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晉慧虔。少出家戒行精確。義熙年中。投山陰嘉祥寺。苦身率眾後寢疾。屬想安養。祈誠觀音。北寺有淨嚴尼者。宿德篤行。夜夢觀音從西郭門入。清輝妙狀。光映日月。幢幡華蓋。七寶莊嚴。尼驚異作禮。問大士何往。答云。往嘉祥迎虔公耳。虔疾雖困。神色如常侍者皆聞異香。泊然而化。

Huiqian of the Jin dynasty took pravrajyā at a young age, and his observance of the precepts was rigorous and exact. During the Yixi era, he went to Jiaxiang Temple in Shanyin, mortifying his body and leading the assembly. Later, he took to his bed with illness; he directed his thoughts to Peaceful Nourishment and prayed with sincerity to Avalokiteśvara. At the northern temple there was a nun named Jingyan of mature virtue and earnest practice. At night she dreamt that Avalokiteśvara entered through the western outer city gate: radiant and wonderful in appearance, with a light outshining the sun and moon, adorned with banners, flags, canopies, and the seven jewels. The nun, astonished, bowed in veneration and asked the Mahāsattva, "Where are you going?" The response was: "I am going to Jiaxiang to welcome the Venerable Qian." Although Qian was exhausted by his illness, his spirit and expression remained as usual. His attendants all smelled an extraordinary fragrance, and he placidly passed away.