[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) › 22.53 # 廣弘明集 22.53 廣弘明集 22.53 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [22.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.22.53) 沙門玄奘言。奘以貞觀元年。往遊西域。求如來之祕藏。尋釋迦之遺旨。總獲六百五十七部。並以載於白馬。以貞觀十八年。方還京邑。尋蒙勅旨。令於弘福道場披尋翻譯。今以翻出菩薩藏等經。伏願垂恩以為經序。惟希勅旨方布中夏。并撰西域傳一部總一十二卷。謹令舍人李敬一以將恭進。無任悚息之至。謹奉表以聞。謹言。 > The monk Xuanzang states: In the first year of the Zhenguan era, I journeyed to the Western Regions to seek the secret treasury of the Tathāgata and search out the bequeathed intent of Śākyamuni. In all, I obtained six hundred and fifty-seven works, which were all loaded onto white horses. Only in the eighteenth year of the Zhenguan era did I return to the capital. Soon afterward, I received an imperial decree ordering me to open, examine, and translate them at the Hongfu Doctrinal Center. Having now translated such scriptures as the Bodhisattvapiṭaka, I humbly pray that Your Majesty will deign to bestow the grace of an imperial preface to the scriptures. I hope only for an imperial decree to disseminate them through the central lands. I have also compiled a Record of the Western Regions in one work of twelve fascicles in all. I respectfully send the Palace Cadet Li Jingyi to reverently present it. I am overcome with the utmost awe and trepidation. Respectfully submitting this memorial to be heard, I speak with reverence. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 22.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.22.52) - [Next: 22.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.22.54) - [Up: 22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.22) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103~en-mt.22.53) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.22.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.22.53) · Pramāṇa