佛祖統紀 43.42

43.42

五年正月。勅內侍張廷訓。往代州五臺山造金銅文殊萬菩薩像。奉安於真容院。詔重修五臺十寺。以沙門芳潤為十寺僧正。十寺者。真容。華嚴壽寧。興國。竹林。金閣。法華。祕密。靈境。大賢。五臺山記云。山形五峙周五百里。崇巖疊嶂飛泉吐霧。中臺高四十里。頂上平地周六里。西北有太華池石精舍文殊彌勒石像。東南有大孚寺。魏文帝造。東西二堂聖所居處。又東北有王子寺阿育王塔。東北三臺間有金剛窟三世佛法藏。中臺東南有清涼寺。其最深處文殊所居。人不敢近。西巖有祕魔巖。巖西有佛光寺○勅內侍張仁贊。往成都鑄金銅普賢像。高二丈。奉安嘉州峨眉山普賢寺之白水。建大閣以覆之。詔重修峨眉五寺。即白水普賢。黑水華嚴。中峯。乾明。光相也。三峨高出五岳秀甲九州。西竺千歲和上曰。此震旦國第一山也○河中府沙門法進。請三藏法天譯經於蒲津（蒲州河中府）守臣表進。上覽之大說。召入京師始興譯事○二月北天竺迦濕彌羅國三藏天息災。烏填曩國三藏施護來。召見賜紫衣。勅二師同閱梵夾。時上盛意翻譯。乃詔中使鄭守均。於太平興國寺西建譯經院。為三堂。中為譯經。東序為潤文。西序為證義○五月中天竺沙門護羅來。獻貝葉梵經勅賜紫服○沙門知則進所著聖無量壽經疏。賜號演教大師○詔建開聖禪寺於誕生之地。奉優填王旃檀瑞像（梁武帝遣郝騫往天竺迎至者）釋迦佛牙太祖親緘銀塔中（唐宣律師天人所獻）梁誌公真身錫杖刀尺○勅內侍衛欽。往泗州修僧伽大師塔。凡十三層。改普照王寺為太平興國。

In the first month of the fifth year, an edict commanded the inner attendant Zhang Tingxun to go to Mount Wutai in Daizhou to cast a gilded bronze statue of Mañjuśrī with ten thousand bodhisattvas, enshrining it in the Zhenrong Cloister. An edict ordered the restoration of the ten temples of Mount Wutai, appointing the monk Fangrun as the Monastic Rectifier of the ten temples. The ten temples were: Zhenrong, Huayan Shouning, Xingguo, Zhulin, Jin'ge, Fahua, Mimi, Lingjing, and Daxian. The *Record of Mount Wutai* states: 'The mountain's shape has five towering peaks, with a circumference of five hundred li. Looming precipices and overlapping ridges; flying springs breathe out mist. The Central Peak is forty li high, and the level ground atop its summit has a circumference of six li. To the northwest is the Taihua Pool, a stone vihāra, and stone statues of Mañjuśrī and Maitreya. To the southeast is the Dafu Temple, built by Emperor Wen of the Wei, its eastern and western halls being where the sages dwell. Further to the northeast is the Prince Temple and a King Aśoka stupa. Between the three peaks to the northeast is the Vajra Cave, containing the Dharma treasury of the Buddhas of the three periods of time. Southeast of the Central Peak is the Qingliang Temple; its deepest recess is where Mañjuśrī dwells, which humans dare not approach. On the western cliff is the Secret Demon Cliff, and west of the cliff is Foguang Temple.' \n An edict commanded the inner attendant Zhang Renzan to go to Chengdu to cast a gilded bronze statue of Samantabhadra, two zhang in height, and enshrine it at the Baishui [Cloister] of the Samantabhadra Temple on Mount Emei in Jiazhou, building a great pavilion to cover it. An edict ordered the restoration of the five temples of Emei: Baishui Samantabhadra, Heishui Huayan, Zhongfeng, Qianming, and Guangxiang. The three peaks of Emei soar high above the Five Sacred Mountains, their preeminent beauty being the best in the nine provinces. The Thousand-Year Upādhyāya of Western India said, 'This is the foremost mountain in the country of Cīnasthāna.' \n The monk Fajin of Hezhong Prefecture requested the Tripiṭaka Master Fatian to translate scriptures at Pujin (Puzhou, Hezhong Prefecture). The garrison officials submitted a memorial presenting this; the Emperor read it and was greatly pleased, summoning him to enter the capital to begin translation activities. \n In the second month, the Tripiṭaka Master Tianxizai (Devaśāntika?) of the country of Kaśmīra in Northern India and the Tripiṭaka Master Shihu (Dānapāla) of the country of Uḍḍiyāna arrived. They were summoned for an audience and bestowed purple robes. An edict ordered the two masters to examine Sanskrit manuscripts together. At that time, the Emperor had a grand intention to translate, so he ordered the inner envoy Zheng Shoujun to establish the Institute for Translating Scriptures to the west of the Taiping Xingguo Temple, consisting of three halls: the center was for translating scriptures, the eastern wing was for polishing the text, and the western wing was for verifying the meaning. \n In the fifth month, the Central Indian monk Hula arrived and presented Sanskrit scriptures on palm leaves; an edict bestowed purple vestments upon him. \n The monk Zhize submitted his authored commentary on the *Aparimitāyus Sūtra*; he was bestowed the title 'Grand Master for Expounding the Teaching'. \n An edict ordered the construction of the Kaisheng Chan Temple at the birthplace [of the Emperor], enshrining the auspicious sandalwood image of King Udayana (brought back by Hao Qian when sent to India by Emperor Wu of the Liang), the Śākyamuni Buddha tooth personally sealed by Taizu inside a silver stupa (offered by a heavenly being to Vinaya Master Xuan of the Tang), and the true body, pewter staff, knife, and ruler of Baozhi of the Liang. \n An edict commanded the inner attendant Wei Qin to go to Sizhou to repair the stupa of Grand Master Saṅgha, with a total of thirteen storeys, and changed the name of Puzhaowang Temple to Taiping Xingguo.