虛堂和尚語錄 10.181

10.181

While our ancestral grandfather was in the world, his recorded sayings in two fascicles were published and circulated throughout the realm. In the fifth year of the Xianchun era of the Song [1269], after the Sequel Record of Jin, the collection had already formed three rolls, but had not yet been printed in our dynasty. Our late master constantly spoke of this, but did not succeed in accomplishing it. As a descendant of others, how could one lack the courage to act! Therefore, searching out the omissions, I have newly added several pages to the end of the Latter Record, carving the printing blocks at Longxiang. On the day of opening the hearth in the guichou year of the Shōwa era [1313], clumsy grandson Sōtaku respectfully wrote this.