[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) › 16.14 # 廣弘明集 16.14 廣弘明集 16.14 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [16.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.16.14) 臣諱啟。主書陳僧聰奉宣　勅旨。垂賚銅一萬三千斤。供造善覺寺塔露盤。是稱杻陽之珍。實亦昆吾之珤。燥濕無變九布見奇。寒暑得宜六律成用。況復神龍負子光斯妙塔。金鳥銜帶飾茲高表。函谷恥其詠歌。臨淄恧其祥應。陽燧含景還譬日輪。甘露入盤足稱天酒。辭林本闕心辯又慚。徒戴重恩終難陳謝。不任銘荷之誠。謹奉啟聞。謹啟。 > Your subject \[Xiao Gang\], speaking his tabooed name, submits this memorial: The Palace Secretary Chen Sengcong conveyed the imperial decree graciously bestowing 13,000 catties of bronze for making the dew-receiving basin for the stūpa of Shanjue Monastery. This may be called the treasure of Xiuyang, and indeed the gem of Kunwu. Unchanging in dryness or dampness, it reveals its rarity in the ninefold casting; well-suited to cold and heat, it finds use in tuning the six pitches. Furthermore, divine dragons bear its children to illumine this wondrous stūpa; golden birds hold banners in their beaks to adorn this lofty pinnacle. Hangu Pass would be ashamed of its celebrated songs, and Linzi would feel humbled by its auspicious responses. Containing sunlight like a burning mirror, it is likened to the wheel of the sun; collecting amṛta into the basin, it may well be called heavenly wine. My forest of words is fundamentally deficient, and my mental eloquence is also ashamed; merely bearing this profound grace, in the end it is difficult to express my thanks. Unable to bear my sincere gratitude, I respectfully present this memorial. Respectfully submitted. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.16.13) - [Next: 16.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.16.15) - [Up: 16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.16) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103~en-mt.16.14) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.16.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.16.14) · Pramāṇa