[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) › 12.2 # 歷代三寶紀 12.2 歷代三寶紀 12.2 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [12.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2034.12.2) 大隋錄者。我皇帝受命四天護持三寶。承符五運宅此九州。故誕育之初神光耀室。君臨已後靈應競臻。所以天兆龜文水浮五色。地開泉醴山響萬年。雲慶露甘珠明石變。聾聞瞽視瘖語躄行。禽獸見非常之祥。草木呈難紀之瑞。豈唯七寶獨顯金輪。寧止四時偏和玉燭。是以金光明經正論品云。因集業故得生人中。王領國土。故稱人王。處在胎中諸天守護。或先守護然後入胎。三十三天各以己德分與是王。以天護故稱為天子。赤若之歲黃屋馭時。土制水行興廢毀之。佛日火乘木運啟年。號以開皇。可謂法炬滅而更明。否時還泰者也。其冬即有沙門智周等。齎西域梵經二百六十部。膺期而至。勅旨付司訪人令翻。二年仲春即便就譯。季夏詔曰。殷之五遷恐民盡死。是則以吉凶之士。制長短之命。謀新去故如農望秋。龍首之山川原秀麗。卉物滋阜宜建都邑。定鼎之基永固。無窮之業在茲。因即城曰大興城。殿曰大興殿。門曰大興門。縣曰大興縣。園曰大興園。寺曰大興善寺。三寶慈化自是大興。萬國仁風緣斯重闡。伽藍欝跱兼綺錯於城隍。幡蓋騰飛更莊嚴於國界。法堂佛殿既等天宮。震旦神州還同淨土。沙門濟濟。習六度以熏心。信士詵詵。修十善以為行。四海以之靜浪。九服所以息塵。故地德既其顯丕。天休自然暢朗。白鹿已見麒麟將降不遙。蒼烏既翔。鳳凰來儀非遠。於是鼓腹黃齒。爭買祇陀之園。擊壤青衿。競聚育王之土。浮圖於焉間發。寶剎閦爾星羅。見即僧尼將二十萬。支提寺宇向出四千。凡諸譯經婆羅門道俗并見緝綴。此方緇儒十有九人。所翻新文及維舊本論傳法戒合七十五部四百六十二卷結為皇隋大興錄目。流之遐代永作楷模。同軌光揚長存不朽。冀將來哲乘此踵修。庶述三寶之神功。遍娑婆而敷演。弘千佛之教法。歷賢劫而無窮。 > The Great Sui Catalogue: Our Emperor received the mandate from the Four Heavenly Kings to protect and uphold the Three Jewels; inheriting the tally of the five movements, he resides in these Nine Provinces. Therefore, at the very beginning of his birth, a divine light illuminated the chamber; after his ascension as ruler, spiritual responses arrived in competition. For this reason, celestial portents appeared on tortoise shells, waters floated with five colors, the earth opened sweet springs, mountains echoed for ten thousand years, clouds offered congratulations, dew was sweet, pearls shone, stones transformed, the deaf heard, the blind saw, the mute spoke, and the lame walked. Birds and beasts displayed extraordinary omens; grasses and trees presented auspicious signs difficult to record. How could only the seven treasures uniquely manifest the golden wheel, or only the four seasons harmonize the jade candle? Therefore, the 'Chapter on Proper Discourse' of the \*Suvarṇaprabhāsa Sūtra\* (\*Jin guangming jing\*) states: 'Because of the accumulation of karma, one attains birth among humans; reigning as king over a realm, he is called a king of men. While dwelling in the womb, devas protect and guard him, or they protect him first before he enters the womb. The thirty-three devas each share their own virtue with this king; because the devas protect him, he is called the Son of Heaven.' In the year of \*chizhi\*, driving the yellow canopy, earth overcame the movement of water, reviving what had been ruined and abolished. The Buddha-sun, with fire riding upon the movement of wood, inaugurated the year, taking Kaihuang as the reign title. It can be said that the torch of the Dharma, having been extinguished, shone brightly once more; and the time of stagnation returned to peace. That winter, śramaṇas including Zhi Zhou and others arrived in accordance with the destined time, carrying two hundred and sixty Sanskrit texts from the Western Regions. An imperial decree assigned them to the official bureau to seek personnel and have them translated. In the mid-spring of the second year, the translation began. In late summer, an imperial edict stated: 'The five moves of Yin feared that the people would all die. This was using auspicious and inauspicious locations to determine the length of life; planning for the new and casting off the old is like a farmer longing for autumn. The hills and plains of Mount Longshou are elegant and beautiful, with luxuriant vegetation; it is suitable for building a capital city. The foundation for setting the dynastic cauldrons shall be eternally secure, and an endless enterprise lies here.' Thereupon, the city was named Daxing City, the hall was named Daxing Hall, the gate was named Daxing Gate, the county was named Daxing County, the park was named Daxing Park, and the monastery was named Daxingshan Monastery. The compassionate transformation of the Three Jewels flourished greatly from this, and the benevolent influence across ten thousand states was reaffirmed through it. Saṅghārāmas loomed high, interspersed within the cities and walls; banners and canopies soared, adorning the boundaries of the realm. The Dharma halls and Buddha halls equaled celestial palaces; Cīnasthāna, the Divine Continent, returned to being like a pure land. The śramaṇas were abundant, cultivating the six perfections to perfume their minds; upāsakas were numerous, practicing the ten wholesome deeds as their conduct. The four seas thereby stilled their waves, and the nine domains thereby quieted their dust. Hence, as the virtue of earth became magnificent, celestial blessings naturally flowed brightly. White deer have already appeared, and the descent of the qilin is not far; the green bird has already taken flight, and the arrival of the phoenix is near. Thereupon, the elderly with full bellies vied to purchase Jetavana; green-collared youths, singing as they beat the earth, competed to gather the earth of King Aśoka. Stūpas arose intermittently, and precious monasteries were spread like stars. At present, monks and nuns number nearly two hundred thousand, and caityas and monasteries approach more than four thousand. All translators, whether Brāhmaṇas, monastics, or laypeople, have been compiled and assembled, along with nineteen monastics and Confucian scholars of this land. The newly translated texts, as well as the preserved old editions of treatises, biographies, and vinaya precepts, total seventy-five works in four hundred and sixty-two fascicles, compiled as the catalogue of the Great Sui Daxing Record. It is transmitted to distant generations to serve as an eternal model, radiating uniformly and enduring imperishably. It is hoped that future sages will follow this and continue the cultivation, that the divine efficacy of the Three Jewels will be expounded throughout the Sahā world, and that the teachings of the thousand Buddhas will be propagated without end throughout the Fortunate Kalpa. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 12.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2034.12.1) - [Next: 12.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2034.12.3) - [Up: 12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2034.12) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2034~en-mt.12.2) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [佛祖歷代通載](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.10.54) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2034.12.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2034.12.2) · Pramāṇa