[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) › [勅修百丈清規](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2025) › 8.67 # 勅修百丈清規 8.67 勅修百丈清規 8.67 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [8.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2025.8.67) 方九拜。復前智者堂上和尚雲翁老師兄（子几）。方自福岩錄翁解組之後。多冗。而弗克附便奉訊。惟極懸懸。有來瑰洒佳篇與珍果。寵賜感𢠢罙深。所寄廉使損齊相公洼製。與雄作。圓渾而珠明玉潤。平淡而山高水深衰鈍不所企及。斂袵名世之資。抱瑚璉之器。於此道精研密煉。發而為言。無斧鑿痕。載司南適四方而弗迷揭明鑑覽萬物而弗惑持家修身。治國平天下。皆游刃邊事。一日九迁。倚馬。可待。松賡或可拈出乞緩頰令重也。方。居此一年有餘。凡百以堪忍自處。丁旱歉。歲收。此間比他群惟庶幾。但願從事一二土木。如中流失楫。耿耿不能置懷。陋劣自夏秋以來。日事藥裹。至今猶未康復。吾法兄。靜退養高。足以眇視當今抗塵之蹟。為可羞。二年前。百丈晦機嘗緘至彼中舊清規。閱之其間紕繆殊甚。約共𭃗修今東西隔越。比話又空。屏岩所撰。廣略多未適宜。愚初立論。以祝壽為首。如監寺書狀等項。設職。潤大智元文。以小字。箋石窓南書記本末于後。庶今叢林負職有所從來。大概。古規中。唐文多對偶當盡翻譯。奏上。刊行。為一代典章。晦機曾約當拉吾泣兄。到抗相與料理。今時世如斯。何由遂志。高見以為如何。書書中二偈。不敢作答。永似為好也。未由頂謁床下。願言壽護式遄詔擢。至禱不備。方九拜復感淳間。南屏一時勝集。一山兄與小弟。寧有兩人與雲屋兄。參語。不見三影。事往矣。一旦促五十年於一瞬。夢耶非夢耶。時西湖雪後諸峯玉立。舊境宛然。二兄精爽飛動。日光激射處。境耶。非境耶。佇立久之。惟後死者。為悽斷不已。欲將古規刊正立一代典章。今誰同心哉。延祐元年十二月初十日。東窓雪霽。南屏。小弟　元熙書。 > Fang bows nine times. In reply to the Former Upādhyāya of Zhizhe, Elder Brother Master Yunweng (before his desk): Since Master Lu of Fuyan untied his official sash, I, Fang, have been preoccupied with many trifles and could not take advantage of convenient occasions to convey my inquiries; I have only been extremely anxious in my longing. You have sent splendid and fine verses along with precious fruits; for your kind favor and bestowal, I feel deeply grateful and comforted. The humble writings and grand compositions sent to you by the Surveillance Commissioner, Lord Sunzhai, are well-rounded, clear as pearls and moist as jade; they are plain and unadorned yet high as mountains and deep as waters, far beyond what my decrepit and dull capacity could ever hope to attain. Folding your lapels in reverence, you possess the capacity to be famed in your generation and embrace the talent of a vessel for the ancestral temple; in this Way you have refined and tempered deeply and meticulously, and when expressed in words, no mark of axe or chisel remains. Carrying the south-pointing compass, one travels to the four quarters without becoming lost; holding up the bright mirror, one surveys the myriad things without being deluded. Managing the household, cultivating oneself, governing the state, and bringing peace to the realm—in all these you act with ease and mastery. With nine promotions in a single day, one can await them while leaning against a horse. Perhaps this pine-harmony may be brought forward, begging for your kind mediation to add weight to it. I, Fang, have lived here for over a year, and in all matters I abide in forbearance. We encountered drought and poor harvests; the harvest here, compared to other places, is only just manageable. I only wished to attend to one or two construction projects, yet it is like losing an oar midstream, leaving me troubled and unable to put it out of mind. In my wretched infirmity, from summer to autumn, I have daily been occupied with medicine packets, and even now I have not yet recovered. You, my Dharma brother, have retired in tranquility to cultivate lofty detachment, quite enough to look down disdainfully on the dust-struggles of today as truly shameful. Two years ago, Huiji of Baizhang once sealed and sent the old pure rules from that place. Reading through them, the errors therein were extremely numerous; we agreed to jointly revise and edit them, but now east and west are separated, and the recent discussions have also come to naught. What Pingyan composed is in many respects either too broad or too brief, lacking suitability. My initial thesis was that praying for the imperial longevity should come first, while the establishment of offices such as the prior and the scribe should embellish Dazhi's original text, using small characters to annotate the origins and developments of South Scribe Shichuang at the end, so that the present officers of the monastic grove may know where their duties derive from. In general, in the ancient rules, the Tang prose consists mostly of parallel couplets, which ought to be completely reworked, submitted in a memorial, and printed and promulgated as the institutions of a generation. Huiji once agreed that we should bring you, my dear brother, to Hangzhou to handle it together. Now the worldly times being as they are, how can our intentions be fulfilled? What is your lofty opinion? The two gāthās in your letter I do not dare to answer, but shall cherish them forever as tokens of friendship. Unable to pay obeisance before your seat, I pray for your long life and protection, and that an imperial summons will soon promote you. My prayer is earnest but words fall short. Fang bows nine times in reply. During the Xianchun era, Nanping hosted a remarkable gathering for a time: Brother Yishan and I, your younger brother—could there only be the two of us, together with Brother Yunwu, joining in discussion without a third shadow? Those events are past; fifty years have suddenly been compressed into a single instant—is it a dream, or not a dream? At that time, after the snow on West Lake, the various peaks stood like jade, the old scenery vivid as before. The vibrant spirit of the two brothers flashed like intense sunlight—was it a scene, or not a scene? Standing still for a long time, only the one left behind to die feels unending grief and sorrow. Wanting to edit and correct the ancient rules to establish the institutions of a generation—who shares this heart today? On the tenth day of the twelfth month, first year of the Yanyou era (1314), snow clearing by the eastern window, written by your younger brother of Nanping, Yuanxi. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 8.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2025.8.66) - [Next: 8.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2025.8.68) - [Up: 8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2025.8) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2025~en-mt.8.67) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2025.8.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2025.8.67) · Pramāṇa