佛祖統紀 28.32

28.32

Wang Zhong lived at Gushan in Qiantang, the former site of Lin Hejing. He lived in seclusion and self-contentment. During the Zhenghe era, he was recommended as a recluse, and the imperial court honored him with the title of Retired Scholar. Later, his official post reached that of Grand Master of Court Splendor. Devoting his mind to pure karma, he had a great awakening. Daily, he recited the Amitābha Sūtra seven times and the Buddha's name ten thousand times, never intermitting for nineteen years. One day, without illness, he bathed, sat cross-legged facing west, and passed away.