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晉法琳。臨卭人。專精戒品。止成都靈建寺修淨業。常持彌陀觀音二經。轉誦之時。輒見一偉貌沙門。屹然在前。建武二年寢疾。注念西方。禮懺不息。見諸賢聖皆集空中。合掌而逝。

Falin of the Jin dynasty was a native of Linqiong. Devoting himself strictly to the categories of precepts, he resided at Lingjian Temple in Chengdu to cultivate pure karma. He constantly recited the two sūtras of Amitābha and Avalokiteśvara. Whenever he recited them, he always saw a monk of imposing appearance standing towering before him. In the second year of Jianwu, he fell ill, focused his thoughts on the Western Direction, and ceaselessly practiced prostrations of repentance. He saw the sages and saints all gathering in mid-air, joined his palms, and passed away.