佛祖統紀 27.114

27.114

曇懿。居錢唐淨住。以醫為業。晚年禮法華經修念佛三昧。以平時所積供佛齋僧造像設浴。如是二十年。後微疾不服藥。請利行人七僧念佛以助往生。次日見蓮華其大如屋。又一日梵僧到床問訊。夜半眾聞念佛聲低。泊然長往。

Tanyi resided at Jingzhu in Qiantang, practicing medicine as his profession. In his later years, he paid homage to the Lotus Sūtra and cultivated the Buddha-Recollection Samādhi. He used his lifelong savings to make offerings to the Buddha, feast the monks, create statues, and set up baths, continuing thus for twenty years. Later, slightly ill, he took no medicine, and invited seven monks, including practitioner Li, to recollect the Buddha to assist his rebirth. The next day, he saw a lotus flower as large as a house. Another day, an Indian monk came to his bed to greet him. At midnight, the assembly heard his voice recollecting the Buddha grow faint, and he serenely passed away forever.