釋鑑稽古略續集 1.152

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立帝師殿　詔各路立帝師殿。釋源宗主法洪。奉勅撰碑。其略曰。皇元啟運北天。奄荒區夏。奮神武之威。致混一之績。思所以去殺勝殘躋生民於仁壽者。莫大釋氏。故崇其教以敦其化本。以帝師拔思癹有聖人之道。屈萬乘之尊盡師敬之節。諮諏至道之要。以施於仁政。是以德加於四海。澤洽於萬邦。實賴帝師之助。銘略曰。佛道弘大洋海無際。滔天沃日並育萬類。於彼將聖象罔得一。捨厥緒餘以𭅕王國。烈烈皇祖草昧天造奠是南紀。功格蒼具云云。追諡皇天之下一人之上云云（見至元十七年行狀文中）趙孟頫書丹。元明善篆額。

The Imperial Preceptor Halls were established. An imperial edict was issued for all routes to erect an Imperial Preceptor Hall. The lineage master of the Source of Śākya [Monastery], Fahong, received the imperial command to compose the stele inscription. It stated in brief: "Our August Yuan initiated its mandate in the northern heavens, extending over the border regions and all of China. Putting forth the might of divine martial prowess, it achieved the work of unification. Considering the means to abolish killing, overcome cruelty, and elevate the people to benevolence and longevity, nothing surpasses the teachings of Śākya. Therefore, its doctrine was exalted to solidify the foundation of transforming [the people]. Because Imperial Preceptor ’Phags-pa possessed the Dao of the sages, [the Emperor] humbled his sovereign dignity and fulfilled the courtesies of revering the master, inquiring into the essentials of the supreme Dao in order to apply them to benevolent governance. Thus, virtue extended over the four seas and favor reached across ten thousand states, truly relying on the aid of the Imperial Preceptor." The inscription stated in brief: "The Buddha-Dao is vast and great, an ocean without bounds, soaring to the heavens and moistening the sun, nurturing all kinds together. When that impending sage Xiangwang attained the One, he discarded its surplus to illuminate the royal realm. How blazing was the August Ancestor! In the primordial chaos, heaven fashioned and established this southern domain; his merit matched the azure sky..." and so on. He was posthumously granted the title: "Below Imperial Heaven, Above the One Person..." and so on (recorded in the text of the biographical account of the seventeenth year of the Zhiyuan reign era). Zhao Mengfu penned the characters, and Yuan Mingshan wrote the seal-script title.