宋高僧傳 3.11

English (machine translation) 3.11

Language: English

3.11

Appraisal: Are funeral rites in the Western Regions not overly simple? Even when kings and chieftains hold someone in the deepest and highest esteem, it amounts to nothing more than carrying them out for cremation. But for a monk of the Eastern Xia to have an imperial guard of honour lead his funeral carriage—such a thing has rarely been heard of. Alas! Where the Way is venerable and virtue noble, they invite reverence without saying a word; how magnificent is this!

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宋高僧傳 — 贊寧, Classical Chinese