往生集 1.191

1.191

宋釋思照。研究宗教。專心淨業。每四更即起。稱誦佛名。懈怠比丘。不遑安寢。效法藏四十八願。結僧俗係念淨會三十年。一日感疾。夢丈六金身。集眾念佛。忽厲聲同眾稱念。屈指作印坐逝。闍維齒及數珠不壞。

The monk Sizhao of the Song studied doctrinal teachings and the Chan school, focusing his mind on pure karma. Every night at the fourth watch he arose to chant the Buddha's name; negligent monks found no leisure for peaceful sleep. Emulating Dharmākara's forty-eight vows, he formed a pure association of monastics and laity fastening their mindfulness for thirty years. One day he contracted an illness and dreamed of a sixteen-foot golden body. He gathered the assembly for buddhamanasikāra. Suddenly, raising his voice, he chanted along with the assembly, bent his fingers to form a mudrā, and passed away seated. After cremation, his teeth and prayer beads were undamaged.