涅槃玄義發源機要 4.11

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二、「運丁」下，敘難緣，二：初、避難四移，兩蒙靈異。丁，當也。大業十二年有大鳥似鵬飛入殿內，至于御幄，至明而去。九月幸江都，以代王侑留守西都、越王侗留守東都。既至江都，唯以酒色為務。五月星隕吳郡為石。徵求螢火數斛，夜出遊山光遍巖谷，火守羽林星如斗出，王良閣道聲如隤牆。枉矢出北斗米一斛，計錢八九萬，用錫環錢細如線。十月李密起兵於梁楚之郊，竇建德、盧明月等所在稱號，盜賊公行劫掠州縣。又諸道賊師孟海公、徐圓朗、朱粲、劉武用、薛舉、蕭銑、李子通、沈法興等，各率眾寇掠，多者數十萬、少者二三萬。天下無處無賊，故曰寇盜縱橫于時。天台悉為沈法興所有。《雜記》云「大業十四年，沈法興擅置海州，即改臨海縣為海州也。」匿影沃洲者，匿，藏也。沃洲，山名，在剡，即支遁所棲之山也。赤城既喧，復更匿藏形影，避盜於沃洲山也。蔭林席箭者，山宿野棲，故無屋宇，但蔭茂林以為帳布，箭竹以為席，亦猶古人班荊而坐也。箭竹偏產會稽。《爾雅》曰「東南之美者，有會稽之竹箭焉。」衣殫等者，殫，音丹，盡也。既避盜深山，而衣糧又盡，故於撰述致乖次第。「於是」下，明為撰述緣闕，更求他處挾藏也。鄙志，謙也。託命遂安者，寄託形命於遂安也。遂安，縣名，今屬睦州。縣令鄧氏者，即遂安令也。曳疾應之者，赴請為講也。應，去聲。事不兼舉者，既務講宣，且停筆削，因將草本寄於他舍。冥持此本者，謂冥聖護持，故得燒舍疏在，故云得免灰。颺颺，音羊，風所飛颺也。重寄柵城者，講經既畢，復寄柵城，意欲補削草木也。柵，音冊，編木成援也。未詳何處，今仙居縣有柵岸保，恐是其地。玉石俱罄者，玉石喻貴賤賢愚。海賊劫掠，貴賤並盡，故云俱罄。《尚書》曰「火炎崑岡，玉石俱焚。」蕭亮，即當時將帥也。復獲安存者，身安疏存。焦不能燒者，即前云冥持此本得免灰颺。賤不能得者，賊劫柵城，玉石俱盡，而此疏獨存也。再蒙靈異者，初火不燒、次賊不得，故云再也。勵，勉也，誠心也。或作「厲」，非也。食息者，息，寢臥也。無寧，不安也。

Second, from "The turning of fortune met with" downward, recounts the conditions of adversity, in two parts: first, fleeing adversities with four relocations, twice receiving miraculous protection. Ding means to encounter. In the twelfth year of Daye, a great bird resembling a peng flew into the palace hall and reached the imperial curtain, departing only at dawn. In the ninth month, [the Emperor] journeyed to Jiangdu, leaving Daiwang You to guard the Western Capital and Yuewang Tong to guard the Eastern Capital. After arriving in Jiangdu, he devoted himself solely to wine and women. In the fifth month, a star fell in Wu Commandery and turned into stone. He requisitioned several hu of fireflies; going out on nighttime excursions in the mountains, their glow covered the crags and valleys. The Fire Star guarded the Feather Forest constellation, emerging like the Dipper, and sounds like collapsing walls were heard from Wangliang and Gaodao. A crooked arrow emerged from the Northern Dipper. A peck of rice cost eighty to ninety thousand cash; tin ring-coins were used, as thin as threads. In the tenth month, Li Mi raised troops on the borders of Liang and Chu; Dou Jiande, Lu Mingyue, and others claimed titles everywhere; bandits openly roamed and plundered prefectures and counties. Furthermore, bandit leaders from various circuits—Meng Haigong, Xu Yuanlang, Zhu Can, Liu Wuyong, Xue Ju, Xiao Xian, Li Zitong, Shen Fahing, and others—each led crowds in plunder, the larger groups numbering hundreds of thousands and the smaller numbering twenty to thirty thousand. There was no place under heaven without bandits; hence it is said, "Robbers and bandits raged unchecked at the time." Tiantai was entirely held by Shen Fahing. The Zaji says: "In the fourteenth year of Daye, Shen Fahing took it upon himself to establish Haizhou, changing Linhai County into Haizhou." "Hiding my shadow at Wachow": ni means to hide. Wachow is the name of a mountain in Shan; it is the mountain where Zhi Dun dwelled. Chicheng having become tumultuous, he again hid his form and shadow to escape bandits at Mount Wachow. "Shaded by forests, matting on arrow-bamboo": spending nights in the mountains and dwelling in the wilds, he had no buildings; he only used dense forests as a canopy and arrow-bamboo as mats, like the ancients sitting on spread briars. Arrow-bamboo grows especially in Kuaiji. The Erya says: "Among the fine things of the southeast are the bamboo and arrow-canes of Kuaiji." "Garments exhausted," etc.: dan (pronounced dan) means exhausted. Having fled bandits deep into the mountains, his clothes and provisions were also exhausted, which disrupted the proper sequence of his writing. From "Thereupon" downward, explains that due to the lack of conditions for writing, he sought another place to shelter and hide. "Humble aspirations" is an expression of modesty. "Entrusting my life to Sui'an": entrusting his physical life to Sui'an. Sui'an is the name of a county, currently belonging to Muzhou. "Magistrate Deng" was the magistrate of Sui'an. "Dragging my illness to respond" means answering the invitation to give lectures. Ying is in the falling tone. "Matters could not be handled simultaneously": since he had to devote himself to lecturing and expounding, he temporarily halted his writing and editing, and accordingly entrusted the draft manuscript to another house. "Protected this manuscript in secret": this means that unseen sagely powers protected it, so that although the house burned, the commentary remained; hence it says "it managed to escape being blown away in ash." Yang-yang (pronounced yang) means blown and scattered by the wind. "Entrusted again to Zhacheng": after completing the lecturing on the sutra, he again stayed at Zhacheng, intending to revise and polish the manuscript. Zha (pronounced ce) means woven wood forming a palisade. It is unclear where this was; today in Xianju County there is a Zha'anbao, which is probably the place. "Jade and stone were entirely exhausted": jade and stone symbolize the noble and base, the wise and foolish. When sea bandits plundered, both noble and base were wiped out, hence it says "entirely exhausted." The Shangshu says: "When fire blazes on the Kun ridge, jade and stone are both consumed." Xiao Liang was a general of that time. "Again obtained peace and survival": his person was at peace, and the commentary was preserved. "What scorches could not burn it" refers to what was said earlier, that unseen powers protected this manuscript so that it escaped being blown away in ash. "What is base could not obtain it": when bandits plundered Zhacheng, both jade and stone were entirely wiped out, yet this commentary alone was preserved. "Twice receiving miraculous protection": first, fire could not burn it; second, bandits could not take it; hence it says "twice." Li means to exert oneself; it means sincerity of mind. Writing it as 厲 is incorrect. "Eating and resting": xi means sleeping and lying down. Wuning means unrest.