佛祖統紀 27.60

27.60

齊翰。居武丘。入流水念佛道場。一念之頃即見淨土境相。忽作歌曰。流水動兮波漣漪芙蕖輝映兮寶光隨。乘光西邁兮偕者誰。初師十年在疾。弟子問曰。和上舍生何乃抱病。師曰。必謝之軀雖聖未免。即回瞻聖像而亡。

Qihan lived at Wuqiu and entered the Flowing Water practice site for reciting the Buddha's name. In a single thought-moment, he saw the realm and characteristics of the Pure Land. Suddenly he chanted a song: / 'The flowing water stirs and ripples ripple; / The lotuses shine, accompanied by jeweled light. / Riding the light westward—who goes with me?' / Earlier, the master had been ill for ten years. A disciple asked, 'The Ācārya abandons life, so why cling to illness?' The master said, 'A body bound to perish cannot be avoided even by the holy.' He then turned to look at the holy image and passed away.