廣弘明集 15.180

15.180

夫玄極凝淡非學者所窺。妙本難思豈行人能測。是以十地云覩有羅縠之疑。三乘稱見懷兕羊之惑。自非鑒窮機覺照極冥虛窮理盡性體元含一。安能濟世仁壽拯物阽危。道包碧海聲高赤縣。昔堯曜唯在即世。舜黑不兼來果。四巡疲於禹迹。六事倦於湯身。並域中之勤勞。方內之成益。豈有度元元於苦海。拔冗冗於畏塗。運神力震法吼。究香城之妙理。窮金河之奧說。慧高龍樹智出馬鳴。必欲洗濯臣民獎導緇白。天覆地養水產陸生。咸降慈悲悉蒙平等。奉為皇帝陛下儲君太子敬禮。云云。

Now, the profound culmination is calm and tranquil, not something that scholars can spy into; the wondrous source is difficult to conceive, how could practitioners fathom it? Therefore, when the ten grounds are said to see it, they still have the doubt of viewing through fine gauze; when the three vehicles claim to perceive it, they still harbour the confusion of mistaking a rhinoceros for a sheep. Unless one's discernment exhausts the triggers of awakening, their illumination reaches the ultimate dark void, fathoming principle, exhausting nature, and embodying the fundamental to embrace the One—how could they save the world to achieve benevolence and longevity, or rescue living beings from hanging over danger? Their Way encompasses the blue seas, and their fame rises high over the Red Land. In antiquity, Yao's brilliance was confined only to his present world; Shun's filial piety did not extend to future fruits. The four tours of inspection wearied Yu's footsteps, and the six duties exhausted Tang's body. These were all labours within the realm, and benefits completed within this world. How could they cross ordinary beings over the ocean of suffering, or pluck the teeming multitudes from the perilous paths? Wielding spiritual power and sounding the Dharma roar, they probed the wondrous principle of the City of Fragrance and exhausted the profound discourse of the Golden River. Their wisdom surpassed Nāgārjuna, and their insight exceeded Aśvaghoṣa. Resolving to cleanse officials and commoners, and guide monastics and laypeople, what heaven covers and earth nourishes, what is produced in water and born on land—all receive their compassion, and all obtain equality. On behalf of His Majesty the Emperor and the Crown Prince, we pay homage, and so forth.