佛祖統紀 28.39

28.39

庾詵。新野人。蔬食布衣不事產業。少與梁武帝善。詔為黃門侍郎不赴。宅內立道場。六時禮懺誦法華經。忽後夜見一道人自稱願公。容止甚異。呼詵為上行先生。授香而去。後寢病驚覺曰。願公復來不可久住。舉室咸聞空中唱上行先生。已生彌陀淨土。詔諡貞節處士。

Yu Shen was a native of Xinye. Eating vegetarian food and wearing coarse cloth, he did not pursue commercial wealth. In his youth he had been friendly with Emperor Wu of the Liang; when summoned by imperial edict to serve as Cavalier Regular Attendant (Huangmen Shilang), he did not accept. Inside his residence, he established a sanctuary where he performed repentance and recited the Lotus Sūtra throughout the six periods of the day. Suddenly, in the latter half of the night, he saw a man of the Dao calling himself Master Yuan (Vow), of exceedingly wondrous deportment. He addressed Yu Shen as 'Master Shangxing (Superior Practice)', bestowed incense on him, and departed. Later, while lying ill, Yu Shen woke with a start and said: 'Master Yuan has come again; I cannot stay long.' The entire household heard a voice from the sky calling: 'Master Shangxing has already been born in the Pure Land of Amitābha.' By imperial edict, he was posthumously conferred the title of Retired Scholar Zhenjie (Pure and Upright).