廬山蓮宗寶鑑 2.31

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遠公祖師東林結社、僧俗同修，大智上賢深入禪觀，得念佛三昧中流之士，六時修禮淨土，回向西方。唐有詩云「遠公獨刻蓮花漏，猶向山中禮六時。」凡修此法，先於淨室安置佛像，香花燈燭隨分供養，澡浴塵垢著清淨衣，每日於日初時、日中時、日沒時、夜初時、夜半時、夜終時，自對三寶端身合掌，信禮西方。每一時目覩慈容，稱念南無阿彌陀佛聖號一千遍，禮佛四十八拜，念西方文發願回向。每日晝三夜三六時行道，精專不倦志意修持，堅固行願淨業圓成，他日必得中品中生矣。

When Patriarch Master Yuan established the society at Donglin, monks and laity cultivated together. Those of great wisdom and superior virtue penetrated deeply into dhyāna-contemplation and attained the buddhānusmṛti-samādhi; persons of middling caliber cultivated worship of the Pure Land at the six times of the day, dedicating [merit] toward the West. A Tang poem says: 'Master Yuan alone carved the lotus-flower water clock, / Still in the mountains worshiping at the six times.' Whenever practicing this method, one first sets up a Buddha statue in a clean room, making offerings of incense, flowers, lamps, and candles according to one's means; bathes away dust and defilement, wears clean robes, and every day at sunrise, midday, sunset, early night, midnight, and late night, personally faces the Three Jewels, straightens the body, joins the palms, and faithfully bows toward the West. At each time, beholding the compassionate countenance with one's eyes, recite the holy name of 'Namo Amitābha Buddha' one thousand times, perform forty-eight prostrations to the Buddha, and recite the Western prayer text to make vows and dedication. Practicing the path at the six times—thrice by day and thrice by night—every day, focused, concentrated, and tireless in mindful practice, with resolve and vows firm, one's pure karma will be fully accomplished, and in a future day one will certainly attain rebirth in the middle grade of the middle rank.