佛祖統紀 36.68

36.68

六年。初劉程之入廬山。依遠法師念佛。師曰。官祿巍巍何以不為。程之曰。君臣相疑。吾何以為。居山十五年。專志念佛。是年八月見阿彌陀佛放光摩頂。即對像焚香。祝曰。我以釋迦遺教知有西方淨土。願持此香先當上奉釋迦世尊。次用供養阿彌陀佛。願賜攝取。第三奉供妙法蓮華經。所以得生由持此經。言已臥床西向而逝。程之有隱德。謝安劉裕相推薦甚。力辭不屈。乃旌之曰遺民○周續之。幼通五經五緯。時號十經童子。公卿交辟無所就。入廬山預遠公社。布衣蔬食終身不娶。世稱通隱○雷次宗。入廬山蓮社。立館東林之側。及遠公亡。與子姪書曰。吾託業廬山。事釋和上二十年。淵匠既傾良朋亦喪。及今未耄。尚可厲志成四歸之津梁。自今以往勿以家務相聞。

In the sixth year, Liu Chengzhi earlier entered Mount Lu to rely on Master Huiyuan for the practice of reciting the Buddha's name. The Master said: 'Official rank and emolument are lofty and magnificent; why not pursue them?' Chengzhi replied: 'When ruler and subject suspect one another, how could I pursue them?' Residing in the mountains for fifteen years, he devoted his mind exclusively to reciting the Buddha's name. In the eighth month of this year, he saw Amitābha Buddha emit light and rub the crown of his head. Facing the image, he burned incense and prayed: 'By the bequeathed teaching of Śākyamuni, I learned of the Western Pure Land. May I hold this incense first to offer above to the World-Honoured One Śākyamuni; next, to offer to Amitābha Buddha, praying that he bestow his reception upon me; and third, to offer to the *Saddharmapuṇḍarīka Sūtra*, for my attainment of rebirth is due to upholding this scripture.' Having spoken, he lay on his bed facing west and passed away. Chengzhi possessed hidden virtue; Xie An and Liu Yu recommended him highly, but he resolutely declined without wavering. Thereupon he was honored as 'Yimin' (the Recluse). ○ Zhou Xuzhi understood the Five Classics and the five apocryphal texts in his youth; he was known at the time as the 'Ten-Classics Child'. High ministers repeatedly summoned him, but he accepted no post. He entered Mount Lu to participate in Master Huiyuan's society, wearing plain cloth and eating vegetarian food, never marrying throughout his life. The world called him 'Tongyin' (the Comprehending Recluse). ○ Lei Cizong entered the Lotus Society at Mount Lu and established a lodge beside Donglin. When Master Huiyuan died, he wrote a letter to his sons and nephews: 'I entrusted my endeavor to Mount Lu and served the Upādhyāya Śākya for twenty years. Now that the profound master has passed away and fine friends have also been lost, and since I am not yet decrepit with age, I can still exert my resolve to become a bridge to the four refuges. From now on, do not inform me of household affairs.'