往生集 2.319

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In the Great Ming, Layman Wu was a native of Renhe, taboo name Da'en, style Yangzhu. Throughout his life he was filial, fraternal, sincere, and earnest, fond of performing hidden virtues, releasing living creatures, relieving suffering, showing compassion to neighbors, and paying off debts on their behalf. Consequently, he elicited various good retributions, such as encountering light in thick overcast and winds reversing when his boat was in peril. Moreover, he reverently devoted his mind to the inner teaching, reciting sūtras morning and evening, and reciting the name of Amitābha Buddha, progressing vigorously without weariness. On the third day of the fifth month in the fortieth year of the Wanli era [1612], he took leave of the community, sat cross-legged and upright, and passed away. The room had a fragrant odor, and his expression was radiant. This is detailed in the biography written by Master Yanchi Yan.