往生集 1.255

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Baozhu of the Great Ming frequently traveled between Hangzhou and Jiahe. He wore a single patched robe in winter and summer, begging for food to support himself, having no fixed lodging. Usually, he simply repeated the Buddha's name without break; when someone called him, as soon as he responded, he immediately repeated the Buddha's name in succession, uttering no other idle words. Later at Haimen Temple, he suddenly acted as if mad for more than half a month. A monk scolded him, “Throughout your life, your actual conduct served as an example for the world; how can you act like this?” Zhu said, “Since it is like this, I shall go.” He asked to bathe, and when finished, peacefully passed away standing up.