佛祖統紀 27.122

27.122

思淨。居錢唐北關。姓喻。常誦觀經念佛不輟。善畫佛必先靜室觀想。一日畫丈六彌陀佛。先見佛光。遂悟筆法之妙。人因號喻彌陀。建藍院名妙行。飯雲水終其身三百萬人。忽靜默端坐。心想西方。越七日臨終索香供佛。加趺而化。異香經旬。

Sijing resided at Beiguan in Qiantang. His surname was Yu. He constantly recited the Contemplation Sūtra and chanted the Buddha's name without stopping. He was skilled in painting Buddhas; he would always first contemplate them in a quiet chamber. One day, while painting a sixteen-foot Amitābha Buddha, he first saw the Buddha's light and thereupon awakened to the marvels of brush technique. People therefore called him Yu Amitābha. He built a monastery named Miaoxing, and provided meals to floating-cloud [monks] throughout his life to the number of three million people. Suddenly he sat upright in silence, contemplating the Western Direction in his mind. After seven days, facing the end, he asked for incense to make offerings to the Buddha, sat cross-legged, and passed away. A wondrous fragrance lasted for ten days.