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灌頂經普廣菩薩白佛言。若善男女。善解法戒。知身如幻。未終之時逆修生七。然燈懸幡蓋。請僧轉念尊經。得福多否。佛言其福無量。

The Guanding jing (Consecration Sūtra) states: Bodhisattva Puguang addressed the Buddha, saying: "If good men and good women who properly understand the Dharma and the precepts, knowing that the body is like an illusion, perform anticipatory seven-day memorial services in advance before their life ends, lighting lamps, hanging banners and canopies, and inviting monks to chant the venerable scriptures—will they obtain much merit?" The Buddha said: "Their merit is immeasurable."