宋高僧傳 24.43

24.43

釋雄俊，俗姓周，成都人也。善講說，無戒行；所受檀信，非法而用；且多狡詐，唯事疎狂。又經反初服，入軍壘；而因逃難，還入緇行。大曆中，暴亡入冥。見王者，訶責畢，引入獄去，俊抗聲大呼曰：「雄俊儻入地獄，三世諸佛即成妄語矣！曾讀《觀經》，下品下生者造五逆罪，臨終十念，尚得往生。俊雖造罪，不犯五逆；若論念佛，莫知其數。佛語若有可信，暴死却合得迴。」與雄俊傳語云「若見城中道俗告之，我已得往生西方。」言畢承寶臺直西而去。

Shi Xiongjun, secular surname Zhou, was a native of Chengdu. He was skilled at preaching but lacked moral conduct; the alms he received from donors were used unlawfully; moreover, he was deceitful and cared only for uninhibited license. Later he returned to lay clothes and joined the military ranks; then, fleeing hardship, he returned to the black-robed order. During the Dali era, he died suddenly and entered the underworld. When he met King Yama and the reprimands were concluded, he was being led away to hell when Jun raised his voice and shouted loudly: "If Xiongjun falls into hell, the Buddhas of the three periods of time will have spoken falsely! I once read the Contemplation Sūtra: even those of the lowest tier of the lowest grade who commit the five heinous transgressions, upon reciting the Buddha's name ten times at death, can still attain rebirth. Although Jun has committed sins, he did not commit the five heinous transgressions; and as for reciting the Buddha's name, none knows how many times I have done so. If the words of the Buddha are to be trusted, I who died suddenly should be allowed to return!" He sent a message, saying: "If you see the monastics and laypeople in the city, tell them that I have already attained rebirth in the Western Direction." Having spoken these words, he mounted a jeweled dais and departed straight for the west.