往生集 2.91

2.91

唐張元祥。居常念佛不輟。一日促家人云。西方聖人待我齋畢同往。齋事訖焚香跏趺。面西而化。

Zhang Yuanxiang of the Tang dynasty practiced buddhamanasikāra unceasingly in his daily life. One day he urged his family, saying, "The sages of the Western Direction are waiting for me to finish my meal before we depart together." When the meal was over, he burned incense, sat cross-legged, faced the Western Direction, and passed away.