佛祖統紀 28.62

28.62

陸偉。錢唐人。為州都掾。中年厭世念佛。率眾結法華華嚴二社。各百許人。其法各人在家誦經一卷。日終就寺讀誦。終日而散。如是二十年。遂成大會。嘗手書法華華嚴楞嚴圓覺金剛金光明等經。晚年子孫彫落更無餘累。忽一日易衣端坐。念佛而化。

Lu Wei was a native of Qiantang and served as a prefectural secretary. In middle age, weary of the world, he recited the Buddha's name and led an assembly to establish two societies, the Lotus and Avataṃsaka, each with about a hundred people. Their rule was that each person at home would chant one fascicle of sūtra, and at the end of the day gather at a monastery to read and chant, dispersing after spending the whole day. Like this for twenty years, it became a great assembly. He once hand-copied sūtras such as the Lotus, Avataṃsaka, Śūraṅgama, Perfect Enlightenment, Diamond, and Suvarṇaprabhāsa. In his late years, his children and grandchildren having passed away, he had no further burdens. Suddenly one day he changed his clothes, sat upright, recited the Buddha's name, and was transformed.