三寶感應要略錄 2.96

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并州常便禪師。發大誓願生極樂。所作淨業既廣數難詳悉。後遊京洛。專崇斯業。幽誠冥兆。有所感徵。遂願寫大般若經。滿於萬卷。冀得遠詣西域禮如來所行聖迹。以此勝福。迴向願生。遂詣闕上書。請於諸州教化。抄寫大般若。且心所至也。天必從之。乃蒙授墨勅。南遊江表。敬寫般若。以報天恩。深要心既滿。附舶西征。百千天人。奏伎樂之。即見乘舶是般若夾。後於天竺而卒。得淨土迎矣。

Dhyāna Master Changmin of Bingzhou made a great vow to be born in the Land of Ultimate Bliss. The pure karma he performed was so extensive that its count would be difficult to detail fully. Later, he traveled through the capitals of Chang'an and Luoyang, exclusively venerating this practice. His hidden sincerity and dark omens brought about resonant signs, whereupon he vowed to copy the Mahāprajñāpāramitā-sūtra, completing ten thousand scrolls, hoping to travel far to the Western Regions to pay homage to the sacred traces of the Tathāgata's wanderings, and by means of this superior merit, dedicate it toward his vow to be reborn there. He then went to the palace and submitted a memorial requesting to teach and transform in the various prefectures, transcribing the Mahāprajñā[pāramitā]. Indeed, where the heart reaches, Heaven will surely follow. He was granted an imperial decree and traveled south through the regions south of the Yangzi, reverently copying the Prajñā[pāramitā] to repay the imperial favor. Once his profound vow was fulfilled, he boarded a ship traveling west. Hundreds of thousands of devas played music for him, and the ship he boarded was seen to be a Prajñā scripture case. Later he passed away in India and was welcomed to the Pure Land.