[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) › [釋氏稽古略](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2037) › 4.10 # 釋氏稽古略 4.10 釋氏稽古略 4.10 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [4.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2037.4.10) 春二月十六日聖誕。罷三教論講。始自開寶已後。乃召三學僧入殿庭試義。凡自京師普天之下歲遇聖誕節。則命僧陞座說法祝聖。遞代傳流之實本於試義也（宋僧史略容齋三筆）。 > In spring, on the sixteenth day of the second month, the Imperial Birthday, the debates and lectures on the three teachings were discontinued. Beginning after Kaibao, monks of the three learnings were summoned to the palace courtyard to be tested on the doctrinal meanings. Whenever the Imperial Birthday arrived, whether in the capital or throughout the world, monks were ordered to ascend the rostrum, expound the Dharma, and pray for the Emperor. The reality of this enduring practice through successive generations indeed originated from these doctrinal examinations (Song seng shi lüe, Rongzhai sanbi). > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 4.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2037.4.9) - [Next: 4.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2037.4.11) - [Up: 4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2037.4) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2037~en-mt.4.10) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2037.4.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2037.4.10) · Pramāṇa