往生集 2.68

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宋王古。字敏仲。東都人。官禮部侍郎。慈仁愛物。深契禪宗。又悟淨土法門之勝。著直指淨土決疑集三卷。平生精勤念佛。數珠未甞去手。行住坐臥悉以西方淨觀為佛事。有僧神遊淨土。見古與葛繁同在焉。往生有明驗矣。

Wang Gu of the Song dynasty, style name Minzhong, was a native of Dongdu. He served as Vice Minister of Rites. Compassionate and humane, he loved all living things and was deeply attuned to the Chan school; he also awakened to the superiority of the Pure Land Dharma gate. He composed the three-fascicle *Collection on Pointing Directly to the Pure Land and Resolving Doubts*. Throughout his life he was diligent in buddhamanasikāra, never letting his prayer beads leave his hand. Walking, standing, sitting, and lying down, he regarded pure contemplation of the Western Direction as his Buddha-work. A monk once made a spiritual journey to the Pure Land and saw Gu there together with Ge Fan; thus there was clear verification of his rebirth.