[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) › 47.55 # 佛祖統紀 47.55 佛祖統紀 47.55 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [47.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.47.55) 本朝淳熙間。有沙門不知所從來。車載此經至四明甬東。行道中口浪浪誦不輟。里人沃承璋遇諸塗。問之曰。我車上經皆能音誦。承璋初不信。試抽數卷對誦之。頃刻即度。始大異之。徐叩其故。沙門曰。是有關法焉。能通其關則百三卷之文皆可背誦。承璋欣然願受教。既通復教其妻子奴婢。闔門皆能通誦。乃刻板行關法。以化世人（舊印本有淳熙丁酉印施者是）。 > During the Chunxi era of our dynasty, there was a śramaṇa whose origin was unknown. He carted this scripture to Yongdong in Siming. As he traveled the road, he recited it incessantly in a flowing voice. Wo Chengzhang, a local of the hamlet, met him on the road and asked him about it. He replied, 'I can recite aloud all the scriptures in my cart.' At first, Chengzhang did not believe him. He tried pulling out several fascicles to recite along with him; in an instant, he had recited them through. Only then did \[Chengzhang\] marvel greatly at him and slowly inquire into the cause. The śramaṇa said, 'There is a gateway method for this. If one can master its gateways, the texts of all one hundred and three fascicles can be recited by heart.' Chengzhang was delighted and wished to receive instruction. Once he had mastered it, he further taught his wife, children, and servants, so that his entire household could recite it through. Thereupon he carved printing blocks to circulate the gateway method so as to transform the people of the world (the old printed edition that bears an imprint of donation from the dingyou year of the Chunxi era is this one). > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 47.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.47.54) - [Next: 47.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.47.56) - [Up: 47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.47) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035~en-mt.47.55) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.47.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.47.55) · Pramāṇa