[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) › [弘明集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102) › 12.99 # 弘明集 12.99 弘明集 12.99 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [12.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.12.99) 置之使自已。亦是兼愛九流。各遂其道也。侍中祭酒臣嗣之言。重被詔如右。陛下至德圓虛。使吹萬自已。九流各侚其美顯昧並極其致。靈澤幽流無思不懷。群方所以資通。天人所以交暢。臣聞佛教以神慧為本。導達為功。自斯已還。蓋是斂麁之用耳。神理緬邈。求之於自形而上者虔肅拜起。無虧於持戒。若行道不失其為恭。王法齊敬於率土。道憲兼隆內外咸得矣。臣前受外任。聽承疎短。乃不知去春已有明論。近在直被詔。便率其愚情不懼允合。還此。方見斯事屢經神筆。宗致悠邈理析微遠。非臣駑鈍所能擊讚。沙門抗禮已行之前代。今大明既昇道化無外。經國大倫不可有闕。請如先所啟。攝外施行。謹啟。 > Leave it alone and let it settle by itself; this too is loving the nine streams universally, allowing each to fulfill their Way. Memorial of Minister of the Palace Attendant and Chancellor of the Academy Sizhi: I have again received the edict as stated above. Your Majesty's supreme virtue is completely empty, causing the myriad breathings to settle by themselves; the nine streams each pursue their excellence, and the manifest and the dark both reach their utmost. Miraculous bounty flows invisibly, with none whose thoughts are not embraced. It is that by which the myriad regions facilitate movement, and heaven and humanity communicate freely. Your servant has heard that the Buddhist teachings take spiritual wisdom as their foundation and guidance as their function; down from this, it is merely the application of restraining coarseness. The spiritual principle is remote and far-off; when sought in what is metaphysical, devoutly kneeling and rising does not impair the observance of precepts. If practicing the Way does not lose its deference, and royal law applies equal respect throughout the land, then the Way and the statutes will both prosper, and both internal and external will obtain their place. Your servant previously held an external post and was poorly informed, unaware that there had already been a luminous debate last spring. Recently, receiving the edict while on duty, I followed my foolish sentiments without fear of inadequacy. Returning here, I now see that this matter has repeatedly passed under the divine brush; its ultimate principle is remote, its analysis of principle subtle and profound, not something my dull ability can praise. The śramaṇa contending in etiquette was already practiced in previous eras. Now that the great sun has risen and the transformation of the Way is boundless, the great bonds of statecraft must not be lacking. I request that matters proceed as previously memorialized, and instructions be issued externally for implementation. Respectfully memorialized. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 12.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.12.98) - [Next: 12.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.12.100) - [Up: 12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.12) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102~en-mt.12.99) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [集沙門不應拜俗等事](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2108.2.30) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.12.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.12.99) · Pramāṇa