[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) › [高僧傳](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059) › 6.29 # 高僧傳 6.29 高僧傳 6.29 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [6.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.6.29) 昔成帝幼沖，庾氷輔正，以為沙門應敬王者；尚書令何充、僕射褚昱、諸葛惔等，奏不應敬禮，官議悉同充等，門下承氷旨為駮，同異紛然，竟莫能定。及玄在姑熟，欲令盡敬，乃與遠書曰：「沙門不敬王者，既是情所未了，於理又是所未喻，一代大事，不可令其體不允。近八座書，今以呈君，君可述所以不敬意也。此便當行之事一二，令詳盡，想必有以釋其所疑耳。」 > Formerly, when Emperor Cheng was young, Yu Bing assisted the government and believed that śramaṇas should pay homage to the ruler. Prefect of the Masters of Writing He Chong, and Supervisors of the Left and Right Chu Yu and Zhuge Tan submitted memorials stating that they should not pay homage. The official deliberations all agreed with He Chong and the others. The Chancellery, following Yu Bing's intention, refuted them; opinions differed contentiously, and nothing could be settled. When Huan Xuan was at Gushu, he wished to make them pay full homage, and sent a letter to Huiyuan, saying: "That śramaṇas do not pay homage to the ruler is something feelings cannot accept, and in principle cannot comprehend. In a great affair of the age, its propriety must not be made defective. I now present to you the recent letters of the Eight Ministers; you may state the reasons why they should not pay homage. Since this is an affair about to be put into practice, please explain it in full detail; I expect you will surely have the means to resolve these doubts." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.6.28) - [Next: 6.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.6.30) - [Up: 6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.6) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059~en-mt.6.29) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [集沙門不應拜俗等事](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2108.1.49) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.6.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.6.29) · Pramāṇa