[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) › 11.47 # 佛祖歷代通載 11.47 佛祖歷代通載 11.47 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [11.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.11.47) （三十）　八月丙申。賜奘百金磨衲并寶剃刀。奘奉表謝。略曰。忍辱之服。彩合流霞智惠之刀。銛逾切玉。謹當衣以降煩惱之魔。佩以斷塵勞之網。帝自伐遼而還。氣力不逮平昔有憂生之慮。既遇法師留神大教稍遂平復。因問欲植法門之益何所宜先。奘對曰。眾生寢惑非惠莫啟。惠芽抽植法為之資。弘法須人即度僧為最帝悅。 > (30) In the eighth month, on the bingshen day, \[the Emperor\] bestowed on Xuanzang a hundred-ounce gold mona robe and a jeweled razor. Xuanzang presented a memorial of thanks, which said in brief: 'The garment of patience matches the colors of flowing clouds; the knife of wisdom is sharper than that which cuts through jade. I shall reverently wear it to subdue the Māra of afflictions, and wear it to sever the net of worldly toils.' > Ever since returning from the campaign against Liaodong, the Emperor's physical strength had not matched former days, and he harbored anxieties about his life. But after meeting the Dharma Master and setting his mind upon the Great Teaching, he gradually recovered. He therefore asked: 'If one wishes to plant benefits in the Dharma gate, what should be done first?' Xuanzang replied: 'Living beings sleep in delusion and cannot be awakened except by wisdom; the shoots of wisdom sprout and grow only when nourished by the Dharma. To propagate the Dharma requires people, so ordaining monks is foremost.' The Emperor was pleased. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 11.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.11.46) - [Next: 11.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.11.48) - [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.11.47) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [大唐大慈恩寺三藏法師傳](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2053.7.15) — 慧立 & 彥悰, Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.11.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.11.47) · Pramāṇa