佛祖統紀 52.53

52.53

宋太祖。高麗沙門諦觀。持天台論疏。至中國謁螺溪法師○高麗國君遣三十六僧來中國。學永明壽禪師。至今法眼一宗盛行海外○西天沙門可智等來朝○西天沙門蘇葛陀來貢佛舍利文殊華○西天沙門彌羅來貢梵經○于闐國沙門善名七人來○高昌國遣僧法淵。貢辟支佛牙○太宗。西天沙門吉祥來進梵經○沙門繼縱自西天還。貢梵經舍利塔○中天竺沙門鉢納摩來。貢舍利塔○天竺沙門護羅來貢梵經○沙門光遠遊西天還。進西竺王子表。貢釋迦舍利○沙門法遇自西天還。貢佛頂舍利梵經○沙門重達自西天還。進佛舍利梵經○中天竺沙門補陀來。進舍利梵經○占城國沙門淨戒詣闕貢金銅鈴杵○高麗國王遣使。乞賜大經藏御製佛乘文集。詔給○日本國沙門奝然來朝。言其國傳襲六十四世。隋開皇中。遣使入中國求法華經。唐永徽四年。遣僧道照。入中國從奘法師傳法（云云備在通塞志）。奝然歸國。乞賜藏經。詔給○日本國法濟大師奝然。遣弟子嘉因祈乾來朝○真宗祥符九年。北天竺沙門天覺。南天竺沙門妙德。西天竺沙門等。各進舍利梵經。中天竺沙門童壽來進梵經。東天竺沙門普積來進梵經。一歲之中五竺咸貢○日本國沙門寂照來。進無量壽佛像金字法華經○中天竺沙門儞尾抳來。進舍利梵經○西天竺沙門佛護來進梵經○西天三藏法護來。進舍利梵經○北天沙門戒賢來進梵經○迦濕彌羅國沙門目羅失稽來進梵經○西天沙門達磨波來進梵經○西天沙門眾德來朝。進舍利梵經○中天竺沙門覺稱法戒來。進舍利梵經金剛座真容○般尼國沙門寂賢來進梵經○西天沙門知賢來。進舍利梵經○東女真國入貢。乞賜藏經○西天沙門愛賢進舍利梵經○西天沙門智吉祥來進梵經○西夏國奏。國內新建伽藍。乞賜藏經○神宗。日本國沙門成尋來朝○哲宗。高麗王子僧統義天來朝。蘇軾館伴。勅楊傑送往錢唐。受法於源法師。傳天台教於天竺諫法師。傳律於靈芝照律師○孝宗。日本國遣使致書。四明郡庭棲心維那對使宣讀。斥其文義疎繆者。凡七處。

Under Emperor Taizu of the Song, the Goryeo śramaṇa Chegwan brought Tiantai treatises and commentaries to the Central Realm to pay homage to Dharma Master Luoxi. The ruler of Goryeo sent thirty-six monks to the Central Realm to study under Chan Master Yongming Yanshou; down to the present, the Fayan lineage flourishes overseas. The western Indian śramaṇa Kezhi and others came to pay court. The western Indian śramaṇa Sugata came to offer Buddha relics and Mañjuśrī flowers. The western Indian śramaṇa Mila came to offer Indic scriptures. Seven monks including Shanming from the kingdom of Khotan came. The kingdom of Gaochang sent the monk Fayuan to offer a pratyekabuddha's tooth. Under Emperor Taizong, the western Indian śramaṇa Jixiang came to present Indic scriptures. The śramaṇa Jizong returned from western India and presented Indic scriptures and a relic pagoda. The central Indian śramaṇa Banamo came and presented a relic pagoda. The Indian śramaṇa Hula came and presented Indic scriptures. The śramaṇa Guangyuan returned from his travels in western India, presenting a memorial from a western Indian prince and offering Śākyamuni relics. The śramaṇa Fayu returned from western India, offering uṣṇīṣa relics and Indic scriptures. The śramaṇa Chongda returned from western India and presented Buddha relics and Indic scriptures. The central Indian śramaṇa Putuo came and presented relics and Indic scriptures. The śramaṇa Jingjie of Champa came to the court and presented a bronze bell and vajra. The King of Goryeo sent envoys requesting the imperial gift of the Great Canon and the imperial compositions on the Vehicle of the Buddha, which was decreed to be granted. The Japanese śramaṇa Chōnen came to court and stated that his country had been transmitted through sixty-four generations; during the Kaihuang era of the Sui, they had sent envoys to the Central Realm to seek the Lotus Sūtra, and in the fourth year of the Yonghui era of the Tang, they sent the monk Dōshō to the Central Realm to receive the Dharma from Dharma Master Xuanzang (the details are all recorded in the Treatise on the Prosperity and Decline of the Dharma). When Chōnen returned home, he requested a copy of the Buddhist Canon, and an edict granted it. Master Faji Chōnen of Japan sent his disciples Kain and Kikan to pay court. In the ninth year of the Xiangfu era of Emperor Zhenzong, the northern Indian śramaṇa Tianjue, the southern Indian śramaṇa Miaode, the western Indian śramaṇa […], each presented relics and Indic scriptures; the central Indian śramaṇa Tongshou came to present Indic scriptures, and the eastern Indian śramaṇa Puji came to present Indic scriptures—within a single year, all Five Indias offered tribute. The Japanese śramaṇa Jakushō came and presented an Amitāyus Buddha statue and a gold-lettered Lotus Sūtra. The central Indian śramaṇa Niweini came and presented relics and Indic scriptures. The western Indian śramaṇa Fohu came to present Indic scriptures. The western Indian Tripiṭaka Master Fahu (Dharmapāla) came and presented relics and Indic scriptures. The northern Indian śramaṇa Jiexian came to present Indic scriptures. The śramaṇa Muluoshiji of Kaśmīra came to present Indic scriptures. The western Indian śramaṇa Damopo came to present Indic scriptures. The western Indian śramaṇa Zhongde came to court and presented relics and Indic scriptures. The central Indian śramaṇa Juecheng Fajie came and presented relics, Indic scriptures, and a true portrait of the Diamond Throne. The śramaṇa Jixian of the kingdom of Panni came to present Indic scriptures. The western Indian śramaṇa Zhixian came and presented relics and Indic scriptures. The Eastern Jurchen came to present tribute and requested the gift of the Buddhist Canon. The western Indian śramaṇa Aixian presented relics and Indic scriptures. The western Indian śramaṇa Zhijixiang came to present Indic scriptures. The Western Xia submitted a memorial stating that a new monastery had been built in their country and requesting the gift of the Buddhist Canon. Under Emperor Shenzong, the Japanese śramaṇa Jōjin came to court. Under Emperor Zhezong, the Goryeo royal prince and Monastic Scribe Uicheon came to court; Su Shi was his host, and Yang Jie was commanded to escort him to Qiantang, where he received the Dharma from Dharma Master Yuan, received the Tiantai teachings from Dharma Master Jian of Tianzhu, and received the Vinaya from Vinaya Master Zhao of Lingzhi. Under Emperor Xiaozong, Japan sent an envoy carrying a letter; Qixin, the karmadāna of the Siming commandery hall, read it aloud facing the envoy, pointing out seven places where the meaning and phrasing were negligent and erroneous.