國清百錄 3.39

3.39

正月二十九日總持和南白。諸行無常是生滅法，諸佛及緣覺尚捨無常身，大師智者移應遷神，哀摧抽惱不能自勝，念當戀慕追慟難忍，永矣奈何當復奈何。侍者灌頂、普明二人，齎送別書、《觀心論》、《淨名疏》、犀角如意、蓮華香罏，并智越法師一眾啟，見對增哽，德音若存。即遣條流移神靈迹，祥瑞炳著自述分明。舍利全身于今安坐，非證聲聞小果，定入菩薩大位。素聞得法華三昧，方驗不退法輪，面覩彌陀觀音大勢至，以宿命智反照斯土，四部弟子豈不努力。自揆寡薄無以申報，唯當敬依付囑、不敢弭忘。應建伽藍指畫區域，須達引繩，天宮即應至金剛際。既有要道，當建繕造，一遵本意。昔宣尼亡歿，弟子守墓三年，子貢之徒乃至六載。況乎方置精舍，永樹福基，彼現。前僧慎勿張散，但使謀道何患無食，期取來生西方非遠，必若懈退寶池極遙。今遣使人，於佛隴峯頂虔誠懺禮，修福建齋，具如願文，略申鄙意。二僧今返，特此慰書。楊廣白。十一月五日。

On the twenty-ninth day of the first month, Zongchi respectfully states: All conditioned things are impermanent; this is the law of arising and ceasing. Even Buddhas and pratyekabuddhas cast aside their impermanent bodies; now that the Great Master Zhizhe has shifted his responsive transformation and his spirit has departed, my grief and pain are overwhelming, and the longing and mourning are unbearable. He is gone forever—what can be done, what can ever be done? The two attendants, Guanding and Puming, delivered the farewell letter, the Contemplation of the Mind, the commentary on the Vimalakīrtinirdeśa, the rhinoceros-horn ruyi, the lotus censer, along with the memorial from Dharma Master Zhiyue and the whole assembly. Looking upon them, my choked sorrow grew, as if his virtuous voice were still present. I immediately had the spiritual traces of his passing recorded in order: the auspicious omens were clearly manifest and his own account was distinct. His whole-body relic remains sitting peacefully to this day; this was not the realization of a lesser fruit of a śrāvaka, but definitely an entry into the great stage of a bodhisattva. I had always heard that he attained the Lotus Samādhi, and only now is the unretrograde wheel of the Dharma verified; beholding Amitābha, Avalokiteśvara, and Mahāsthāmaprāpta face to face, and using his knowledge of past lives to reflect back upon this land, how could the fourfold disciples not strive diligently? Reflecting on my own unworthiness, I have no way to repay him; I can only respectfully rely upon his entrusted charge and dare not forget it. The saṅghārāma that ought to be built on the demarcated plot: when Sudatta stretched the measuring cord, the heavenly palace straightaway responded down to the vajra limit. Since there is an essential path, it should be built and repaired, entirely following the original intent. Formerly, when Confucius passed away, his disciples guarded the tomb for three years, and Zigong's group even did so for six years. How much more so when just establishing a monastery to plant the foundation of blessings forever! Let the monks currently present there take care not to disperse; as long as you plan for the Way, why worry about lacking food? Expecting the future life, the Western Direction is not far; but if you grow lax and withdraw, the jewel pond will be extremely distant. I am now dispatching an envoy to reverently perform repentance and bowing at the summit of Folong Peak, cultivating blessings and establishing a fast, entirely as stated in the prayer text, briefly expressing my humble thoughts. As the two monks are now returning, I send this condolence letter especially. Yang Guang states. Eleventh month, fifth day.