[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) › [廣弘明集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103) › 11.47 # 廣弘明集 11.47 廣弘明集 11.47 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [11.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.11.47) 對曰。法流漢地五百餘年。寺舍僧尼積世來有。龕塔堂殿皆是先代興營。房宇門廊都由信心起造。或為存歿二親。及往生七世。求將來勝報。種見在福田。咸出彼好心。非佛僧課立。書云。成功不毀。故子產不毀伯夷之廟。夫子謂之仁人。況佛為三界良田四生父母。唯可供養不可毀除。佛雖去世法付人王。伏惟 > It is answered: The Dharma has flowed into the Han land for more than five hundred years; monasteries, monks, and nuns have existed across successive generations. The niches, stūpas, halls, and shrines were all initiated and built by previous dynasties; the rooms, dwellings, gates, and corridors were all erected out of faithful devotion. Whether for living and deceased parents, or for rebirth across seven generations, they sought future superior recompense and planted present fields of merit. All proceeded from their good intentions, not from quotas established by the Buddha and the Saṅgha. The Documents say: 'Do not destroy what has been successfully completed.' Thus Zichan did not destroy the shrine of Boyi, and the Master called him a benevolent man. How much more so is the Buddha a fertile field for the three realms and a father and mother to the four forms of birth! He can only be made offerings to, not destroyed and eradicated. Although the Buddha has left the world, the Dharma was entrusted to human kings. Prostrating, we contemplate that > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 11.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.11.46) - [Next: 11.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.11.48) - [Up: 11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.11) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103~en-mt.11.47) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.11.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.11.47) · Pramāṇa