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晉曇順。黃龍人。幼從羅什法師。講釋群經。什歎曰。此子奇器也。後入廬山修淨業。時寧蠻校尉劉遵孝。剏寺江陵。延順經始。盛弘念佛三昧。宋元嘉二年。別眾坐逝。異香滿室焉。

Tanshun of the Jin was a native of Huanglong. In his youth he followed Master Kumārajīva, who lectured and explained the various sūtras. Kumārajīva sighed and said: "This child is an extraordinary vessel." Later he entered Mount Lu to cultivate pure karma. At that time, Liu Zunxiao, Colonel for the Pacification of the Man, founded a monastery in Jiangling and invited Shun to direct its construction, where he abundantly propagated buddhānusmṛti-samādhi. In the second year of the Yuanjia era of the Song, he took leave of the assembly and passed away seated. An extraordinary fragrance filled the room.