[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [樂邦文類](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1969a) › 3.43 # 樂邦文類 3.43 樂邦文類 3.43 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1969a.3.43) 道本於一，離為異門，以性為姓， 乃歸其根。無名而名，師教是尊， 假以示物，非吾所存。大鄉不居， 大族不親，淵意內朗，冲虛外仁。 聖有遺言，是究是勤，惟勤惟默， 逝如浮雲。教久益微，世罕究陳， 爰有大智，出其真門，近以顯示， 俾民惟新，情動生變，物由湮淪。 爰授樂國，參乎化源，師以誘導， 俾民不昏。道用不作，神行無迹， 晦明俱如，生死偕寂。法付後學， 施之無斁，葬從我師，無忘真宅。 寫是昭銘，刻茲玄石。 > The Dao is rooted in the One, / yet branches into disparate gates; / taking nature as one's surname, / one returns to its root. > Nameless, yet bearing a name, / the master's teaching is revered; / provisionally used to instruct beings, / it is not where one truly abides. > Not dwelling in a vast hometown, / not holding close a great clan, / profound intention shines brightly within, / while empty stillness manifests benevolence without. > The Sage has bequeathed words, / to be investigated and pursued with diligence; / yet only through diligence and silence, / does one pass away like a floating cloud. > The teachings, long enduring, grew faint; / the world rarely investigated or explained them. > Thereupon arose Great Wisdom (Zhiyi), / issuing forth from his authentic gate, > Revealing it in proximity, / to cause the people to become entirely renewed. > When passions stir, change arises, / and beings are submerged and lost thereby; > Thereupon the Land of Bliss is bestowed, / joining in the source of transformation. > The master used it to guide and lead, / that the people would not be benighted. > The Dao's function is non-active, / the spiritual practice leaves no trace; > Darkness and brightness are both as such, / life and death are equally tranquil. > The Dharma was entrusted to later students, / bestowed without wearying; > Buried alongside our teacher, / do not forget the true abode. > Inscribing this illustrious epitaph, / engraved upon this dark stone. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1969a.3.42) - [Next: 3.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1969a.3.44) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1969a.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1969a~en-mt.3.43) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1969a.3.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1969a.3.43) · Pramāṇa