龍舒增廣淨土文 5.60

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縣君，姓吳氏，其夫都官員呂宏亦悟佛理，夫婦各齊戒清修。吳氏有二侍女，亦絕葷血勤力助為勝業。其一頗好禪理，既病猶怡然笑話而逝，如委脫然。其一奉戒剋苦，或終月不食，但日飲吳氏所呪觀音淨水一盞而已。忽見金蓮捧足者三，又數日見其膝，又數日見其身，又數日見其面目，其中乃阿彌陀佛，左右則觀音、勢至也。又悉見其堂殿國界，皎如指掌，曉然知其為淨土。問其詳，則云：「彼皆清淨男子經行遊樂，無女人也。」又問：「彼佛如何說法？」云：「我得天眼，未得天耳。故但見問答指顧，而不能聞所說也。」如是者三年，未甞一瞬不在目前。忽感疾，自言往生，乃終。吳氏事觀音有靈感，每於淨室列置瓶缶數十，以水注滿，手持楊枝誦呪，必見觀音放光入瓶缶中，病苦者飲水輒愈。所呪水積歲不壞、大寒不凍，世號觀音縣君。

The District Lady was surnamed Wu. Her husband, Lü Hong, an official in the Ministry of Justice, also realized the Buddhist principles, and husband and wife each observed the precepts and cultivated pure conduct. Madame Wu had two maidservants who likewise abstained from meat and blood, diligently helping in virtuous deeds. One of them was rather fond of Chan teachings; when she fell ill, she nonetheless passed away smiling and chatting cheerfully, as if discarding an old garment. The other observed the precepts austerely; at times she would not eat for an entire month, only drinking daily a cup of Avalokiteśvara pure water empowered by Madame Wu's incantations. Suddenly, she saw golden lotuses supporting feet three times. After a few more days she saw the knees; after a few more days, the torso; after a few more days, the face. In the center was Amitābha Buddha, flanked on the left and right by Avalokiteśvara and Mahāsthāmaprāpta. Furthermore, she completely saw their halls, palaces, and realms, as distinct as looking at the palm of her hand, clearly knowing it to be the Pure Land. When asked for details, she said: 'There are only pure men walking in meditation and taking delight; there are no women.' When asked again, 'How does that Buddha preach the Dharma?' she said: 'I have attained the divine eye, but have not yet attained the divine ear. Therefore, I only see their questions, answers, gestures, and gazes, but cannot hear what is spoken.' It continued like this for three years, never absent from her sight for even an instant. Suddenly contracting an illness, she stated of her own accord that she was being reborn, and then passed away. Madame Wu served Avalokiteśvara with spiritual efficacy. In her clean room she would often arrange dozens of jars and pots, fill them with water, hold a willow branch in her hand, and recite incantations; she would invariably see Avalokiteśvara radiate light into the jars and pots. Those suffering from illnesses were healed whenever they drank the water. The empowered water did not spoil after years, nor did it freeze in bitter cold. People of the world called her the 'Avalokiteśvara District Lady.'