廣弘明集 18.114

18.114

臣言。奉陛下所通諸義。理味淵玄辭致清勝。簡詣踰於二篇。妙盡侔乎中觀。詠之翫之。紙已致勞而心猶無厭。真可謂當時之高唱累劫之宗範也。但臣頑闇思不參玄。然披尋之日真復詠歌弗暇不悟。弘慈善誘乃欲令參致問難。敢忘愚鈍輒位敘所懷。豈曰存難。直欲諮所未悟耳。臣言。

Your subject says: Having received the various points of doctrine expounded by Your Majesty, I find that their principle and flavor are profound and abstruse, and their literary expression pure and superior. Their conciseness and penetrative reach surpass the Two Chapters, and their wondrous exhaustiveness rivals the Madhyamaka-śāstra. Chanting and contemplating them, the paper has already been worn with toil, yet my mind remains insatiable. They truly may be called the noble song of our age and the supreme model for countless kalpas! But your subject is ignorant and dim; my thinking does not participate in the abstruse. Yet during the days I unfolded and examined them, I truly had no spare time from chanting and singing them. I never expected that in Your vast benevolence and skillful guidance, You would deign to have me join in raising queries and difficulties. Daring to forget my foolishness and dullness, I respectfully set forth what is in my heart. How could I presume to harbor objections? I merely wish to inquire about what I have not yet comprehended. Your subject speaks.