[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) › 46.49 # 佛祖統紀 46.49 佛祖統紀 46.49 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [46.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.46.49) 述曰。恭惟　道君上皇。以聰明神武之姿。當天下之無事。其於法　祖宗之崇佛。可謂至矣。賜續燈錄製序。追諡漢唐諸祖師恭禮釋迦佛牙。為之製讚。此十六年之良心也。一旦姦人用事。尚道而毀佛。於是上心始惑。而宣和廢釋之詔行矣。既而天降鴻水。役夫舉挺以逐靈素。忤宦者之黨冒儲君之節。上始大惡之。榜罪於門放死於路。亟下詔罪。已大復佛法罷黃老學。然則上之良心。猶故不失。是蓋大法之厄運。而魔外得以肆其姦也。何傷乎道君之聰明神武哉。 > The commentary says: Respectfully we reflect that the Daoist Emperor, the Retired Emperor, endowed with the disposition of sagacious intelligence and divine martial prowess, encountered an era when the realm was free of troubles. His modeling himself on the veneration of Buddhism by the ancestral emperors may be described as consummate. He conferred a preface on the Xudeng lu, granted posthumous titles to various ancestral masters of the Han and Tang dynasties, paid respectful homage to the tooth relic of Śākyamuni Buddha, and composed a hymn for it—such was his good heart during those sixteen years. Once treacherous men gained power, exalting Daoism and destroying Buddhism, the imperial mind was first led astray, and the Xuanhe decree abolishing Buddhism was carried out. Soon after, Heaven sent down a great flood, the laborers raised staves to drive off Lingsu, and he offended the faction of eunuchs and usurped the insignia of the Crown Prince. The Emperor began to detest him greatly, posted his crimes at the gate, and sent him off to his death on the road. Hastily he issued a decree taking the blame upon himself, fully restored the Buddhist Dharma, and abolished the study of Huang-Lao. Thus, the Emperor's good heart was still not lost. This was simply an adverse turn in the fortune of the Great Dharma, allowing māras and outsiders to indulge their villainy. How could it detract from the Daoist Emperor's sagacious intelligence and divine martial prowess? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 46.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.46.48) - [Next: 46.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.46.50) - [Up: 46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.46) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035~en-mt.46.49) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.46.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.46.49) · Pramāṇa