[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) › [釋鑑稽古略續集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2038) › 1.31 # 釋鑑稽古略續集 1.31 釋鑑稽古略續集 1.31 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2038.1.31) 甲戌至元十一年　宋咸淳十年　七月宋度宗崩。太子少帝嗣立年四歲。八月大霖雨天目山崩。水涌溺死無算　是年八月劉公薨。贈儀同三司太傅諡文貞。制曰。臣以忠孝而事上貴輸獻納之誠。上以禮義。而遇臣思篤始終之愛。視死之日猶生之年。故光祿大夫太保劉秉忠。學窺天人識貫今古。邃冲而有守。安靜而無華。昔侍潛藩稔聞高論。適當三接之際。懇上萬言之書。蓋將舉天下而措諸安。以戒為人主者過於殺。朕服嗣而伊始。卿盡力以居多。蓋得卿實契於朕心。而朕悉知於卿意。事皆有驗。人匪他求。周旋三十年不避其艱。剴切數百奏。各中其理。共成庶政。方圖任於舊人誰謂旻天。不愸遺於一老。興言及此。何日忘之。載惟台輔之尊。厥有泉扃之賁。是用錫之綸命。峻一品之尊階。遂以袞衣。躡三槐之正位。復加顯號允答殊勳。惟爾英靈識予哀寵。可贈太傅諡文貞（通載）。 > Jiaxu, the eleventh year of Zhiyuan; the tenth year of Xianchun of the Song: In the seventh month, Emperor Duzong of the Song died. The Crown Prince, the Young Emperor, succeeded to the throne at the age of four. In the eighth month, there was heavy pouring rain, and Mount Tianmu collapsed; the waters welled up, drowning countless people. In the eighth month of this year, Lord Liu passed away. He was posthumously conferred the title of Grand Preceptor with the rank Equal to the Three Privies, and given the posthumous name Wenzhen. The edict stated: "When a minister serves his sovereign with loyalty and filial piety, what is valued is offering sincere counsel. When a sovereign treats his minister with ritual and righteousness, his thought is to deepen affection from beginning to end, regarding the day of death just as during the years of life. The late Grand Master for Splendid Happiness and Grand Protector, Liu Bingzhong, possessed learning that spanned heaven and humanity and insight extending from past to present; he was profound and steadfast, peaceful and free of ostentation. Formerly, when he served us during our princedom, we frequently heard his lofty discussions. Just when we granted him three audiences, he earnestly submitted a memorial of ten thousand words. His aim was to place the empire in peace and to admonish the ruler of men against excessive killing. When we ascended the throne, you made the greatest exertion. Gaining you truly harmonized with our mind, and we fully understood your intentions. Your deeds all bore proof; for capable men, we looked nowhere else. For thirty years you persevered without fleeing hardship, presenting several hundred poignant memorials, each hitting the mark of reason. Together we accomplished the myriad affairs of governance. Just as we planned to entrust affairs to an elder statesman, who could have known that August Heaven would not spare this one elder? When speaking of this, what day could we forget? Reflecting upon the dignity of the prime ministerial rank, there should be honor bestowed on your tomb. Thus we grant imperial decrees, raising you to the supreme tier of the first rank, conferring imperial robes, and elevating you to the rightful position of the Three Locust Trees. Adding further exalted titles, we truly acknowledge your extraordinary merit. May your heroic spirit know our sorrow and favor! You are hereby posthumously conferred the title of Grand Preceptor, with the posthumous name Wenzhen" (Fozu tongzai). > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2038.1.30) - [Next: 1.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2038.1.32) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2038.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2038~en-mt.1.31) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [佛祖歷代通載](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.21.71) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2038.1.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2038.1.31) · Pramāṇa