廣弘明集 16.47

16.47

佛教東流適未尤著。始自洛京盛於江左。晉故車騎將軍琅耶王劭。玄悟獨曉信解淵微。於承祖文獻公清廟之北造枳園精舍。其始則芳枳樹籬。故名因事立。雖房殿嚴整而寶剎未樹。劭玄孫尚書僕射南徐州大守王奐。深達法相洞了宗極。勤誠外著仁隱內弘。食不過中者一十一載。雖翼務朝端而事隣柰圃。日者作翰湘州樹麾蠡服。位與年升秩隨歲厚。顧惟恩隆主盻寵結皇情。任處東方寄深外屏。徒欲盡能竭慮知無不為。下彼民和上宣聖澤。而自以力弱途遠終慚短効。且義止今生報褰來果。非所以酬鴻貺於冥津。暢丹誠於遐劫。自乘傳衡皐辭簪派渚。誓於舊寺光樹五層。捐割蕃俸十遺其一。凡厥所收三十有六萬。齊之永明六年六月三日。蓋木運將啟之令辰。上帝步天之嘉日。乃抗崇表於蒼雲植重扃於玄壤。仰願宸居納祐福履攸歸。八神警室萬祇翼體。寶祚隆邈比固須彌。靈算遐永齊軌常住。諸聖延祥。挹天和於少極。蕃王碩茂。播宗英於梁楚。群后流克讓之風。庶民垂可封之德。含生愷樂物不夭性。嘉穀年登餘糧栖畝。夷荒由附邊城解柝。家備十善人懷六度。魔眾稽顙外道屈膝。抽薪止火折劍摧鋒。拯幽酸於無擇。陟神化於有頂。三界五道咸同斯願。刊石重壤式昭厥心。

When the Buddhist teachings flowed east, they were initially not very prominent; beginning in the capital Luoyang, they flourished to the east of the Yangtze. The late General of Chariots and Cavalry under the Jin, Wang Shao of Langye, possessed solitary insight and profound awakening, with faith and understanding deep and subtle. North of the ancestral temple of Duke Wenxian, he built the Zhiyuan Vihāra. At its inception, fragrant trifoliate oranges formed its hedge; hence the name was established from the circumstance. Although the rooms and halls were orderly, a precious pagoda had not yet been erected. Shao's great-great-grandson, Wang Huan, Vice Director of the Left of the Department of State Affairs and Grand Administrator of Nan-Xuzhou, deeply penetrated the characteristics of phenomena and thoroughly comprehended the ultimate principle. His diligent sincerity was manifest without, and his hidden benevolence was broadly practiced within. For eleven years he did not eat past noon. Though assisting with affairs at court, his activities bordered upon the mango grove. Formerly serving as administrator of Xiangzhou and planting banners in the Liefu region, his rank rose with his years, and his stipend increased with the seasons. Considering the abundance of imperial favor and the high regard of the sovereign, his charge was situated in the eastern region, entrusted deeply as an outer bulwark. He wished merely to exhaust his ability and mind, leaving nothing undone that he knew of, bringing harmony to the people below and proclaiming sage favor above. Yet he considered his own strength weak and the road far, feeling ultimately ashamed of his meager results. Moreover, righteousness is limited to this life, while retribution falls short in future fruits; this was not the way to repay great favors in the dark paths, or convey sincere devotion through distant kalpas. From the moment he took up the post in Henggao and parted his hairpin at the Paizhu stream, he vowed to gloriously erect five tiers at the old monastery. Giving up and cutting down his regional stipend, he set aside one-tenth, collecting in all three hundred and sixty thousand coins. On the third day of the sixth month of the sixth year of the Yongming era of the Qi, which was an auspicious hour when the Wood Phase was about to open and a propitious day when the Supreme Emperor stepped across heaven, he erected the lofty emblem toward the azure clouds and laid the multi-layered foundation in the dark earth. Reverently wishing that the imperial dwelling receive blessings and good fortune arrive, that the eight spirits guard the chamber and the myriad earthly deities protect his person; that the precious reign be exalted and distant, firm as Mount Sumeru, and the divine span be vast and enduring, matching the track of the permanently abiding. May the various sages extend good fortune, imbibing the heavenly harmony in the Shaowei constellation; may the regional princes flourish, broadcasting the family brilliance across Liang and Chu; may the queens and ministers transmit the wind of mutual deference, and the common folk be bestowed with the virtue worthy of ennoblement. May sentient beings be joyful and things not die young; may fine grains yield bountiful harvests, with surplus grain remaining in the fields; may the wilderness submit and the border towns cease their watchmen's clappers. May every household be equipped with the ten virtues, and every person cherish the six perfections. May the hordes of Māra bow their heads, and non-Buddhists bend their knees. May fuel be withdrawn and fire extinguished; may swords be broken and spearheads destroyed. May those in dark torment be saved from Avīci, and ascend through divine transformation to Akaniṣṭha. May all in the three realms and five paths share this vow. Inscribing this stone in the deep earth, let this mind be made manifest.