[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [肇論](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1858) › 1.40 # 肇論 1.40 肇論 1.40 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1858.1.40) 遺民和南：頃餐徽聞，有懷遙佇。歲未寒嚴，體中如何？音寄壅隔，增用抱蘊。弟子沈痾草澤，常有弊瘵耳。因慧明道人北遊，裁通其情。古人不以形疏致淡，悟涉則親。是以雖復江山悠邈，不面當年，至於企懷風味，鏡心象迹，佇悅之勤，良以深矣。緬然無因，瞻霞永歎，順時愛敬。冀因行李，數有承問。伏願彼大眾康和！外國法師休納！上人以悟發之器而遘茲淵對，想開究之功，足以盡過半之思。故以每惟乖闊，憤愧何深。此山僧清常，道戒彌勵，禪隱之餘則惟研惟講。恂恂穆穆，故可樂矣。弟子既以遂宿心，而覩茲上軌，感寄之誠，日月銘至。遠法師頃恒履宜，思業精詣，乾乾宵夕。自非道用潛流，理為神御，孰以過順之年，湛氣若茲之勤？所以憑慰既深，仰謝逾絕。 > Yimin pays homage: Recently I have fed upon your fine reputation, cherishing thoughts \[of you\] from afar. As the year draws to a close and the cold grows severe, how fares your physical health? With communications blocked and separated, my inner concerns only increase. As for myself, your disciple, sinking into illness in this wild marsh, I am constantly plagued by debilitating ailments. Taking advantage of the monk Huiming's journey north, I briefly convey my sentiments. The ancients did not allow physical distance to lead to indifference; where understanding intersects, there is closeness. Therefore, although rivers and mountains lie far and wide, and we have not met face to face in our prime, when it comes to yearning for your character and flavor, and mirroring our minds in forms and traces, the diligence of my joyful longing is truly profound. Gazing distantly with no way \[to meet\], I look toward the sunset clouds with a long sigh, wishing you well and showing respect in accord with the season. I hope that by means of travelers I may frequently receive word from you. I prostrate in prayer that the great community there remains harmonious and healthy! May the foreign Dharma master rest well! As a vessel awakened and inspired, you, venerable sir, have encountered these profound exchanges; I think your achievements in open investigation are sufficient to exhaust more than half of my reflections. Thus, whenever I reflect on our separation, how deeply do I feel vexation and shame! The monks on this mountain maintain their purity as usual, their discipline on the Way even more rigorous; beyond their meditative retreat, they dedicate themselves solely to study and exposition. Dignified and serene, it is truly delightful! Having fulfilled my long-cherished aspiration and witnessing this supreme standard, your disciple's sincerity of devotion is inscribed deeper day by day. Dharma Master Yuan has recently been in good health; his intellectual endeavors are precise and accomplished, laboring diligently from dawn to dusk. Were it not that the functioning of the Way secretly flows within him and the ultimate principle governs his spirit, who, past the age of sixty, could possess a serene energy with such dedication as this? For this reason, my reliance and comfort are profound, and my upward gratitude is boundlessly deep. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1858.1.39) - [Next: 1.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1858.1.41) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1858.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1858~en-mt.1.40) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [肇論新疏](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1860.2.239) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1858.1.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1858.1.40) · Pramāṇa