龍舒增廣淨土文 8.9

8.9

予嘗與鎮江士人張繼祖言西方事，繼祖信之。其乳母死，多為念阿彌陀佛追薦。一夜夢其乳母借背子衣之來，謝繼祖而別去。此念佛追薦之效也。

I once spoke of matters concerning the West to the scholar Zhang Jizu of Zhenjiang, and Jizu believed it. When his wet nurse died, he recited Amitābha Buddha extensively to make memorial offerings for her. One night he dreamed that his wet nurse came wearing a borrowed sleeveless vest, thanked Jizu, and departed. Such is the efficacy of reciting the Buddha's name to deliver the deceased.