往生集 1.243

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Taiwei of the Song, when a child, went to Dharma Master Fa’an in Qiantang to undergo pravrajyā. When first instructed in the Amitābha Sūtra, he was immediately able to recite it by heart. Upon receiving full ordination, he shut his door to practice buddhamanasikāra, vigorously without slackening. Once, strolling freely behind the mountain, he suddenly heard the sound of a flute and was thoroughly enlightened. Consequently, he kept a flute to amuse himself. A Registrar Ling, who shared his resolve in pure karma, addressed Wei as the “Pure Land Village Elder.” One day Ling knocked at his door, saying, “The Pure Land village brother has come to meet you.” Wei said, “Tomorrow we shall meet in the Pure Land; now I am occupied with chanting the Buddha's name.” The next morning, people found it strange that he did not come for porridge. When they went to look, they saw his flute, alms bowl, and meditation seat already burned, and he had passed away sitting cross-legged on the ground.