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Under Emperor Taizu of the Song: King Qian of Wuyue invited Dhyāna Master Shou to dwell at Yongming; at dusk he would go to another peak to recite the Buddha's name. Later he burned incense, announced it to the assembly, sat cross-legged, and transformed. ○ Under Emperor Renzong: Wen Yanbo was in the capital, and together with Dhyāna Master Yan formed a society of one hundred thousand monks and laypeople to recite the Buddha's name. ○ Under Emperor Zhezong: Yang Jie painted a sixteen-foot Amitābha Buddha to carry with him for contemplation, and was moved by the Buddha coming to welcome him. ○ Su Shi once carried a scroll of Amitābha Buddha, saying, "This is Shi's official warrant for rebirth in the West." ○ Under Emperor Gaozong: When the Jin barbarians breached Siming, they forced Vinaya Master Zhao of Huxin to travel north. Reaching Jingkou, he said to the people, "I am returning to the West." Immediately the sounds of reed pipes and singing were heard, and all the soldiers and civilians at once saw the master gaze westward, recite the Buddha's name, and transform. ○ Assistant Minister Wu Bingxin was summoned and reached the courier station at Xiaoshan; hearing the sound of heavenly music, he said, "The golden dais has arrived." When his words ended, he transformed. ○ Under Emperor Xiaozong: Wang Rihui of Longshu recited the Buddha's name, bowing a thousand times a day. One evening he said, "The Buddha has come to receive me," stood resolutely, and transformed; he composed the Pure Land Writings, which circulate in the world. (If one wishes to know the records of rebirth in ancient and modern times, one should regularly seek and examine the four fascicles of the Treatise on Establishing the Teachings of the Pure Land.)