佛祖統紀 28.36

28.36

Feng Ji was a native of Suining who styled himself Retired Scholar Budong (Unmoving). He passed the examinations through the Imperial Academy. At first he sought the Dao in the Chan monasteries; in his later years, he exclusively revered pure karma, composing the Xifang liwen (Liturgy of the West) and the Mituo chan-yi (Amitābha Repentance Ritual). Returning to his native commandery, he formed Pure Land societies; through his devotion, white light from an incense burner spanned the sky, and relics appeared in response. During the military disturbances of the Jingkang era, the scriptures in the treasuries of famous mountains were mostly destroyed. Feng Ji accumulated his salary to produce forty-eight sets of the Great Canon, and forty-eight sets of the four great sections of the Lesser Canon. He crafted a sandalwood image of Amitābha's manifestations in the nine grades of rebirth, carrying it with him to worship and make offerings. Later, serving as a Supervising Secretary, he was dispatched to take military command of Lunan, where he led both clergy and laity to hold meetings of continuous recollection (xinian). When he was stationed at Changsha, he set up a high seat in the administrative hall, donned monk's robes, ascended the seat, took leave of the officials, placed his staff across his knees, and passed away.