往生西方淨土瑞應傳 1.65

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隋文帝皇后雖居宮室。深厭女身。日誦西方。至臨終時。異香滿宮。從空而至。文帝問闍提斯那。是何祥瑞。西方有佛。號阿彌陀。皇后業高。神生彼國。故有斯瑞。

Although Emperor Wen of Sui’s Empress lived in the imperial palace, she deeply loathed the female body and recited [the name of] the Western Pure Land daily. When her end drew near, a miraculous fragrance filled the palace, arriving from the sky. Emperor Wen asked Jātisena, “What kind of auspicious sign is this?” [Jātisena replied,] “In the west there is a Buddha named Amitābha. The Empress’s karma is lofty, and her spirit is born in that land; therefore there is this auspicious sign.”