間聖相克就，已而人亦不見。弟子怪而問之。岸曰：「此豈畫工哉？」又曰：「吾之西行，乃其時也。弟子有從我者，當明言之。」小童子云：「從師而往。」岸曰：「必能從我，可歸告父母。」父母聞而笑罵之。子乃歸寺，香湯沐浴，於阿彌陀佛前趺坐而往。人或告岸，岸撫其背曰：「汝事吾者，何乃先去。」遂索筆焚香，向所畫菩薩前偈云：「觀音助遠接，勢至輔遙迎。寶瓶冠上顯，化佛頂前明。俱遊十方剎，持華候九生。願以慈悲手，提獎共西行。」遂令弟子助聲念佛，仰目西顧而亡。

Weian exclusively practiced the sixteen contemplations. Once, when he went out, he saw the two bodhisattvas Avalokiteśvara and Mahāsthāmaprāpta appear in the sky, lingering for a long time without vanishing. Weian made prostrations, wept tears, and sighed, saying, "Fortunate am I to have seen the holy countenances with fleshly eyes; what I regret is that nothing will be handed down to later generations." Suddenly, two men claiming to be painters appeared; before one could stretch one's arm, the holy images were successfully completed, and soon the men were also seen no more. The disciples were astonished and asked about it. Weian said, "Could these have been mere painters?" He also said, "My journey to the West—this is indeed the time. If any disciples wish to follow me, state it clearly." A young boy said, "I will follow the master and go." Weian said, "If you can certainly follow me, you may return and tell your parents." His parents heard and laughed, scolding him. The boy then returned to the monastery, bathed in fragrant water, sat cross-legged before Amitābha Buddha, and passed away. Someone told Weian; Weian stroked his back and said, "You who served me, why did you leave first?" He then asked for a brush, burned incense, and facing the painted bodhisattvas recited a verse: "Avalokiteśvara assists from afar to receive; / Mahāsthāmaprāpta aids from the distance to welcome. / The jeweled vase is displayed upon the crown; / The transformation Buddha is bright before the crest. / Together roaming through the lands of the ten directions, / Holding flowers, they await the nine births. / May they, with hands of loving-kindness and compassion, / Guide and encourage [us] to journey west together." He then ordered his disciples to assist by reciting the Buddha's name in unison; raising his eyes and looking westward, he died.