[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) › 8.18 # 佛祖統紀 8.18 佛祖統紀 8.18 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [8.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.8.18) 十四祖高論尊者清竦。天台人。依琇法師精思止觀。旦夜不懈。及繼主國清。說行兼至。時錢氏建國。吳越天台一境有同內地。師領眾安處厲其志曰。王臣外護得免兵革之憂。終日居安。可不進道以答國恩。每長日臨座高論不已。眾莫敢有倦色。門人世業者。羲寂。志因。覺彌。 > The fourteenth patriarch, the Venerable of Lofty Discourse, Qingsong, was a native of Tiantai. He relied on Master Xiu to ponder the \*Zhiguan\* with precision, unremitting day and night. When he succeeded to the abbacy of Guoqing, his exposition and practice were both consummate. At that time the Qian clan founded their kingdom; the single territory of Tiantai in Wuyue was like an inner province. The Master led the assembly to abide peacefully, urging them on with the words: 'Under the external protection of the king and his ministers, we avoid the sorrow of warfare. Dwelling in peace all day long, how could we not advance in the Way to repay the state's benevolence?' Every long day he would mount the seat and engage in lofty discourse without end; no one in the assembly dared display any sign of fatigue. The disciples who inherited his practice were Xiji, Zhiyin, and Juemi. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 8.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.8.17) - [Next: 8.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.8.19) - [Up: 8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.8) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035~en-mt.8.18) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.8.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.8.18) · Pramāṇa