往生集 1.49

1.49

Tanjian of the Song dynasty dedicated even the slightest good deed throughout his life toward the Western Direction, vowing to see the Buddha. One day in concentration, he saw Amitābha Buddha sprinkling water on his face, saying: "I cleanse your defilements, wash your mental thoughts, and purify your body and speech, making them entirely adorned and clean." He also took a single lotus flower from a vase and conferred it upon him. Emerging from concentration, he bade farewell to the monks of the temple. As the night deepened, he walked alone under the corridor reciting the Buddha's name. By the fifth watch, his voice grew even more resonant. When morning came, his disciples went to pay their respects as usual; he was sitting cross-legged and motionless. Approaching to look at him, he had passed away.