[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [淨土往生傳](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2071) › 1.24 # 淨土往生傳 1.24 淨土往生傳 1.24 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2071.1.24) 釋慧命。俗姓郭。梁大通二年。生于相州之長沙。既而出家。識者奇之。以為終入如來室者慧命也。年十五誦法華。纔盈七日一部終焉。其他文字誦亦類之。殆其剃落。學無常師。聞恩光禪師。克著令聞。委身咨稟。未易三年。大通禪要。又與南嶽思禪師。最相友善。甞謂思曰。吾與子植因淨業。遠而結之。正以西方為期爾。思曰區區之意。孰敢忘之。但願龍驥之尾。無拒蒼蠅矣。續遊僊城山。山有道士孟壽者。幽棲積歲。祈心返正。又欲居館充建寺宇。俄而壽夢。被金甲者數百人。嚴衛館側。號令相警。若有所待。壽曰。此豈異人之至耶。不然何吾夢之有先也。次日命且至之。於是壽起深信。捨其所居。未幾命曰。始造之寺。尚煩經置。吾宜棄禪觀縈心於此哉。乃與其徒。以歸長沙之故林。時法音禪師同郡人也。本姓王亦甞。與命結為淨土友。當其暮年。益加親厚。一夕命携音手。月下相顧而笑曰。時至不行謂之貪生。可去不去謂之苟欲已矣。夫吾其去矣。音曰。相知之義。寧不俟我十日哉。命豎兩指而對曰。過此不可及也。旦日命果嬰疾。又一日終焉。其終之日。則周天和三年十月之五日。其日同眾。有目天人下降幢幡自隨。或聞房宇唱善哉者。又聞奇香異樂。彌日不散。後十日音亦告終。所現瑞相。頗有似之。 > Shi Huiming, secular surname Guo, was born in Changsha of Xiangzhou in the second year of the Datong era of the Liang dynasty. After leaving secular life, those with discernment found him extraordinary, considering that the one who would ultimately enter the Tathāgata's room was Huiming. At the age of fifteen, he recited the Lotus Sūtra; in barely seven days, he had completed the entire text. His recitation of other texts was similar. After his tonsure, he had no single teacher. Hearing that Chan Master Enguang was renowned for his virtue, he devoted himself to him and received instruction; in less than three years, he broadly penetrated the essentials of Chan. He was also on the closest of terms with Chan Master \[Hui\]si of Nanyue, and once said to Si: "You and I planted the cause of pure karma and bound ourselves together from afar, with our goal set firmly on the Western direction." Si said: "How could I dare forget such humble devotion? My only wish is that the flies are not brushed away from the tail of the dragon-steed." Later, he traveled to Mount Xiancheng. On the mountain was a Daoist named Meng Shou, who had lived in seclusion for many years, praying in his heart to return to the correct path, and wishing to turn his dwelling into a Buddhist monastery. Soon after, Shou dreamed of hundreds of men clad in golden armor standing in strict guard beside his dwelling, issuing orders and alerts as if awaiting someone. Shou said: "Could an extraordinary person be arriving? Otherwise, why would my dream foresee it?" The next day, Huiming arrived. Thereupon, Shou developed deep faith and relinquished his dwelling. Soon after, Huiming said: "The initial construction of a monastery still requires burdensome management. Should I abandon Chan contemplation to burden my mind with this?" He then returned with his disciples to his former grove in Changsha. At that time, Chan Master Fayin was from the same commandery; originally surnamed Wang, he had also formed a Pure Land friendship with Huiming. In their later years, their intimacy grew even closer. One night, Huiming took Fayin's hand, and under the moon they looked at each other and smiled, Huiming saying: "When the time comes and one does not go, it is called clinging to life; when one can depart and does not depart, it is called illicit desire—enough! I shall depart." Yin said: "Out of our friendship, can you not wait ten days for me?" Huiming held up two fingers and replied: "Beyond this, it cannot be reached." The next morning Huiming indeed fell ill, and on the following day he passed away. The day of his death was the fifth day of the tenth month in the third year of the Tianhe era of the Zhou dynasty. On that day, the assembly saw devas descending with banners following them; some heard voices in the rooms chanting 'Sadhu!', and they smelled extraordinary incense and heard wondrous music that did not dissipate for days. Ten days later, Fayin also passed away, and the auspicious signs that appeared were quite similar. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2071.1.23) - [Next: 1.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2071.1.25) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2071.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2071~en-mt.1.24) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2071.1.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2071.1.24) · Pramāṇa