[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) › 42.30 # 佛祖統紀 42.30 佛祖統紀 42.30 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [42.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.42.30) 統左禁軍楊漢公。以策定功請復佛教。乞訪求知玄法師。於是復僧。入居寶應寺。屬壽昌節講讚署三教首座。帝以舊邸造法乾寺。命師居之○白居易卒。贈尚書左僕射。居易晚節尚佛經月不葷。施所居為香山寺。自稱香山居士。嘗述讚曰。十方世界。天上天下。我今盡知。無如佛者。巍巍堂堂。為人天師。故我禮足。讚歎歸依。會昌初有客舟遭風漂至大山。一道士曰。此蓬萊山。一院扃鑰甚固。曰此白樂天所居。在中國未來耳。樂天聞之為詩曰。吾學真空不學仙。恐君此語是虛傳。海山不是吾歸處。歸即須歸兜率天。樂天嘗立願曰。吾勸一百四十八人同為一志。結上生會行念慈氏名。坐想慈氏容。願當來世必生兜率。晚歲風痺。命工畫西方淨土一部。晝夜供養。為之讚曰。極樂世界清淨土。無諸惡道及眾苦。願如我身老病者。同生無量壽佛所。一夕念佛。倏然而化。 > Yang Hangong, Commander of the Left Imperial Guard, petitioned on the basis of his meritorious service in planning the succession to restore the Buddhist religion, and begged that the Dharma master Zhixuan be sought out. Thereupon \[Zhixuan\] returned to the sangha and took up residence at Baoying Monastery. On the occasion of the Shouchang Festival, he expounded the praises and was appointed Chief of the Three Teachings. Using his old residence, the Emperor founded Fagan Monastery and commanded the Master to dwell there. Bai Juyi died and was posthumously awarded the title of Left Vice Director of the Department of State Affairs. In his later years, Juyi esteemed Buddhism, going whole months without eating meat. He donated his residence to make Xiangshan Monastery and called himself the Layman of Xiangshan. He once wrote a verse of praise, saying: 'Throughout the worlds of the ten directions, above the heavens and beneath the heavens, I now know fully: there is none like the Buddha. Majestic and grand, the teacher of gods and humans; therefore I bow to his feet, praise him, and take refuge.' In the early Huichang era, a passenger boat met with a storm and drifted to a great mountain. A Daoist said, 'This is Mount Penglai.' One courtyard was locked very securely; \[the Daoist\] said, 'This is where Bai Letian is to reside; he is still in the Central Kingdom and has not yet arrived.' Letian heard of this and composed a poem, saying: 'I study true emptiness, not immortality; I fear this talk of yours is an empty rumor. The mountain in the sea is not where I return; if I return, I must return to the Tuṣita Heaven.' Letian once made a vow, saying: 'I encouraged one hundred and forty-eight people to unite with a single resolve, forming an Association for Ascending to Rebirth. Walking, we recite the name of the Compassionate One; sitting, we visualize the form of the Compassionate One. We vow that in a future life we will certainly be born in Tuṣita.' In his later years, afflicted with wind-paralysis, he ordered an artisan to paint a depiction of the Western Pure Land, which he worshipped day and night, praising it thus: 'The pure land of the World of Ultimate Bliss has no evil destinies or multitude of sufferings. May those who, like myself, are old and sick, be born together in the abode of the Buddha of Immeasurable Life.' One evening, while reciting the Buddha's name, he suddenly passed away. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 42.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.42.29) - [Next: 42.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.42.31) - [Up: 42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.42) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035~en-mt.42.30) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [佛祖歷代通載](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.16.41) — Classical Chinese - [釋氏稽古略](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2037.3.255) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.42.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.42.30) · Pramāṇa