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2.141

宋黃公。潭州人。本軍伍。以打鐵為生。每鉗鎚時。念佛不輟口。一日無疾。託隣人為寫頌云。叮叮噹噹。久鍊成剛。太平將近。我往西方。即化去。其頌盛傳湖南。人多念佛。

Old Huang of the Song dynasty was a native of Tanzhou. Originally in the military, he made a living by forging iron. Every time he wielded tongs and hammer, he practiced buddhamanasikāra without stopping his mouth. One day, without illness, he asked a neighbor to write down a hymn for him, saying: / 'Clang, clang, ding, dong! / Forged long, it becomes steel. / Great peace draws near; / I go to the Western Direction.' / He immediately passed away. His hymn was widely circulated in Hunan, and many people practiced buddhamanasikāra.