佛祖歷代通載 11.37

11.37

八月四日。原州松昌鴻池谷忽有五石。皆青質白文。成字曰。高皇海出多子李元王八十年太平天子李世民千年太子李治書燕山人士樂大國主尚汪譚獎文仁邁千古大王五王六王七王十風毛才子七佛八菩薩及上果佛田天子文武貞觀昌大聖延四方上不治示孝仙戈八為善。原州奏于朝。字初若不甚顯。及群公擬定。遂粲然明著。十一月辛卯。有事于南郊。詔遣使以玉帛詣原州鴻池谷祭之曰。嗣天子諱祚繼鴻業君臨㝢縣。宿興旰食無忘於政。道德齊禮愧於前修。天有成命表瑞徵符。文字粲然曆數惟永。既旌高廟之業。又錫眇身之祚。迨於皇太子治。亦降貞符。具紀李氏于石言。仰瞻宵漢空名大造。甫惟寡薄彌增寅懼。敢因大禮重薦玉帛。上謝冥靈之貺。以伸祗慄之誠。

On the fourth day of the eighth month, at Hongchi Valley in Songchang, Yuanzhou, five stones suddenly appeared, all of blue-green quality with white text, forming characters that read: "Supreme Emperor emerges from the sea; many sons; Li Yuan reigns eighty years; Heavenly Son of Great Peace Li Shimin a thousand years; Crown Prince Li Zhi writes; scholars and gentlemen of the Yan mountains rejoice; Great Sovereign Shang Wangtan praises; literature and benevolence surpass a thousand ages; Great King, Five Kings, Six Kings, Seven Kings, Ten Plumed Talents; seven Buddhas and eight bodhisattvas; along with the supreme fruit, field of merit for the Buddha; Heavenly Son civil and military; Zhenguan flourishes; great sage longevity to the four quarters; supreme non-governance shows filial piety; immortal halberds; eight do good." Yuanzhou memorialized this to the court. At first, the characters did not seem very clear, but once the ducal ministers deliberated and verified them, they became resplendently clear. On the xinmao day of the eleventh month, rituals were performed at the Southern Suburbs. An imperial decree dispatched an envoy bearing jade and silk to Hongchi Valley in Yuanzhou to sacrifice to them, stating: "The succeeding Son of Heaven, [personal name], inheriting the vast legacy, presides over the terrestrial realm. Rising early and dining late, never forgetting governance. In virtue, morality, and aligning with propriety, I feel ashamed before former paragons. Heaven has decreed, manifesting auspicious omens and verified portents. The writing is brilliant, the calendar [of rule] shall be perpetual. Having already commended the achievements of the High Ancestral Temple, it further bestows fortune upon my humble self. Reaching to the Crown Prince Zhi, it likewise sends down auspicious omens, recording the Li clan fully upon the stones. Looking up to the night sky, in vain do I name the Great Creation. Considering my own deficiency and unworthiness, my awe and apprehension increase all the more. Daring, on the occasion of the great rite, to offer jade and silk once again, I express gratitude above for the boon of the dark spirits, so as to convey my sincerity of reverent trepidation."