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大明吳居士。仁和人。諱大恩別號仰竹。生平孝友誠篤。好行陰德。放生救苦。恤隣代逋。遂感陰霾遇光舟危返風種種善報。而虔心內教。晨夕誦經。稱念阿彌陀佛。精進無倦萬曆四十年五月初三日別眾。跏趺端坐而逝。室有香氣神色煥然。詳具印持嚴君所作傳云。

In the Great Ming, Layman Wu was a native of Renhe, taboo name Da'en, style Yangzhu. Throughout his life he was filial, fraternal, sincere, and earnest, fond of performing hidden virtues, releasing living creatures, relieving suffering, showing compassion to neighbors, and paying off debts on their behalf. Consequently, he elicited various good retributions, such as encountering light in thick overcast and winds reversing when his boat was in peril. Moreover, he reverently devoted his mind to the inner teaching, reciting sūtras morning and evening, and reciting the name of Amitābha Buddha, progressing vigorously without weariness. On the third day of the fifth month in the fortieth year of the Wanli era [1612], he took leave of the community, sat cross-legged and upright, and passed away. The room had a fragrant odor, and his expression was radiant. This is detailed in the biography written by Master Yanchi Yan.