[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) › 37.53 # 佛祖統紀 37.53 佛祖統紀 37.53 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [37.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.37.53) 天嘉元年。勅寶瓊為京邑大僧統。梁魏以來僧統盛餙杖直儗於官府。至是瓊奏罷之。每出從數頭陀仗笠而已。海東十二國聞瓊道德。遣使奉金帛求畫像以歸○思禪師於光州大蘇山。為顗禪師說安樂行示普賢道場。 > In the first year of the Tianjia era, an imperial decree appointed Baoqiong as the Great Buddhist Controller of the Capital. Since the Liang and Wei dynasties, the Buddhist Controller had maintained an elaborate retinue and staff comparable to government offices; at this point, Qiong memorialized to abolish this. Whenever he went out, he was accompanied only by a few ascetic monks (dhūtadhara) carrying walking sticks and bamboo hats. When the twelve kingdoms east of the sea heard of Qiong's virtue, they sent envoys offering gold and silk to request his portrait to bring back. Chan Master Huisi at Mount Dasu in Guangzhou explained the Peaceful Practices to Chan Master Zhiyi and showed him the Samantabhadra bodhimaṇḍa. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 37.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.37.52) - [Next: 37.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.37.54) - [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.37.53) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.37.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.37.53) · Pramāṇa