四明尊者教行錄 7.255

7.255

右伏以梵宮成列，無越寶雲之故家。邦人至今知有雞林之古佛，實斯文之冀北、震大聲於斗南。自劫灰之後，而樹王先成；歷國朝以來，而人物尤盛。譬諸琵琶琴瑟，必資妙指乃發至音。於草木叢林雖曰無情，亦知所嚮。侈一堂之壯觀，閱數世之宏規。螮蝀翬飛，欲上于於雲漢；迦陵清徹，將遍滿於人寰。恭惟寶雲堂上大法師，塵外孤蹤林間老斵，接龍象之步武、繼鐘梵於晨昏，輪奐一新，咄嗟兩辦。朱明在候，方鼓吹於薰風；緇白臨筵，共徘徊於華雨。檀越某人，高情落落、和氣融融，肯同蓮社之清游，是亦靈山之勝友。某等獲觀殊勝，辱在伶倫，不揆蕪才，輒陳口號。

I respectfully submit: Among the ranks of Buddhist monasteries, none surpasses the ancestral home of Baoyun. The people of this land even now know of the ancient Buddha of Jilin; he was truly the fine steed of our culture, resounding with great fame south of the Dipper. After the ashes of the kalpa, the king of trees was established first; throughout our dynasty, eminent figures have flourished all the more. It is like the lute, zither, and harpsichord, which must depend on marvelous fingers to produce the consummate sound. Although grasses, trees, and groves are said to be insentient, they too know which way to incline. Magnifying the grand sight of this single hall, observing the magnificent scale of several generations: the rainbow-like eaves soar as if to ascend into the Milky Way; the pure, penetrating call of the kalaviṅka is about to pervade the human realm. Reverently we turn to the Great Dharma Master presiding over the Baoyun Hall—a solitary figure beyond the dust, a seasoned craftsman of the forest, following in the footsteps of dragons and elephants, maintaining the bells and Sanskrit chants morning and evening; the splendid architecture is completely renewed, accomplished with instant dispatch. Summer is upon the season, when the balmy southern breeze begins to blow; monastics and laypeople attend the banquet, together lingering beneath the shower of flowers. The donor, So-and-so, whose noble sentiments are lofty and independent, and whose harmonious spirit is expansive and congenial, is willing to join the pure excursion of the Lotus Society, proving to be an excellent friend of Gṛdhrakūṭa. Having been granted the sight of such extraordinary excellence, we who unworthily occupy the role of musicians, without measuring our crude talents, venture to present an impromptu verse: