[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) › 37.37 # 佛祖統紀 37.37 佛祖統紀 37.37 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [37.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.37.37) 太清元年。帝幸同泰寺設無遮大會行清淨大舍。升妙嚴殿講金字三慧般若經。群臣以錢一億萬奉贖歸宮○西天竺三藏真諦來。勅於寶雲殿譯金光明經等十部○時釋子多縱逸。主僧不能制。帝欲以律行僧正事。詔下。藏法師執不可。帝不能奪。藏謂眾曰。衣冠子弟十輩。豈能俱稱父意。今糅雜五方之眾。而欲以一己好惡繩之可乎。帝自受具戒。寢處略同沙門。雖宮禁亦恣僧遊覽。一日藏師竟登御座。左右訶之。藏曰。貧道定光金輪之裔。寧愧此座。倘欲見殺不慮無受生處。帝特令不問。 > In the first year of the Taiqing era, the Emperor visited Tongtai Monastery, held an unhindered great assembly, and performed the great pure renunciation. He ascended the Miaoyan Hall to lecture on the gold-lettered Three Wisdoms Prajñā Sūtra. The ministers ransomed him back to the palace with one hundred million coins. Paramārtha, Tripiṭaka Master of Western India, arrived. An imperial decree ordered him to translate ten works, including the Suvarṇaprabhāsa Sūtra, in the Baoyun Hall. At that time, many of the Buddha's disciples were lax and unrestrained, and the leading monks could not regulate them. The Emperor wished to enforce the Vinaya through the office of the Buddhist Rectifier (saṅghapradhāna). When the decree was issued, Dharma Master Fazang adamantly maintained it was impermissible, and the Emperor could not sway him. Fazang said to the assembly: 'Among ten sons of noble families, how could all satisfy their father's wishes? Now, when people from the five directions are mixed together, can one really bind them according to one person's personal preferences?' The Emperor had personally received the full monastic precepts, and his living and sleeping habits roughly resembled those of a śramaṇa; monks were allowed to tour freely even through the imperial palace. One day, Master Fazang went so far as to climb up onto the imperial throne. The attendants scolded him, but Fazang said: 'This poor monk is an heir of the Dīpaṃkara Golden Wheel; why should I feel ashamed of this seat? If you wish to kill me, do not worry that I will lack a place to be reborn.' The Emperor specially ordered that he not be questioned. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 37.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.37.36) - [Next: 37.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.37.38) - [Up: 37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.37) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035~en-mt.37.37) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.37.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.37.37) · Pramāṇa