[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) › [歷代三寶紀](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2034) › 10.2 # 歷代三寶紀 10.2 歷代三寶紀 10.2 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [10.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2034.10.2) 宋世錄者。劉裕字德輿。彭城都鄉人。初生之辰神光照室。長七尺六寸。受東晉禪稱宋。仍都建康。至第三主元嘉年中。有上事者。云比寺塔修飾過。興樂福之徒奢競日甚。文帝以問何侍中曰。范泰及謝靈運皆稱六經本是濟俗。性靈真要會以佛經為指南。此賢達言實誠有譡。若使率土之濱皆純此化。則朕垂拱坐致太平。尚之對曰。中朝以遠難復盡知。渡江以來王道周顗宰輔之冠蓋。王濛謝尚人倫之羽儀。𮟼超王謐等。或號絕群。或稱獨步。略數十人靡非英俊。清信之士無乏於時。慧遠法師云。釋氏之化無施不可。臣謂此說有契理奧何者百家之鄉十人持五戒則十人淳謹。千室之邑百人修十善則百人和穆。傳此風教已遍寰區。編戶億千則仁人百萬。夫能行一善則去一惡。去一惡則息一刑。一刑息於家。萬刑息於國。則陛下之言坐致太平是也。故佛圖澄入鄴。石虎殺戮減半。澠池寶塔放光。符健推鋸用息蒙遜。反噬無親虐如豺虎。末節改悟遂成善人。法逮道人力兼萬夫。幾亂河渭面縛甘死以赴師厄。此豈非是內化被哉。時吏部郎羊玄保。在坐進曰。臣竊恐秦趙論強兵之術。孫吳盡吞并之計。將無取於此也。帝曰。此非戰國之具。良如卿言。尚之曰。夫禮隱逸則戰士怠。貴仁德則兵氣衰。若以孫吳為心。志在吞噬。亦無取於堯舜之道。豈唯釋教而已哉。帝悅曰。釋門有卿亦猶孔氏之有季路。所謂惡言不入於耳。准此而談可謂至矣。法由人顯。佛囑帝王。自是宋朝釋教隆盛。名僧智士欝若稻麻。寶剎金輪森如竹葦。相承八主五十九年。其諸譯人華戎道俗二十有三。合出修多羅毘尼戒本羯磨優波提舍阿毘曇論傳錄等。凡二百一十部四百九十卷。結為宋代建康錄云。 > Regarding the Song dynasty record: Liu Yu, styled Deyu, was a man of Duxiang in Pengcheng. At the time of his birth, a divine light illuminated the room. He was seven chi and six cun tall. He accepted the abdication of the Eastern Jin and proclaimed the Song, remaining with Jiankang as his capital. By the Yuanjia reign of the third ruler, a memorial was submitted stating: 'Recently, temples and stūpas have been overly adorned, and those who pursue merit have become increasingly extravagant and competitive day by day.' Emperor Wen questioned Palace Attendant He \[Shangzhi\], saying: 'Fan Tai and Xie Lingyun both maintained that the Six Classics were originally meant to aid the mundane, but for the true essentials of spiritual nature, one must take the Buddhist scriptures as a guide. These words of worthy and eminent figures truly hold truth. If all within the borders could be made pure by this transformation, then We could bring about supreme peace with folded hands and robes.' Shangzhi replied: 'The Central Court is far off, difficult to know completely. Since crossing the river, Wang Dao and Zhou Yi were the foremost of prime ministers; Wang Meng and Xie Shang were paragons of human virtue. Xi Chao, Wang Mi, and others were either called transcendent above the crowd or regarded as matchless. A summary of several dozen men—none were not outstanding talents. Upāsakas were never lacking at any time. Dharma Master Huiyuan said: "The transformation wrought by the Śākya clan may be applied anywhere without exception." Your subject considers this statement to accord with profound truth. Why is this so? In a village of a hundred households, if ten people uphold the five precepts, then ten people will be honest and cautious; in a town of a thousand families, if a hundred people cultivate the ten virtues, then a hundred people will live in harmony. When this moral teaching is spread across the entire realm, among millions of registered households there will be millions of benevolent people. For if one can practice one good deed, one eliminates one evil; if one eliminates one evil, one puts an end to one penalty. When one penalty is ended in a household, ten thousand penalties are ended in the state. Thus Your Majesty's words regarding bringing about supreme peace while seated are indeed correct. Therefore, when Fotudeng entered Ye, Shi Hu's slaughter was cut in half; the stūpa at Mianchi radiated light, and Fu Jian's saw-torture was thereby ceased. Juqu Mengxun, ruthless and turning on his kin, was as cruel as jackals and tigers, yet in his final years he awakened and reformed, ultimately becoming a good man. As for the monk Fatai, his strength was equal to ten thousand men; when on the verge of chaos along the Yellow and Wei rivers, he bound his own arms and willingly faced death to relieve his master's distress. How could this not be the pervasive reach of inner transformation?' At the time, the Vice-Minister of the Ministry of Personnel Yang Xuanbao was seated there and came forward to say: 'Your subject secretly fears that when Qin and Zhao discussed the arts of military strength, and Sunzi and Wu Qi exhausted schemes of annexation, they found nothing to take from this.' The Emperor said: 'These are not instruments for the Warring States period; it is truly as you say.' Shangzhi said: 'If one honors recluses, warriors will grow lax; if one values benevolence and virtue, the military spirit will decline. If one holds the mindset of Sun and Wu, intent on swallowing up others, one would likewise find nothing to take from the Way of Yao and Shun. How could it only be the teachings of the Buddha?' The Emperor was delighted and said: 'Having you in the Śākya gate is just as Confucius had Zilu: so-called evil words do not enter the ear. Arguing on this basis, your words may indeed be called consummate.' The Dharma is made manifest through people; the Buddha entrusted it to emperors and kings. From this time onward, the Buddhist teachings flourished greatly under the Song dynasty. Renowned monks and wise scholars were as abundant as rice and hemp; precious monasteries and golden wheels stood thick as bamboo and reeds. Succeeding through eight rulers over fifty-nine years, the various translators, Chinese and foreign, monastic and lay, numbered twenty-three. In all, they produced sūtras, vinayas, prātimokṣa codes, karmavācanā texts, upadeśas, abhidharma treatises, biographies, and catalogues totaling two hundred and ten works in four hundred and ninety fascicles, compiled as the Song Dynasty Jiankang Catalogue. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 10.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2034.10.1) - [Next: 10.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2034.10.3) - [Up: 10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2034.10) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2034~en-mt.10.2) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (6) - [法苑珠林](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.100.17) — 道世, Classical Chinese - [佛祖歷代通載](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.8.23) — Classical Chinese - [釋氏稽古略](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2037.2.125) — Classical Chinese - [高僧傳](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.7.16) — 慧皎, Classical Chinese - [大唐內典錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2149.4.4) — Classical Chinese - [北山錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2113.10.2.6) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2034.10.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2034.10.2) · Pramāṇa