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大明祖香。江西新喻人。於山東龍潭寺。精修淨業。有居士王傑者。築菴延之。未幾語傑云。某日當歸家。眾苦留。香云。歸安養家耳。及期敷座西向坐逝。舉龕八山。化火自焚。

Under the Great Ming, Zuxiang was a native of Xinyu in Jiangxi. At Longtan Temple in Shandong, he assiduously cultivated pure karma. There was a layman named Wang Jie who built a hermitage to invite him to stay. Before long, he said to Jie: 'On a certain day I shall return home.' The assembly earnestly begged him to stay. Xiang said: 'I am only returning to the home of Peaceful Nourishment.' When the time came, he spread his seat, faced west, sat, and departed. When they carried the shrine to Mount Ba, a transformative fire spontaneously consumed it.