佛祖歷代通載 22.194

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（二十四　戊午）　特賜三藏佑聖國師達益巴入寂。佛法流於中國久矣。三乘之教風靡九州。其道至焉。唐宋間始聞有祕密之法。典籍雖存猶未顯行於世。國初其道始盛西鄙。統元中天子以大薩思迦法師有聖人之道。尊為帝師。於是祕密之法日麗乎中天。波漸於四海。精其法者皆致重於天朝。敬慕於殊俗。故佛氏之舊一變於齊魯。國師名達益巴。少為苾芻。凡事帝師十有三年。出而從入而侍。聽言論於左右。觀道德於前後。陶熏滋久欝成美器。凡大小乘律論及祕密經籍。部以十數。皆耳於口授。目於手示。得乎理之所歸行之所趣。帝師西還。送至臨洮。以久勞侍從弗堪跋涉之勤。見留於洮。師留是十有九年。依大士綽思吉翫卜。覆所既聞。受所未傳。切磋琢磨。於是義逾精道益明矣。是以譽延兩京道重三朝。事二聖於潛。竭勤逾紀。從屬車往返二都。雖雨夕風朝。恒在宮壼。逮武宗踐祚。上處春闈。眷藩邸之舊。錫賚以千萬計。初師在臨洮。秦人請居古佛寺。至是乞歸以所賜大厥宇。謀老汐上。未幾以太后詔徵還兩宮之賜。視前有加。錫金印駝紐。封號弘法普濟三藏大師。延祐五年八月十六日。化于京師。年七十有三。以聞。上惻焉興歎久之。兩宮賜幣以葬。皇太子遣使至奠。勅有司備儀衛送之都門之外。諡佑聖國師。給乘騎歸葬成紀焉。

(Twenty-fourth [year of Ren Zong / Yan-you fifth year], wuwu) The Specially Bestowed Tripiṭaka Master, State Preceptor Protecting the Sage, Dayiba, entered quiescence. The Buddha-dharma has circulated in the Central Realm for a long time. The teachings of the three vehicles have swept like wind across the Nine Provinces; their Way has reached the utmost. Between the Tang and Song dynasties, one first heard of the Esoteric method; though its scriptures existed, it was not yet openly practiced in the world. At the beginning of our dynasty, its Way first flourished in the western regions. In the Zhongtong era, the Son of Heaven, regarding the Great Sa-skya Dharma Master as possessing the Way of a sage, venerated him as Imperial Preceptor. Thereupon, the Esoteric method shone like the midday sun in the central heavens, its waves gradually spreading across the four seas. Those who mastered this method were all held in deep esteem by the celestial court and revered by distant peoples. Thus, the ancient [ways] of Buddhism completely transformed throughout Qi and Lu. The State Preceptor's name was Dayiba. In his youth he became a bhikṣu. In all, he served the Imperial Preceptor for thirteen years, following him when going out and attending him when coming in, listening to his discourses beside him, and observing his virtue and conduct before and behind him. Through long cultivation and nurturing, he matured into a fine vessel. The Mahāyāna and Hīnayāna vinaya and treatises, as well as the Esoteric scriptures, numbering in the dozens of divisions, he received through oral instruction by ear and through manual gestures by eye, attaining the ultimate truth they point to and the course they chart. When the Imperial Preceptor returned to the west, he accompanied him as far as Lintao. Because [Dayiba] was exhausted from prolonged service and unable to endure the hardships of the journey, he remained in Lintao. The master remained there for nineteen years, relying upon the Great Being Chos-kyi-’od-zer. He reviewed what he had already heard and received what had not yet been transmitted, cutting and polishing, grinding and refining, so that his grasp of the meanings became increasingly refined and his Way increasingly bright. Consequently, his renown spread through both capitals, and his Way was honored across three reigns. He served the two sovereigns while they were in concealment, exerting his utmost labor for over a decade. He accompanied the imperial retinue back and forth between the two capitals; even through rainy evenings and windy mornings, he was constantly in the palace quarters. When Wu Zong ascended the throne, His Majesty was in the Eastern Palace; mindful of their old bond from the princely residence, he conferred rewards numbering in the tens of thousands. Earlier, while the master was in Lintao, the people of Qin requested him to reside at Gufosi. At this point, he begged leave to retire and used what had been bestowed upon him to enlarge its halls, planning to live out his old age by the river. Before long, he was recalled by the Empress Dowager's decree; the conferrals from the two palaces exceeded what had been granted before. He was bestowed a gold seal with a camel knob and the title 'Tripiṭaka Great Master of Propagating the Dharma and Universal Deliverance.' On the sixteenth day of the eighth month of the fifth year of Yanyou, he passed away in the capital at the age of seventy-three. When this was reported, the Emperor grieved and sighed for a long time. The two palaces bestowed currency for his funeral. The Crown Prince sent an envoy to offer oblations. The authorities were commanded to prepare an honor guard to escort him beyond the capital gates. He was posthumously named State Preceptor Protecting the Sage. Mounts were provided to return his remains for burial in Chengji.