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He said to his disciples Haian and others: 'I have heard that meeting with fortune without merit was lamented by earlier sages, and having a nature without virtuous conduct was considered shameful by the ancients. Do not concern yourselves with lineages or stillness and motion, nor with idle debates and back-and-forth discussions. Do not delve into eccentric heterodoxies, do not follow the wrong to dispute the false, do not be deluded into evil minds, and do not cling stubbornly to strife. A great light cannot break the darkness of the long night; a loving mother cannot protect her child after her death. You should place your faith in the Buddha, not in people. The true and detached profound subtlety is not what can be revealed by spoken words; you must comprehend it with a deep mind so that it appears brightly before you. Be without mind toward objects and unmoved when encountering conditions—then you will not let me down.' Having spoken, he passed away. In his life the master traversed nine reigns and served as master to seven emperors. His worldly age was one hundred and two; his monastic age was eighty-three. He was nine feet four inches tall, his hands hung past his knees, his eyes emitted light at night and did not blink by day, he could dictate to two brushes simultaneously, and his resonant voice was like a bell. Because of the ancestral emperors' deep reverence, Emperor Wenzong exceptionally suspended court for three days, ordered the people to wear plain mourning garments, and enshrined his complete body in a pagoda on Mount Zhongnan. Shortly thereafter, an Indian monk arrived at the court and submitted a memorial stating that on the Congling Mountains he saw two messengers flying across the void. Halting them with a mantra, he questioned them, and they replied: 'We are the spirits of the Mañjuśrī Hall in India; we are going east to fetch a large molar of the Avataṃsaka Bodhisattva to bring back to our country for worship.' An edict was issued to open the pagoda; indeed, one molar was missing, with only thirty-nine remaining. Thereupon he was cremated. The relics were luminous and moist, and his tongue was the color of a red lotus. He was posthumously honored with the same title, National Preceptor Qingliang, and his stupa was named the Pagoda of Wondrous Enlightenment. Prime Minister Pei Xiu received the imperial decree to compose the stele inscription. Its inscription reads: 'The jeweled moon of Qingliang / Silently illuminates the Dharma realm. / In the form of a śramaṇa, / He concealed the understanding of the worldly realm. / Limpid and calm, containing emptiness; / His vigor purer than bells and cauldrons. / Snow drenching the Shan Stream; / Rosy clouds striding across the Wei Ridge. / The true chamber is far and secluded; / The sacred peak is towering and steep. / Emptiness merges heaven and earth; / Loftily rising through wind and thunder. / Transcending subtleties, a splendid destiny; / The actual limit is vast and boundless. / Reverently observing the government of the times, / He transformed those cloaked in darkness. / Brilliant was his form of Yu; / The primal sage nurtured his spirit. / Virtuous clouds drifted along; / Fixing the gaze on his illusory form. / Valley echoes enter the ear; / The nature cannot be contrived. / A blue lotus emerging from water; / So deep it cannot be fathomed. / As soon as he received the śīla, / He upheld prohibitions and actions. / From beginning to end, / He was harmonious and detached from bias. / Phoenix-like phrasing, rare and marvelous, / Transmitting and expounding the secret \[teachings\]. / Dipping his brush, wind arose, / Feeding two brushes to the full. / Wishing to create the mysterious barrier, / He swallowed a single golden image; / When it was about to flow forth, / It soared and flew away like a dragon. / Commentaries renewed on the Five Peaks, / Light encompassed the Two Capitals. / Leaping out of the Dharma realm, / His merit equaled the Hundred Cities. / Ten thousand practices branched out; / Flowers blossomed like ancient brocade. / Opening and guiding the common folk, / Bestowing the drink of sweet dew. / Harmonizing and assisting with golden verses, / Protecting and nurturing living beings. / Master and model to the sagely lords, / He initiated the flourishing of distant posterity. / Turning and proclaiming palm leaves, / Unrivaled in the translation arena. / A wave of the speaker's whisk / Brought imperial gazes again and again. / Expounding the Dharma in royal courts, / Like a pouring river and a surging spring. / Composing words and unleashing eloquence, / Profound, profound, profound, and profound. / The purple cassock of imperial decree, / The national title of Qingliang: / Were it not for our master, / Who would understand our Way? / Transmitting decrees across the nine provinces, / Lighting the inexhaustible lamp. / Receiving the staff from the One Man, / Leading all monks under heaven. / The Indra's net is blending and vast, / Secretly penetrating myriad doors. / Circling the heavens without missing, / Manifesting and conversing simultaneously. / Rolling up and spreading out at ease, / Coming and going leaving no trace. / The knowledge and vision of the Mahāsattva / Truly held fast to the Mean. / Teeth offered in the Western Regions; / Indian monks rushed to arrive. / Petitioning to open the stone for proof, / His fine repute burned yet brighter. / An edict ordered his portrait drawn: / Characteristics are themselves markless. / The Great Dragon of the Ocean Seal / Coiled and dwelt in the abbot's quarters. / The wise man has departed; / On what may we inquire? / The principle inherent in phenomena: / The pagoda locks Mount Zhongnan.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.16.22) - [Next: 16.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.16.24) - [Up: 16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.16) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036~en-mt.16.23) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.16.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.16.23) · Pramāṇa