弘明集 10.33

10.33

Graced by your notice, I have prostratively seen the imperial decree answering the ministers' examination of the Treatise on the Extinction of the Spirit. The holy thought is profound and congealed; the heavenly principle is uniquely transcendent. In expounding the three times, the Buddhist meanings become illustrious; in adducing the two matters, the way of filial piety flows unimpeded. It stops the paths of far-fetched drilling and shuts the mouths of deviant tracks. It suffices to cause Māra's battlements to sink forever, and the peak of correctness to remain lofty for long. Your disciple prostratively cherishes the supreme Dao and complies with the heavenly norms; how could the leaping joy in my heart be measured by ordinary standards? Wang Binqian pays homage.