[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) › 13.12 # 佛祖歷代通載 13.12 佛祖歷代通載 13.12 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [13.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.13.12) （八）　是歲廣州節度宋璟入曹溪禮祖塔。誓曰。弟子願畢世外護大法。祈一祥瑞表信。言訖微風飄香氤氳襲人。俄而甘雨傾注。唯遍一寺之內。璟忻躍而去。未幾召入。與姚元崇相繼執政。世稱姚宋為中興賢相。 > (8) That year, the military commissioner of Guangzhou, Song Jing, went to Caoxi to pay homage to the Patriarch's pagoda. He made a vow, saying: 'This disciple vows to serve as an external protector of the Great Dharma for his entire life, and prays for an auspicious sign as a token of faith.' When he finished speaking, a gentle breeze wafted fragrance, enveloping and pervading everyone. Presently sweet rain poured down, falling solely within the confines of the single monastery. Jing departed in great joy. Soon afterward he was summoned to the capital and, following Yao Yuanchong, took charge of the administration. The world referred to Yao and Song as the worthy ministers of the restoration. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 13.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.13.11) - [Next: 13.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.13.13) - [Up: 13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.13) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036~en-mt.13.12) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.13.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.13.12) · Pramāṇa