[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) › 6.33 # 高僧傳 6.33 高僧傳 6.33 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [6.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.6.33) 及桓玄西奔，晉安帝自江陵旋于京師，輔國何無忌勸遠候覲。遠稱疾不行。帝遣使勞問，遠修書曰：「釋慧遠頓首：陽月和暖，願御膳順宜。貧道先嬰重疾，年衰益甚，猥蒙慈詔，曲垂光慰，感懼之深，實百于懷。幸遇慶會，而形不自運，此情此慨，良無以喻。」詔答：「陽中感懷，知所患未佳，其情耿耿。去月發江陵，在道多諸惡情，遲兼常，本冀經過相見。法師既養素山林，又所患未痊，邈無復因，增其歎恨。」 > When Huan Xuan fled to the west, Emperor An of Jin returned from Jiangling to the capital. The General Supporting the State He Wuji urged Huiyuan to pay audience to the emperor. Huiyuan pleaded illness and did not go. The emperor dispatched an envoy to extend his greetings, and Huiyuan wrote a letter saying: "Śi-Huiyuan bows his head: In this warm and agreeable tenth month, I pray your imperial meals are well suited. This poor monk has long suffered from severe illness, and my decline in age is ever greater. I have humbly received your compassionate decree, which condescended to bestow radiant consolation; the depth of my gratitude and awe is truly a hundredfold in my heart. While fortunate to encounter this joyous reunion, my body cannot move itself; this feeling and this sorrow truly cannot be expressed in words." The imperial reply stated: "I am moved with feelings in this tenth month, and learn that your ailment is not improving, which leaves my mind deeply unsettled. Last month I departed from Jiangling; on the road there was much unease and delays beyond the usual. I had originally hoped to meet you in passing. As the Dharma Master nurtures simplicity in the mountain forest, and your ailment is not yet cured, there is remotely no further opportunity, which only adds to my sighing and regret." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.6.32) - [Next: 6.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.6.34) - [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.6.33) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.6.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.6.33) · Pramāṇa