[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) › [傳法正宗記](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2078) › 5.49 # 傳法正宗記 5.49 傳法正宗記 5.49 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [5.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2078.5.49) 衒之聞偈。再拜而去。居未幾尊者乃奄然長逝。其時必後魏幼主釗與孝莊帝廢立之際耳。是歲乃當梁大通之二年也。以其年葬於熊耳山。魏遂以其喪告梁。梁之武帝即賵寶帛。悉詔宗子諸王以祭禮而供養之。太子為之文。其略曰。洪惟。聖胄大師。荷十力之智印。乘六通而泛海。運悲智於梵方。拯顛危於華土。其後魏使宋雲者。自西域返。與達磨相遇於葱嶺。見其獨携隻履翛然而征。雲嘗問曰大師何往。尊者曰。西天去。即謂雲曰。汝主已崩。雲聞茫然相別。及復命明帝果已厭代。雲尋以其事聞於後主孝莊帝。帝令發其壙視之。唯一革履在焉。朝廷為之驚歎。尋詔取所遺之履。於少林寺掌之。至唐開元中為好事者竊。往五臺僧舍。後亦亡之。初梁武與尊者遇。既機緣不合。尋聞其道大顯於魏。遂欲碑之。尚未暇作。及聞宋雲之事。益加追慕。即成其文。其略曰。為玉㲲久灰金言未剖。誓傳法印化人天竺。及乎杖錫來梁。說無說法。如暗室之揚炬。若明月之開雲。聲振華夏道邁古今。帝后聞名欽若昊天。又曰。嗟乎見之不見。逢之不逢。今之古之悔之恨之。朕雖一介凡夫。敢師之於後。其為帝王仰慕之如此也。 > Having heard the verse, Xuanzhi bowed twice and departed. Before long, the Venerable One passed away peacefully. This must have been at the time of the deposition and enthronement between the young ruler Zhao and Emperor Xiaozhuang of the Later Wei. This year corresponded to the second year of Datong of the Liang. In that year he was buried on Mount Xiong'er. Wei then announced his demise to Liang. Emperor Wu of Liang sent funerary gifts of precious silks and decreed that all imperial kinsmen and princes make offerings according to the funeral rites. The Crown Prince composed a text for him, which said in brief: "Vastly we reflect: the Master of sacred descent carried the wisdom-seal of the ten powers, rode upon the six supernatural knowledges to cross the sea, exercised compassion and wisdom in the land of Brahmā, and rescued those in peril in the land of China." Later, the Wei envoy Song Yun returned from the Western Regions and met Bodhidharma on the Pamir Mountains (Congling), seeing him walking along freely carrying a single sandal. Yun once asked: "Where is the Great Master going?" The Venerable One said: "Going to the Western Heavens." He then said to Yun: "Your lord has already passed away." Yun heard this, and in confusion they parted. When he reported back, Emperor Ming had indeed already passed away. Yun soon reported this matter to the later ruler, Emperor Xiaozhuang. The Emperor ordered his tomb opened and inspected; there was only a single leather sandal inside. The court was astonished and sighed in admiration. He soon decreed that the left-behind sandal be taken and kept at Shaolin Monastery. In the Kaiyuan era of the Tang, a meddler stole it and took it to a monastic cell on Mount Wutai, where it was later lost as well. Earlier, when Emperor Wu of Liang met the Venerable One, their affinities did not align. Soon he heard that his Way was greatly flourishing in Wei and wished to erect a stele for him, but had not yet found the leisure to do so. Upon hearing of the matter of Song Yun, he admired him even more in retrospect and composed a text, which said in brief: "Since the jade cotton has long turned to ash, the golden words have not been unfolded. Vowing to transmit the Dharma seal, he transformed people in Tianzhu. When he came to Liang leaning on his staff, he preached the unteachable Dharma, like raising a torch in a dark room, or like the bright moon parting the clouds. His fame shook China; his Way surpassed past and present. When the Emperor and Empress heard his name, they revered him as they do Vast Heaven." It also said: "Alas! Looking upon him, I did not see him; meeting him, I did not encounter him. Now as in the past, I regret and lament it! Though I am a mere ordinary mortal, I dare to take him as master hereafter!" Such was the monarchs' reverence and admiration for him. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2078.5.48) - [Next: 5.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2078.5.50) - [Up: 5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2078.5) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2078~en-mt.5.49) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2078.5.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2078.5.49) · Pramāṇa