往生集 2.148

2.148

Someone asked: 'Why is it that we do not hear of Vimalakīrti or Layman Pang seeking rebirth?' The reply says: 'Try to assess yourself: if you have not equaled these two gentlemen, then seeking rebirth goes without saying; even if they were incarnations of Golden Grain [Tathāgata], what harm would there be in seeing Amitābha again? If it were not so, Vimalakīrti would not have had an audience with Śākyamuni, nor would Layman Pang have studied under Mazu. Moreover, is not