[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [佛祖統紀](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035) › 15.52 # 佛祖統紀 15.52 佛祖統紀 15.52 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [15.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.15.52) 法師智仙。仙居李氏。號真教。幼不樂世俗。常曰。世間榮富何能免我一生清志耶。遂服方袍。遊學至天竺。得觀道於明義首座。還鄉依白蓮惠師聽止觀大有發明。久之章嗣其席。常時繫念唯在淨土。或曰。法華三昧。一土一切土。一身一切身。一佛一切佛。何不依止觀修法華三昧而為往生之因。師曰。荊溪云。分別功德品中。直觀此土四土具足。故此佛身即三佛身。此大眾即一切眾。以惑未斷故。安樂行是同居淨土行之氣分故不離同居穢見同居淨。問者曰。同居類多何必極樂。師曰。教說多故。宿緣厚故。令專注故。是攝生故。師當結制稍覺微恙。乃詣辭郡縣。還寺杜門絕客。眾請用醫。令厚贐謝去之。即易床西向。設彌陀像。請行人諷經。終卷而化。時能仁聞念佛聲沸天仙樂盈耳。塔於院東北隅。 > Dharma Master Zhixian came from the Li clan of Xianju and was styled Zhenjiao. In his youth, he took no delight in the secular world, often saying, 'How could worldly glory and wealth relieve me of a lifetime of pure aspirations?' He thereupon donned monastic robes and travelled to study, arriving at Tianzhu, where he attained the way of contemplation under Head Monk Mingyi. Returning to his home region, he relied on Master Hui of Bailian, and in listening to Zhi Guan, he attained great illumination. After a long time, he succeeded to his seat. His continuous mindfulness was focused solely on the Pure Land. Someone said, 'The Lotus Samādhi is one land is all lands, one body is all bodies, one Buddha is all Buddhas. Why not rely on cessation and contemplation to cultivate the Lotus Samādhi as the cause for rebirth?' The master said, 'Jingxi said that in the "Chapter on the Discrimination of Merits," directly contemplating this land as fully endowed with the four lands, this Buddha body is therefore the three Buddha bodies, and this great assembly is therefore all assemblies. Because delusions are not yet severed, the peaceful practices are a portion of the practice of the co-dwelling pure land; therefore, without leaving the defiled co-dwelling \[land\], one sees the pure co-dwelling \[land\].' The questioner asked, 'There are many kinds of co-dwelling lands; why must it be the Ultimate Bliss?' The master said, 'Because the teachings explain it extensively; because past karmic affinity with it is deep; because it causes one to focus singularly; and because it gathers sentient beings.' When the master was observing the rains retreat, he felt slightly unwell. He went to take his leave of the commandery and county officials, returned to the monastery, shut the gates, and cut off guests. The assembly asked to summon a physician, but he had them present him with generous parting gifts and send him away. He then turned his bed toward the west, set up an image of Amitābha, and requested the practitioners to recite the sutra. When the scroll came to an end, he transformed. At that time, at Nengren, the sound of chanting the Buddha's name was heard boiling up into the sky, and celestial music filled the ears. A stūpa was erected in the northeast corner of the courtyard. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 15.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.15.51) - [Next: 15.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.15.53) - [Up: 15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.15) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035~en-mt.15.52) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.15.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.15.52) · Pramāṇa