佛祖歷代通載 16.24

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勅寫國師真。奉安大興唐寺。文宗皇帝御製贊曰。朕觀法界。曠閴無垠。應緣成事。允用虛根。清涼國師。體象啟門。奄有法界。我祖聿尊。教融海岳。恩廓乾坤。首相二疏。拔擢幽昏。間氣斯來。拱承佛日。四海光凝。九州慶溢。敞金仙門。奪古賢席。大手名曹。橫經請益。仍師臣休。保余遐曆。爰抒顓毫。式揚茂實。真空罔盡。機就而駕。白月虛秋。清風適夏。妙有不遷。緣息而化。邈爾禹儀。煥乎精舍。

An edict ordered the portrait of the National Preceptor to be painted and enshrined in the Daxingtang Monastery. Emperor Wenzong composed an imperial praise, saying: "I observe the Dharma realm, / Vast and boundless. / Responding to conditions to accomplish tasks, / Truly employing the root of emptiness. / National Preceptor Qingliang, / Embodied the forms and opened the gates. / Encompassing the Dharma realm, / Our ancestors forthwith revered him. / His teachings merged the seas and peaks; / His benevolence broadened heaven and earth. / The first prime minister wrote two commentaries, / Elevating those in darkness. / The exceptional vigor came forth, / Reverently upholding the Buddha Sun. / Light coalesced across the Four Seas; / Rejoicing overflowed the Nine Provinces. / Opening the Golden Immortal's gate, / Taking the seat of ancient sages. / Great hands from illustrious ministries / Carried scriptures to request his guidance. / Still serving as master to my minister Xiu, / Securing my enduring reign. / Thereupon wielding the brush, / To praise his abundant realities. / True emptiness is inexhaustible; / When the conditions matured, he took flight. / The white moon in empty autumn; / The clear breeze fitting for summer. / Wondrous existence does not change; / When conditions ceased, he transformed. / Distant is his appearance of Yu, / Brilliant in the monastery."