弘明集 10.13

10.13

You have kindly shown me the imperial edict replying to his ministers on the Treatise on the Extinction of the Spirit. The sagely intention is deeply concentrated, and its timely illumination reaches far. It can serve as a fish trap and hare snare for mistaken views, instructing and guiding the benighted mind. Grinding and gazing upward, turning it round and round, it cleanses defiled thoughts. That you could favor me with it, I keep your kind regard deeply in mind. Xiao Yuanye bows with folded hands.