佛祖統紀 36.142

36.142

In the second year of Jianwu, Liu Qiu was summoned to be Erudite of the National University, but did not take up office. Qiu lived in seclusion on the sandbanks of Jiangling, wearing hemp clothing and abstaining from grain. He worshipped the Buddha during the six intervals of day and night. He commented on the *Avataṃsaka Sūtra*, classifying the teachings into the two portals of the sudden and the gradual; he also commented on the *Lotus Sūtra* and lectured on it himself. In the winter of that year, white clouds lingered over the eaves of his house, an unusual fragrance entered the room, and he passed away to the sound of a chiming bowl.