廣弘明集 18.113

18.113

臣言。奉珠像承。是皇后遺囑所建。禮覲之日永慕罔極。伏惟感往增懷。臣言。先承。陛下親營像。事每注心延望遲冀。暫一禮敬不悟聖恩垂及。乃復與臣供養此像。既功寶並重。且於制作之理擬。若神造中來。所見珠像誠當奇妙。然方之於此信復有間瞻。奉踊躍實在無量。夫受乾施者無報。蒙恩隆者無謝。雖欲仰陳愚誠。亦復莫知所盡。臣言。

Your subject states: I received the pearl image, learning it was commissioned by the late empress's testamentary instruction. On the day of paying homage and viewing it, my eternal longing was limitless. Prostrate I reflect that feeling for the departed adds to grief. Your subject states: Earlier I heard Your Majesty personally undertook the work of the image; my mind was constantly attentive, craning in hope and longing, hoping to pay homage just once. I did not realize that the sage's grace would extend so far as to even grant this image to your subject for worship. Both its merit and preciousness are weighty, and in its craftsmanship it seems to have emerged from divine creation. The pearl images seen in the palace were truly wondrous, yet compared to this, there is truly a difference. Beholding and revering it, my leaping joy is truly boundless. One who receives heaven's bestowal has no way to recompense; one who receives immense grace has no way to thank. Though I wish to express my foolish sincerity upward, I do not know how to exhaust it. Your subject states.