國清百錄 3.15

3.15

開府學士柳顧言宣教金光明行法究竟，如十五月清淨圓滿，恩放徒流矜免鞭罰。上開府潘惠達、儀同張四娘等凡四十五人，賜令斟酌。謹即依事詢詳切。以一人出世多人利益，淳善御俗仰屬輪王。案此經云「若犯王法繫縛枷鎖諸苦惱等，悉令解脫。」又《灌頂經》云「王當放赦屈厄之人，徒鎖解脫，王得其福。天下太平雨澤以時，人民安樂。」教旨符應經文，豈非宿植德本慈善根力。謬以多幸忝此大緣，率勵僧徒清齋洗浣，龍王注雨甘澤並周。爰開獄門杻械解脫，徒流原宥莫不蹈舞，殿庭稱恩感戴加復。送以勝幡仍懸寶塔，登高散華燒香朗燭，並留供設說法開示，咸令向善。其僧法運等，雖著法衣不能修心，身犯國憲取穢道流，思乃上來戰深下恥，白大眾留七日，晨夜訓賚暫依擯黜，使慚誡獎耳。沙門某敬白。十月十六日。

Academician of the Opening of the Office Liu Guyan proclaimed the decree that the practice of the Suvarṇaprabhāsa has reached completion, pure and perfect like the full moon of the fifteenth day, and by your grace convicts and exiles are released and spared flogging and punishment. Forty-five persons in all, including Pan Huida, Upper Grand Master of the Opening of the Office, and Zhang Siniang, Equal to the Three Excellencies, were granted for consideration. I immediately investigated the details in accordance with the affair. I submit that the appearance of a single person in the world brings benefit to many people; the pure and benevolent ruling of the secular world belongs respectfully to the wheel-turning king. Based on this sūtra, it says: 'If they have violated the king's laws and are bound in cangues and chains with various afflictions, let them all be liberated.' Moreover, the Guanding jing says: 'The king should grant pardon to those who are wronged and distressed; when convicts and chains are released, the king attains his blessings. The realm will be peaceful, rain will fall in season, and the people will be secure and happy.' The purport of the decree accords with the sūtra text; is this not the power of planting roots of virtue and compassionate roots of goodness in past lives? Inadvertently, by great fortune, I have been favored with this grand occasion, leading and encouraging the sangha to keep pure fast and perform ablutions, whereupon the dragon king poured down rain, with sweet moisture reaching all around. Thereupon the prison gates were opened, manacles and fetters were cast off, and the convicts and exiles were pardoned, not one of whom did not dance for joy, extolling your kindness in the palace halls and redoubling their gratitude. We sent them off with superior banners, hung them on the jewel stupa, ascended high places to scatter flowers, burned incense, and lit bright candles; we also detained them for offerings, preached the Dharma, and enlightened them, causing them all to turn toward goodness. As for the monk Fayun and others, although they wore the Dharma robes, they were unable to cultivate their minds; bodily violating the state laws, they brought defilement to the stream of the Way. Thinking of how they came forth, deep fear and profound shame arise; I informed the great assembly to detain them for seven days, admonishing and bestowing gifts on them day and night, temporarily applying expulsion to make them feel ashamed and warned. The monk so-and-so respectfully states. Sixteenth day of the tenth month.