佛祖統紀 28.64
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Lu Jun lived in Qiantang. In his youth he served in government offices, but abandoned it after a long time to make the Pure Land his vocation. He participated in the West Lake Mindfulness Society. Whenever he repented before the Buddha, he would inevitably weep. When fellow practitioners met and spoke of the causes and conditions of pure karma, after barely ten-odd sentences he would choke with tears and sigh, fearing only that he would not be saved in this life, that samādhi would not be accomplished, that rebirth would not be granted, and that he would not see our Buddha. Coming down with illness near his end, he invited Vinaya Master Yuanjing to expound the Pure Land Dharma gate and recite the Contemplation Sūtra up to the highest grade. Jing said to him, 'Now is a good time to go.' Jun said, 'The multitude of sages has not yet assembled; wait a little while.' He then got up, went to a bamboo couch, sat upright facing west, and in a moment was transformed.
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- 佛祖統紀 — 志磐, Classical Chinese