佛祖統紀 52.53

52.53

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.