佛祖統紀 28.51

28.51

鄭牧卿。滎陽人。舉家念佛。唐開元中病篤。有勸進魚肉者。確乎不許。手執香爐求願往生。忽異香蔚充。奄然長逝。舅尚書蘇頲夢寶池蓮開。牧卿坐其上。

Zheng Muqing was a native of Xingyang. His entire family recited the Buddha's name. During the Kaiyuan era of the Tang, he fell critically ill. Someone urged him to eat fish and meat, but he resolutely refused. Holding an incense burner in his hands, he prayed and vowed to be reborn [in the Pure Land]. Suddenly, an exquisite fragrance gathered and filled the room, and he quietly passed away. His maternal uncle, Minister of the Right Su Ting, dreamt that the lotuses of the precious pond blossomed, with Muqing seated upon one of them.