[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) › [國清百錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1934) › 2.59 # 國清百錄 2.59 國清百錄 2.59 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1934.2.59) 弟子總持和南。逮旨須取明，二日垂別修復未周，便深傾欷。弟子前昨晝夜熟更惟忖智者，至止以來未經一夏，兼荊潭路遠安居將促，江波浩蕩行程難期。既去此處，又不至前所，半途結夏投止亦難。又按經律，一夏供養安居僧福田無量。況乎師道及大眾力。凡夫淺薄本資勝緣，菩薩大慈須受應供。暮春行謝首夏向臻，九旬忽違四事虛棄，修心與理於情匪安。今欲仰留度夏發遣，冀不半途飄露脫疑。邑下喧湫須依林壑，安居攝山亦當為便。若法歲將滿，預勒蔣州裝船，南出石頭西浮彌易。既乘爽節因得順風，去留之宜事理咸會。此間彼處仰聽擇一，意不可盡，辭豈多宣。謹和南。三月一日。 > Disciple Zongchi bows in reverence. Having received your decree stating you must take your leave tomorrow, the second day, before preparations are complete, I am plunged into deep sighs and sorrow. Day and night for the past few days, the disciple has pondered this thoroughly: since Zhizhe's arrival, you have not spent a single summer retreat here, and the road to Jing and Tan is far while the retreat is drawing near; the waves of the river are vast and billowing, making the journey difficult to schedule. Having left here and not yet reached your destination, lodging midway for the summer retreat will also be difficult. Moreover, according to the sūtras and vinaya, providing four requisites for monks during the one summer retreat yields immeasurable fields of merit, not to mention the power of the teacher's Way and the great assembly! Shallow and meager worldlings fundamentally rely on supreme conditions; the bodhisattva's great compassion should accept the worthy offerings. As late spring is about to depart and early summer is about to arrive, to suddenly miss the ninety days and discard the four requisites in vain—in cultivating the mind and according with principle, this is emotionally unsettling. Now I wish to beseech you to stay and spend the summer here before sending you off, hoping you will not drift and be exposed midway. If you doubt the noise and humidity of the city and must rely on forests and valleys, spending the retreat on Mount She would also be suitable. When the Dharma year is about to end, I will order Jiangzhou in advance to prepare boats, so that heading south out of Shitou and floating west will be all the easier. Having taken advantage of the refreshing season and caught a favorable wind, the suitability of leaving or staying will accord with both practical matters and principle. Between here and there, I reverently await your choice of one. My thoughts cannot be exhausted; how could my words fully express them? Respectfully, I bow in reverence. First day of the third month. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1934.2.58) - [Next: 2.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1934.2.60) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1934.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1934~en-mt.2.59) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1934.2.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1934.2.59) · Pramāṇa