Yīniàn 一念
Late-Míng Pure Land monk, hào Xīzhāi 西齋 (“Western Studio”). Lifedates not preserved with precision; he was active in the Wànlì 萬曆 reign (1573–1620) and was associated with the late-Míng Pure Land revival centred on Yúnqī Zhūhóng 袾宏 in Hángzhōu. His major surviving work is the 《西方直指》 Xīfāng zhízhǐ KR6p0066 (X1163, 3 juǎn) — a comprehensive Pure Land doctrinal-practical handbook in the zhízhǐ 直指 (“direct pointing”) genre, oriented toward lay-Buddhist readers of the late-Míng literati class. Beyond this work no substantial biographical record survives.