[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) › 27.65 # 佛祖統紀 27.65 佛祖統紀 27.65 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [27.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.27.65) 善道。臨淄人。入大藏信手探卷。得觀無量壽佛經。乃專修十六妙觀。及往廬山觀遠公遺跡。豁然增思。後遁跡終南。修般舟三昧數載。覩寶閣瑤池宛然在目。復往晉陽。從綽禪師授無量壽經。入定七日。綽請觀所生處。道報曰。師當懺悔三罪。方可往生。師嘗安佛像在簷牖下。自處深房。此一罪也。當於佛前懺。又嘗役使出家人。此二罪也。當於四方僧前懺。又因造屋多損蟲命。此三罪也。當於一切眾生前懺。綽靜思往咎洗心悔謝久之。道因定出。謂綽曰。師罪滅矣。後有白光來照之時。是往生相也。道行化京師。歸者如市。忽微疾。即掩室怡然而逝。異香天樂向西而隱。 > Shandao was a native of Linzi. Entering the great canon, he reached his hand at will into the scrolls and obtained the Sūtra on the Contemplation of the Buddha of Immeasurable Life; thereupon he specialized in cultivating the sixteen wondrous contemplations. When he went to Mount Lu to view the traces of Master \[Hui\]yuan, his contemplation was broadened and deepened. Later, he lived in seclusion on Mount Zhongnan, practicing the Pratyutpanna Samādhi for several years, beholding jeweled pavilions and jade ponds as clearly as if before his eyes. He then went to Jinyang, received the Amitāyus Sūtra from Chan Master Chuo, and entered samādhi for seven days. Chuo asked him to observe the place of his future rebirth. Shandao reported, 'Master, you must repent of three sins before you can attain rebirth: You once placed a Buddha image beneath the eaves and window while you resided in an inner room—this is the first sin, which should be repented before the Buddha. You also once made servants of monastics—this is the second sin, which should be repented before the Saṅgha of the four directions. Moreover, when building houses, you harmed many insect lives—this is the third sin, which should be repented before all sentient beings.' Chuo quietly reflected on his past faults and cleansed his heart in repentance for a long time. Shandao then emerged from samādhi and told Chuo, 'Your sins are extinguished; when a white light comes to illuminate you later, that will be the sign of your rebirth.' Shandao taught and transformed in the capital, and those who took refuge in him were as numerous as a marketplace. Suddenly he contracted a slight illness; he shut his room, peacefully passed away, and an extraordinary fragrance and celestial music receded toward the west. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 27.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.27.64) - [Next: 27.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.27.66) - [Up: 27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.27) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035~en-mt.27.65) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [神僧傳](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2064.5.56) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.27.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.27.65) · Pramāṇa