[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) › 22.177 # 佛祖歷代通載 22.177 佛祖歷代通載 22.177 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [22.177](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.22.177) 大師魯國忠武王木華黎。身長七尺。虎首虬鬚黑面多謀略。雄勇冠一時。與博爾朮博爾忽赤老溫。俱以忠勇佐　太祖。時號掇里班曲律。猶漢言四傑也　太祖行次東印度　鐵門關侍衛者。見一獸鹿形馬尾綠色而獨角。能為人言。曰汝軍宜早迴　上怪問耶律晉卿楚才。奏曰。此獸名角𧤗日行一萬八千里。解四夷語。是惡殺之象。蓋上天遣之。以告陛下。願承天心宥此數國人命。寔陛下無疆之福。即日下詔班師（右出本朝功臣事略）。 > The Grand Master, King Zhongwu of Lu, Muqali, was seven feet tall, with a tiger's head, curly whiskers, a dark face, and many stratagems; his heroism and courage were unsurpassed in his era. Together with Bo'orču, Boroqul, and Čila'un, he served Taizu with loyalty and valor; at that time they were called the dörben külüg, which in Chinese means the "Four Heroes." When Taizu was halting at the Iron Gate Pass in East India, the guards saw a beast shaped like a deer, with a horse's tail, green in color, and with a single horn. It could speak human tongue, and said, "Your army should turn back early." The Emperor was astonished and questioned Yelü Chucai (courtesy name Jinqing). He reported, "This beast is named the jiaoduan; it travels 18,000 li a day and understands the tongues of the four barbarians. It is an omen of aversion to killing. Heaven has surely sent it to inform Your Majesty. We pray that you will accord with the mind of Heaven and spare the lives of the people of these several countries; this will truly be boundless blessing for Your Majesty." On that very day an imperial decree was issued to withdraw the army. (The above is from the Brief Records of Meritorious Officials of the Present Dynasty.) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 22.176](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.22.176) - [Next: 22.178](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.22.178) - [Up: 22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.22) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036~en-mt.22.177) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.22.177](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.22.177) · Pramāṇa