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宋智圓。居西湖孤山。廣解諸經。刻心淨土。造彌陀疏及西資鈔。勸發往生將終。以陶器合瘞。後十五年。積雨山頹。啟視陶器。形質儼然。爪髮俱長。

Zhiyuan of the Song resided at Gushan on West Lake. He comprehensively understood various sūtras and engraved his mind on the Pure Land. He composed a commentary on the Amitābha Sūtra and the Notes on Assisting the West, urging rebirth. When he was about to pass away, he was interred inside joined ceramic vessels. Fifteen years later, heavy rains caused the mountain to collapse. Upon opening and inspecting the ceramic vessels, his physical appearance was solemn and intact, with both nails and hair grown long.