[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) › 11.44 # 佛祖歷代通載 11.44 佛祖歷代通載 11.44 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [11.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.11.44) 司徒長孫無忌。中書令褚遂良。奏曰。佛教冲玄天人莫測。言本則甚深。語門則難入。伏惟陛下至道照明輝光昱日。澤霑遐界化溢中區。擁護五乘建立三寶。致法師當叔葉而秀質。閒千載而挺生。陟重險以求經。履危塗而訪道。見珍異俗具獲真文。歸國飜宣。若庵摩之始說。精文奧義。猶金口之新開。皆陛下聖德所感。臣等愚瞽預此見聞。苦海波瀾舟航有寄。況天慈廣遠使布之九州。蠢蠢黔黎俱飡妙法。臣等億劫忻逢。不勝慶幸。 > Minister of Education Zhangsun Wuji and Director of the Secretariat Chu Suiliang memorialized, saying, "The Buddhist teachings are profound and mysterious, unfathomable to devas and humans; in their fundamental principles they are extremely deep, and their doctrinal gates are difficult to enter. We humbly reflect that Your Majesty's supreme Way illuminates brightly, your brilliance outshining the sun; your grace moistens distant realms, and your transformation overflows the central lands. You protect the five vehicles and establish the Three Jewels, so that in these degenerate times the Dharma Master has manifested his outstanding quality, standing out as one born once in a thousand years. Climbing steep hazards to seek the scriptures, treading perilous paths to inquire into the Way, he was treasured by foreign lands and fully obtained the true texts. Returning to his home country, he translated and proclaimed them as if the mango grove discourse had just been delivered, with refined texts and profound meanings as though freshly spoken from the Golden Mouth. All this was brought about by Your Majesty's sagely virtue. We, ignorant and blind, have been privileged to see and hear this; in the surging waves of the sea of suffering, our boat has found that upon which to rely. How much more so since the heavenly compassion is vast and far-reaching, ordering them distributed across the nine provinces, so that the teeming multitude of common folk may all partake of the marvelous Dharma! Rejoicing in this encounter after a hundred million kalpas, we cannot contain our celebration and joy." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 11.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.11.43) - [Next: 11.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.11.45) - [Up: 11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.11) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036~en-mt.11.44) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [大唐大慈恩寺三藏法師傳](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2053.6.27) — 慧立 & 彥悰, Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.11.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.11.44) · Pramāṇa