國清百錄 3.49

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仁壽元年十月三日天台寺故智者弟子沙門智越一眾啟。伏聞龍樹遷化，天竺為立伽藍；寶誌云亡，梁國盛修開善，良由菩薩本誓互相顯發，凡是聲聞但知稱讚。伏惟亡故和尚，具難思之德、作天人之師，安禪涅槃示希有事，披按經律千載一聞，妙德昭彰興於聖世。伏惟尊師重道爰繕伽藍，建立之所甚得山相。先師嘗言：其地必待良緣。追尋此記，彌會今日。即寺居五峯之內，夾兩㵎之流，堂殿華敝房宇嚴祕，方之淨土用集神仙。成就已來先師恒垂影迹，聖境雖遙有感斯應。既興塔廟故現靈奇，爰示諸佛咸同攝受。越等庸薄謬齒門徒，仰慚棟宇俯勵心力，常於寺內別修齋懺，恒專禪禮庶藉熏修，奉酬聖澤不任喜荷。謹遣使灌頂、智璪奉啟謝聞。謹啟。

On the third day of the tenth month of the first year of Renshou, the disciple of the late Zhizhe of Tiantai Monastery, the Śramaṇa Zhiyue, and the entire community memorialize: We have humbly heard that when Nāgārjuna passed away, a saṃghārāma was erected for him in India; when Baozhi died, Kaishan [Monastery] was extensively repaired in the Liang kingdom. This is truly because the fundamental vows of bodhisattvas mutually reveal and inspire each other, while ordinary śrāvakas merely know to praise them. We humbly reflect upon our late Upādhyāya: endowed with inconceivable virtue, he served as a teacher of gods and humans; entering nirvāṇa in tranquil dhyāna, he manifested a rare event. Reading and examining the sūtras and vinaya, such is heard only once in a thousand years; his wondrous virtue was illustrious, flourishing in a sage era. We humbly reflect that you honor the master and revere the Dharma, and thus have renovated the saṃghārāma; the site of its establishment accords profoundly with the features of the mountains. Our late master once said: 'This ground must await an auspicious condition.' Recalling this prediction, it converges entirely with today. The monastery is situated within five peaks and flanged by the currents of two mountain streams; its halls and pavilions are splendid and spacious, its rooms and chambers solemn and secluded—comparable to a pure land, fitting for assembling immortals. Since its completion, our late master has constantly cast his shadow and traces; though the sacred realm is distant, wherever there is a stimulus, there is a response. Having raised the stupa and shrine, he therefore manifested spiritual marvels, thereby showing that all Buddhas equally gather and embrace [all beings]. Zhiyue and the others are mediocre and shallow, having errantly joined the ranks of his disciples; looking up, we feel ashamed before the pillars and beams, and looking down, we exert our heart and strength. Constantly within the monastery we cultivate separate fasts and repentances, always dedicated to dhyāna and prostrations, hoping to rely upon this permeation and cultivation to repay your sage benevolence, unable to contain our joy and gratitude. We reverently dispatch the envoys Guanding and Zhizao to present this memorial in thanksgiving. Reverently submitted.