[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [高僧傳](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059) › 6.70 # 高僧傳 6.70 高僧傳 6.70 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [6.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.6.70) 初，叡善攝威儀，弘贊經法，常迴此諸業，願生安養。每行住坐臥，不敢正背西方。後自知命盡，忽集僧告別，乃謂眾曰：「平生誓願，願生西方，如叡所見，或當得往，未知定免，狐疑成不，但身口意業，或相違犯，願施以大慈，為永劫法朋也。」於是入房洗浴，燒香禮拜，還床向西方，合掌而卒。是日同寺咸見五色香烟從叡房出，春秋六十七矣。 > Earlier, Sengrui had maintained his monastic deportment with discipline and broadly propagated the scriptural teachings, constantly dedicating these various wholesome karmas with the vow to be reborn in the Land of Peace and Nurture (Sukhāvatī). In walking, standing, sitting, or lying down, he never dared turn his back directly to the west. Later, knowing that his life was coming to an end, he suddenly gathered the monks to take his leave, saying to the assembly, 'My lifelong vow has been to be reborn in the west; from what I have seen, I may perhaps attain rebirth there, yet I do not know for certain whether I have avoided falling short, and doubts remain as to whether it will come to pass. If my bodily, verbal, or mental karmas have caused offence toward any of you, I pray you will bestow great compassion upon me and remain my companions in the Dharma for eternal kalpas.' Thereupon he entered his room, bathed, burned incense, and bowed in reverence. Returning to his couch, he faced the west, joined his palms, and passed away. On that day, all throughout the monastery saw five-coloured fragrant smoke emerging from Sengrui's room. He was sixty-seven years of age. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.6.69) - [Next: 6.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.6.71) - [Up: 6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.6) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059~en-mt.6.70) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.6.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.6.70) · Pramāṇa