[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [往生集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2072) › 2.321 # 往生集 2.321 往生集 2.321 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.321](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2072.2.321) 大明吳居士。新安世家也。諱繼勛字用卿。別號十如居士。賦性沈毅質如木。直如矢。好行種種善事。嗜之而不厭如甘露。晚歲耽心內典。持往生呪。稱念阿彌陀佛洪名。日有定課。歷寒暑純一無間。甞墮江中足若有物憑藉。漂十里躍而登舟。眾以為佛力所感。忽患背疽危。甚人不堪其憂。居士陶然談笑。自如若無疾苦者。俄而正念示寂。厥子𬾕章子輿氏所謂善信人也。言無虛妄。其所述行狀如是。 > In the Great Ming, Layman Wu was from a prominent family of Xin'an, taboo name Jixun, courtesy name Yongqing, with the style Layman Shiru. Endowed with a solemn, resolute nature, he was simple as uncarved wood and straight as an arrow. He loved performing various good deeds, relishing them without satiety as if nectar. In his later years, he immersed his mind in the inner scriptures, upheld the Rebirth Dhāraṇī, and recited the great name of Amitābha Buddha, with a fixed daily quota, unswerving throughout cold and heat without interruption. Once he fell into the river; his feet seemed supported by something, and after drifting for ten li, he leapt onto a boat; everyone considered this to be induced by the Buddha's power. Suddenly he suffered from a serious back carbuncle, so critical that others could not bear their anxiety, yet the layman conversed and laughed cheerfully, at ease as if free from illness or suffering. Soon after, in correct mindfulness, he manifested cessation. His son Baizhang, of the lineage of Ziyu, was what is called a person of good faith whose words are without falsehood; the account of conduct he set forth was like this. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.320](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2072.2.320) - [Next: 2.322](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2072.2.322) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2072.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2072~en-mt.2.321) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2072.2.321](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2072.2.321) · Pramāṇa