佛祖歷代通載 5.88

5.88

論曰。自漢以來天下一統。建安之後鼎峙始分。袁曹競逐於中原。劉孫分鹿於江峽。五嶽塵擁九牧雲屯。或二祀而啟帝圖。或三分而陳霸業。故使魏祖挾天子而令諸侯。劉宗馮劍閣而規雍𮝕。孫氏英略高枕長江。橫武爪牙。臥龍威力。別據一域吞噬為心。各跨疆場牙嚴關塞。廣延俊乂以佐股肱。厚禮賢能賓為國寶。良匠妙法復此徂來。僧會適吳。舍利耀靈於江左。迦羅游魏。禁律剏啟於洛都。歸戒自此大行。圖塔由斯特立。譯人隨俗仍彼方言。出經逐時便題名目。故有吳品蜀晉耀焉。重疊再翻由此而始。派流失譯良在於茲。且三國峙居。夫何西蜀一都。獨無於代錄。今大吳次紀。而以魏朝道俗具列于左方云。

Appraisal: Since the Han, all under Heaven had been united. After the Jian'an era, the tripartite division first split apart: Yuan and Cao vied for supremacy in the Central Plains; Liu and Sun contested the deer along the Yangtze and the Gorges. The dust of battle swept across the Five Sacred Peaks, and clouds of warriors gathered over the Nine Provinces. Some founded an imperial design in merely two generations; others laid out a hegemonic enterprise through tripartite division. Thus, the progenitor of Wei held the Son of Heaven hostage to command the feudal lords; the Liu lineage relied on Jiange to eye Yong and Liang; and the Sun clan, through ingenious strategy, rested easily along the Yangtze. Claws and teeth displayed martial prowess; the Crouching Dragon exerted formidable might. Each held their own domain with designs to swallow the others; each bestrode frontiers and fortified passes. They broadly invited talented men to aid as their right-hand ministers, and treated the worthy and capable with great courtesy, revering them as national treasures. Skilled artisans and marvelous teachings also came forth at this time. [Kang] Senghui went to Wu, and the sarīra radiated numinous brilliance east of the Yangtze; [Dharmakāla] traveled to Wei, and the prohibitive vinaya was first initiated in the capital of Luoyang. From this point, taking refuge and receiving the precepts flourished greatly, and images and stupas were uniquely established. Translators followed local customs and kept to vernacular idioms; they published scriptures in response to the times and titled them accordingly. Thus, there were Wu editions, Shu editions, and Jin editions shining forth. Duplicate and repeated translations began from this period; the branches and streams of missing translators were indeed rooted right here. Moreover, while the Three Kingdoms stood in rivalry, why is it that the western capital of Shu alone is lacking in the dynastic records? Now, following the chronicles of Great Wu, the clergy and laity of the Wei court are fully listed to the left.