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Zheng Muqing of the Tang dynasty was a native of Xingyang. His entire family practiced buddhamanasikāra. During the Kaiyuan era, he fell critically ill. Someone urged him to take fish and meat, but he resolutely refused. Holding an incense burner in his hands, he prayed to seek rebirth. Suddenly an extraordinary fragrance filled the air abundantly, and he passed away quietly. His maternal uncle, Minister Su Ting, dreamed that a lotus bloomed in a jeweled pond, and Muqing was sitting upon it.