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宋吳子才。字信叟。致仕之後。預作一棺。夜臥其中。令童子擊棺而歌曰。吳信叟。歸去來。三界無安不可住。西方淨土有蓮胎。歸去來。自從而和之。後無疾而化。

Wu Zicai of the Song dynasty, style name Xinsou, had a coffin prepared in advance after retiring from office. At night he slept inside it, having a servant boy strike the coffin and sing: "Wu Xinsou, / Return home! / The trailokya holds no peace, it cannot be inhabited; / In the Western Pure Land is a lotus womb. / Return home!" He would then join in and harmonize with it. Later he passed away without illness.