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宋鄭氏。錢塘人。日課觀音經。念佛不輟。後病中索浴。浴畢西向坐。問家人云。聞磬聲乎。淨土諸聖且至。已而合掌喜躍曰。佛菩薩來。觀音手執金臺。如來接我登座。遂奄然而化。

In the Song dynasty, Lady Zheng was a person of Qiantang. Daily she recited the Guanyin Sūtra as her regular practice and engaged in buddhamanasikāra without ceasing. Later, while ill, she asked for a bath. Having bathed, she sat facing west and asked her family, "Do you hear the sound of the stone chime? The sages of the Pure Land are about to arrive." Shortly thereafter, she joined her palms, leaped for joy, and said, "The Buddhas and bodhisattvas have come! Guanyin holds a golden terrace in hand, and the Tathāgata receives me to ascend the seat." Thereupon she quietly passed away.