釋迦氏譜 1.275

1.275

又釋氏之姓法俗兩緣。俗則猶居王位。北天烏場主等是也。道則橫滿大千遠通六萬。綿綿葛藟連綴與法俱存。故道被東川三被誅剪。雖云此滅餘國仍存。然十六大聖億千無學。冥中弘護尋復興之。斯則滅不可滅殆非人謀。弘實可弘真歸聖力。止當憑准成教觀用相循。摧抑妄倒祛除業染。為功不已覆簣可期。背此悠悠終為虛往。故於譜末誡而序焉。

Furthermore, the clan name of the Śākyas encompasses both religious and secular conditions. As for the secular, they still hold royal rank, such as the rulers of Udyāna in northern India. As for the religious, it extends across the great chiliocosm and reaches far into sixty thousand [years]; like a continuous creeping vine, it is interwoven and abides together with the Dharma. Thus, though the teaching was introduced to the Eastern land and suffered three suppressions, even if it is said to have been extinguished here, it still persisted in other countries. Moreover, the sixteen great sages and hundreds of millions of those beyond study (aśaikṣa) secretly propagate and protect it, quickly reviving it. This being so, its extinction cannot truly be extinction, which is hardly of human design; its propagation can truly be propagated, as it genuinely returns to the power of the sages. One should simply rely on and follow the established teachings and contemplative practices, subduing erroneous delusions and expelling karmic defilements. If one labors unceasingly, the addition of the final basket of earth may be anticipated; but if one turns away from this and drifts along, it will end in vain. Therefore, at the conclusion of this genealogy, I provide this warning and preface.