往生西方淨土瑞應傳 1.47

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宋朝尼法藏金陵建福寺住。禪業高遠。謂同學曇敬。吾立身行道。志在西方。後忽染患。初見阿彌陀佛與諸聖眾省問法藏疾。光明照耀一寺。眾咸見。因爾而終也。

The nun Fazang of the Song dynasty lived at Jianfu Monastery in Jinling. Her dhyāna practice was lofty and far-reaching. She said to her fellow student Danjing, “I have conducted myself and practiced the Way with my aim set on the Western Pure Land.” Later, she suddenly contracted an illness. First she saw Amitābha Buddha along with the noble assemblies inquiring after Fazang’s illness. Radiance illuminated the entire monastery, and everyone saw it. She thereupon died.