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宋葛濟之。句容人。稚川後也。世事仙學。妻紀氏。獨精誠念佛。元嘉十三年。方在機杼。忽覺空中清明。因投杼仰瞻四表。見西方有佛現身。寶蓋幢幡映蔽雲漢。喜曰。經言。無量壽佛。其即此耶。面佛作禮。濟之驚異。就之。紀氏指示佛所。濟之亦見半身。俄而隱沒。祥雲五彩親里咸覩焉。自是多歸佛法矣。

Ge Jizhi of the Song dynasty was a native of Jurong and a descendant of Zhichuan (Ge Hong). His family had practiced the Daoist arts for generations, but his wife, Lady Ji, practiced buddhamanasikāra alone with sincere dedication. In the thirteenth year of Yuanjia, while she was at the loom, she suddenly felt the sky was clear and bright. Dropping her shuttle, she looked up toward the four directions and saw a Buddha appearing in the Western Direction, with jeweled canopies, banners, and streamers overshadowing the Milky Way. Rejoicing, she said, 'The sūtras speak of Amitāyus Buddha; could this be he?' Facing the Buddha, she paid homage. Jizhi was amazed and went to her; Lady Ji pointed out the Buddha's location, and Jizhi also saw half the body. Soon it vanished, but auspicious five-colored clouds were seen by all the relatives. From then on, many took refuge in the Buddha-Dharma.