四明尊者教行錄 1.2

1.2

National Preceptor to the two dynasties of Chen and Sui, Tiantai Zhizhe awakened to the āvarta-dhāraṇī of the Saddharmapuṇḍarīka Sūtra, inherited the dharmatā school, and with unimpeded eloquence analysed and differentiated the buddhayāna of the three times, establishing the doctrinal teaching and contemplation of a single tradition. People down to the present day continue to receive it. In addition, there are various ritual procedures for repentances, imperial edicts from the two courts, stele inscriptions for monastery foundations, and the like, which his disciple Dhyāna Master Zhang'an compiled into a work entitled the Guoqing bailu. Having received the special favour of Emperor Renzong, it was granted entry into the great Tripiṭaka to circulate alongside the Buddhist scriptures and teachings, so that by this point almost nothing was left preserved uncirculated. However, while the converting influence of our ancestral lineage covered sixty prefectures, flourishing during the Sui and Tang and waning during the Five Dynasties, the Dharma does not remain blocked forever: great beings opportunely appear. During the Tianfu era of the Later Jin dynasty, Dharma Master Tong (whose taboo name was Yitong) came from Goryeo and travelled south to study under