[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) › 39.67 # 佛祖統紀 39.67 佛祖統紀 39.67 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [39.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.39.67) 十六年。上幸弘福寺為穆太后追福。自製疏稱皇帝菩薩戒弟子。謂寺主道懿曰。朕頃以老子是朕先宗故令居釋氏先。卿等能無憾乎。對曰。陛下尊祖宗降成式。詎敢有怨。上曰。佛老尊卑通人自鑑。豈一時在上即以為勝。朕宗自柱下。故先老子。凡有功德僉向釋門。往日所在戰場皆立佛寺。太原舊第亦以奉佛。初未甞創立道觀。存心若此卿等應知。 > In the sixteenth year, the Emperor visited Hongfu Temple to cultivate posthumous merit for Empress Dowager Mu. He personally drafted a memorial, styling himself 'the Emperor, Disciple of the Bodhisattva Precepts.' He said to Daoyi, the abbot of the temple, "Because Laozi is Our ancestor, We recently ordered him to be ranked before Śākya. Can you gentlemen be free of resentment?" He replied, "Your Majesty honors your ancestors and hands down an established precedent; how could we dare harbor resentment?" The Emperor said, "The noble and base among the Buddha and Lao\[zi\] is self-evident to discerning men; how could being placed above for a time be considered superior? Our lineage derives from the Archivist beneath the Pillar, which is why We gave precedence to Laozi. Yet wherever there is meritorious virtue, We turn entirely toward the Śākya gate. In the past, wherever there were battlefields, We established Buddhist temples; Our former residence in Taiyuan was also dedicated to the Buddha. Never once have We founded a Daoist abbey. You gentlemen ought to know Our disposition in this." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 39.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.39.66) - [Next: 39.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.39.68) - [Up: 39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.39) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035~en-mt.39.67) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.39.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.39.67) · Pramāṇa