[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) › [釋門歸敬儀](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1896) › 1.44 # 釋門歸敬儀 1.44 釋門歸敬儀 1.44 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1896.1.44) 四明住持三寶者。人能弘道，萬載之所流慈；道假人弘，三法於斯開位。遂使代代興樹，處處傳弘，匪假僧揚，佛法潛沒。至如漢武崇盛，初聞佛名，既絕僧傳，開緒斯竭。及顯宗開法，遠訪華胥，致有迦竺來儀，演布聲教，開俗成務，發信歸心，實假敷說之勞，誠資相狀之力，名僧寶也。所說名句，表理為先，理非文言，無由取悟，故約名教，說聽之緣，名法寶也。此理幽奧，非聖不知，聖雖云亡，影像斯立，名佛寶也。但以群生福淺，不及化源，薄有餘資，猶逢遺法。 > Fourth, explaining the Three Jewels of upholding and sustaining: humans can propagate the Way, which pours forth compassion for ten thousand years; the Way relies on humans to propagate it, and the three stages of the Dharma thereby establish their positions. Thus across generations it was raised and established, and everywhere transmitted and propagated; without relying on the Saṅgha to proclaim it, the Buddha Dharma would have sunk into oblivion. As when Emperor Wu of Han was at the height of his power, he first heard the Buddha's name, but since there was no transmission by the Saṅgha, the opening of the lineage was cut off. When Emperor Xianzong opened the Dharma, he searched far off to Huaxu, which led to Kāśyapa Mātaṅga and Dharmaratna arriving with dignity, expounding and disseminating the oral teachings, civilizing customs and fulfilling affairs, inspiring faith and turning hearts; this truly depended on the labor of unfolding and explaining, and sincerely relied on the power of external forms: this is named the Saṅgha Jewel. The spoken words and phrases primarily express principle; if principle were not for texts and words, there would be no way to grasp awakening; therefore, based on nominal teachings, the conditions of speaking and listening are named the Dharma Jewel. This principle is profound and abstruse, unknown except to the noble; though the noble ones are said to have perished, shadow-images were erected: this is named the Buddha Jewel. Yet because living beings' blessings are shallow, they cannot reach the transformation source; having a slight reserve of surplus resources, they still encounter the bequeathed Dharma. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1896.1.43) - [Next: 1.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1896.1.45) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1896.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1896~en-mt.1.44) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1896.1.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1896.1.44) · Pramāṇa