往生西方淨土瑞應傳 1.49

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The nun Jingzhen lived at Jishan Monastery in Chang'an. Wearing patched robes and begging for food, she spent her entire life without anger. She recited the Vajracchedikā Sūtra eighteen thousand times and exclusively concentrated on buddhamanasikāra. In the seventh month of the fifth year of Xianqing, she contracted an illness and said to her disciples, “Within five months, I have seen Amitābha Buddha ten times. Furthermore, twice I saw jewel lotus flower boys sporting in the Land of Bliss. In addition, a holy monk five times conferred the prediction upon me, saying, ‘You will become a Buddha.’ He also said, ‘I shall attain rebirth of the highest grade.’” She sat cross-legged and died. After passing the night, she revived and said to her disciples, “I have attained the bodhisattva stage. I traversed everywhere in the ten directions to make offerings to the Buddhas.” Having spoken these words, she died, and light illuminated the monastery.