[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) › [佛祖歷代通載](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036) › 10.73 # 佛祖歷代通載 10.73 佛祖歷代通載 10.73 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [10.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.10.73) （二十九）　冬煬帝有事于南郊。詔僧道並同俗拜。道流莫敢言。諸沙門例不奉詔。帝詰之曰。詔條久頒。卿等固不奉命何也。時法師明瞻者對曰。陛下若使准制罷道。則微軀敢不奉命。如知大法可崇。則法服之下僧無敬俗之禮。帝曰。何以致拜周武。瞻曰周武任威縱暴仁德不施。不足為有國者法。陛下聖政惟仁不枉非罪。是以貧道得盡忠言。帝默然而罷。有司以瞻抗對。將抵以罪。瞻曰。所坐者瞻也。願不以非律加吾徒。帝壯其不撓而不問。凡敬主之議由此而絕焉。 > (29) In winter, Emperor Yang performed sacrifices at the Southern Suburb. He decreed that Buddhist monks and Daoists alike should perform prostrations in the manner of the laity. The Daoists dared not object, but the bhikṣus uniformly refused to comply with the edict. The emperor interrogated them, saying, "The terms of the decree were promulgated long ago; why do you stubbornly refuse to obey the command?" At that time, Dharma Master Mingzhan replied, "If Your Majesty requires us to abandon the Way in accordance with regulations, our humble persons would not dare disobey the command. But if you recognize that the Great Dharma should be revered, then under the monastic robes, monks have no etiquette of paying homage to the worldly." The emperor said, "Why did you prostrate to Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou?" Zhan replied, "Emperor Wu of the Zhou relied on intimidation and gave free rein to tyranny, practicing neither benevolence nor virtue; he is not worthy to serve as a model for a ruler of a state. Your Majesty's sage governance is purely benevolent and does not unjustly punish the innocent; hence this poor monk is able to exhaust his loyal words." The emperor fell silent and dropped the matter. The officials considered Zhan to have defied the emperor and intended to convict him of an offense. Zhan said, "The one who is culpable is Zhan alone; I hope that you will not impose uncanonical punishment upon my fellows." The emperor admired his unyielding nature and did not prosecute him. Deliberations concerning paying homage to the ruler ceased from this point onward. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 10.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.10.72) - [Next: 10.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.10.74) - [Up: 10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.10) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036~en-mt.10.73) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.10.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.10.73) · Pramāṇa