[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) › 21.71 # 佛祖歷代通載 21.71 佛祖歷代通載 21.71 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [21.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.21.71) （九）　長生天氣力裏大福廕護助裏皇帝聖旨。臣以忠孝而事上。貴輸獻納之誠上以禮義而遇臣。思篤始終之愛。視死之日猶生之年。故光祿大夫太保劉秉忠。學窺天人識貫今古。邃冲而有守。安靜而無華。昔侍潛藩稔聞高論。適當三接之際。懇上萬言之書。蓋將舉天下而措諸安。以戒為人主者過於殺。朕嗣服而伊始。卿盡力以居多。蓋得卿實契於朕心。而獨朕悉知於卿意。事皆有驗。人匪他求。周旋三十年。不避其難。剴切數百奏。各中其理。共成庶政。方圖任於舊人。誰謂旻天不整遺於一老。興言及此。何日忘之。載惟台輔之尊。厥有泉扃之賁。是用錫之綸命。峻一品之華階。襚以袞衣。躡三槐之正位。復加顯號允答殊勳。惟爾英靈識予哀寵。可贈儀同三司太傅諡文貞。准此。至元十二年正月。 > (9) By the power of the Eternal Heaven and the shelter of great good fortune, the decree of the Emperor: A subject serves his superior with loyalty and filial piety, prizing the sincerity of presenting advice; a superior treats his subject with ritual propriety and righteousness, valuing the constancy of his affection from beginning to end, viewing the day of death as though it were the years of life. The late Grand Master of Splendid Happiness and Grand Protection, Liu Bingzhong, explored heaven and humanity in his learning and penetrated past and present in his understanding. Profound and modest, he was steadfast in virtue; quiet and composed, he was free of vanity. Formerly attending Us in Our princely manor, We frequently heard his elevated discourses. Just when he was granted an audience three times, he earnestly presented a memorial of ten thousand words, intending to set the whole realm in peace and admonish the ruler against excessive killing. When We succeeded to the throne, you, Minister, contributed the most. Finding you truly accorded with Our mind, and We alone fully understood your intentions. All your undertakings were verified; there was no need to seek another. You served for thirty years without evading difficulties; you submitted several hundred earnest memorials, each hitting the mark of principle. As We were about to rely on Our veteran minister to jointly accomplish the manifold affairs of governance, who could have thought that august Heaven would fail to preserve this one elder? Whenever this is brought up, on what day could We forget it? Considering the prestige of a Grand Councillor, there should be an adornment for his subterranean tomb. We therefore confer this imperial decree, elevating you to the splendid rank of the first grade, bestowing royal robes as funerary garments, and placing you in the correct station of the Three Preceptors. We further add an illustrious title to truly answer your extraordinary merit. May your heroic spirit perceive Our grief and favor. You are posthumously conferred the title of Grand Tutor with the Privileges of the Three Excellencies, with the posthumous name Wenzhen. Let it be according to this. Zhiyuan 12th year, first month. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 21.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.21.70) - [Next: 21.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.21.72) - [Up: 21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.21) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036~en-mt.21.71) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [釋鑑稽古略續集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2038.1.31) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.21.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.21.71) · Pramāṇa