[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) › 4.53 # 釋氏稽古略 4.53 釋氏稽古略 4.53 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [4.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2037.4.53) 詔立譯經傳法院於東京太平興國寺之西。如唐故事。以宰輔為譯經潤文使。設官分職。西天中印度惹蘭陀羅國密林寺天息災三藏。與法天施護等譯大乘莊嚴寶王經帝製大宋新譯三藏聖教序。詔普度天下童行為僧。不限有司常例。自太平興國元年至八年度僧一十七萬餘人（僧史略）。 > An imperial decree established the Institute for Translation of Scriptures and Propagation of the Dharma to the west of Taiping Xingguo Monastery in the Eastern Capital, following the historical precedent of the Tang, appointing grand chancellors as commissioners for the polish and style of translated scriptures, setting up offices and dividing duties. Tripiṭaka Master Tianxizai of Milin Monastery in the Jālandhara kingdom of Western and Central India, together with Fatian, Dānapāla, and others, translated the Mahāyāna-guṇakāraṇḍavyūha-sūtra. The emperor composed the "Da Song xinyi Sanzang shengjiao xu" (Preface to the Newly Translated Tripiṭaka Sacred Teachings of the Great Song). An imperial decree granted general ordination throughout the realm to youth postulancy, without restriction by the regular quotas of the authorities. From the first to the eighth year of the Taiping xingguo era, more than 170,000 monks were ordained (Seng shi lüe). > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 4.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2037.4.52) - [Next: 4.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2037.4.54) - [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.4.53) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2037.4.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2037.4.53) · Pramāṇa