[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) › [虛堂和尚語錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000) › 1.5 # 虛堂和尚語錄 1.5 虛堂和尚語錄 1.5 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.1.5) 右伏以，者寺不是尋常，為孝宗聖跡去處，諸山皆生歡喜，承相公鈞旨，請來當此住院人要箇作家漢，伏惟新命虛堂愚公禪師，遁謙聲價，溈仰工夫，法法無心，湛鄞水一輪之月；句句有眼，高北山半嶺之雲，正宜熏取戒香、定香、解脫香，便來坐斷佛界、魔界、眾生界，矧惟御殿肅悶梵坊，非憑皇覺之莊嚴，曷副清朝之崇奉，臣子義重，菩薩願宏，請師提起九帶禪，為我祝延兩宮壽，垂虹橋畔，爭看動地放光；冷泉亭邊，切莫停車却步。謹疏。 > The above is humbly stated: This monastery is no ordinary place, being a site of the sacred traces of Emperor Xiaozong. The monasteries of the various mountains all rejoice. Having received the prime minister's honorable directive to invite someone to take up residence here as abbot, a consummate adept is required. We respectfully reflect that the newly appointed Chan master, the venerable Master Xutang \[Zhi\]yu, possesses a fame and standing of retiring modesty, with the cultivation and practice of Weishan and Yangshan. Dharma by Dharma he is without mind, clear as the disc of the moon over the Yin River; phrase by phrase he has eyes, loftier than the clouds halfway up North Mountain. It is most fitting that he take up the perfume of the precepts, the perfume of concentration, and the perfume of liberation, and forthwith come to cut off the realms of Buddhas, Māras, and sentient beings. Furthermore, considering that the imperial chapel is solemn and serene within this Buddhist precinct, unless relying on the august adornment of an imperial awakening, how could it match the veneration of our Pure Dynasty? The duty of subjects and sons is weighty; the vows of a bodhisattva are vast. We request the Master to take up the Nine-Belted Chan, to pray on our behalf for the longevity of the Two Palaces. Beside the Drooping Rainbow Bridge, people will vie to see the earth quake and light shine forth; beside the Cold Spring Pavilion, by no means halt your carriage or turn back your steps. Respectfully submitted. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.1.4) - [Next: 1.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.1.6) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000~en-mt.1.5) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.1.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.1.5) · Pramāṇa