往生西方淨土瑞應傳 1.63

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烏場國王萬機之暇。謂左右曰。朕為國主。不免無常。聞西方可以棲神。日夜六時念佛行道。并奏樂。每日請百僧。王與夫人親手行食。三十餘年精專無替。臨終神色怡和。西方聖眾來迎。祥瑞不一。

The King of Udyāna, in the leisure from the myriad affairs of state, said to his attendants, “Although I am the ruler of a state, I cannot escape impermanence. I have heard that one can rest one’s spirit in the Western Pure Land.” Day and night during the six periods, he practiced buddhamanasikāra, circumambulated the path, and performed music. Every day he invited one hundred monks, and the king and his consort personally served food with their own hands. For over thirty years he was dedicated and focused without slacking. Near the end of his life, his spirit and expression were calm and peaceful; the noble assembly of the Western Pure Land came to welcome him, with more than one auspicious sign.