[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) › [佛祖統紀](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035) › 34.50 # 佛祖統紀 34.50 佛祖統紀 34.50 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [34.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.34.50) 述曰。佛法東流蓋已肇於穆王之世。造像建寺悉遵先佛之舊制。信過去佛皆化及此地。及室利房等持經來秦。而始皇謝遣出境。蓋時未至機未熟耳。至漢明應夢。三寶並興。君臣民庶翕然歸命。此蘇由所謂一千年外聲教及此之嘉應也。 > The author remarks: The eastward flow of the Buddha's Dharma in fact began during the reign of King Mu. The making of images and building of monasteries all adhered to the old models of previous Buddhas. It is truly believable that past Buddhas had all extended their conversion to this land. When Śrībandhu and others brought sūtras to Qin, the First Emperor rejected and expelled them beyond the borders; this was simply because the time had not arrived and the potential faculties were not yet ripe. When Emperor Ming of Han responded to the dream, the Three Jewels arose simultaneously, and sovereign, ministers, and commoners all harmoniously took refuge. This is the auspicious fulfillment of what Suyu spoke of as the sound of teachings reaching here after a thousand years. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 34.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.34.49) - [Next: 34.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.34.51) - [Up: 34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.34) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035~en-mt.34.50) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.34.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.34.50) · Pramāṇa