廣弘明集 24.20

24.20

門下。應統仰紹前哲。繼軌道門。徽綜玄範沖猷是託。今既讓俗名。理宜別供。可取八解之義。歲施帛八百匹。准四輩之況。隨四時而給。又修善之本寔依力命。施食之因內典所美。可依朝官上秩當月而施。所以遠譬深理者。匪獨開崇俗心。抑亦獎厲道意耳。

From the Chancellery: Controller Ying looks up to and continues the former sages, following in the footsteps of the gate of the Way. Embracing the profound model, the aloof doctrine is entrusted to him. Since he has already relinquished secular fame, it is reasonable that he be given special offerings. Drawing on the meaning of the eight liberations (vimokṣa), let him be granted an annual gift of eight hundred bolts of silk. Modeled on the four classes of disciples, let it be distributed according to the four seasons. Furthermore, the basis of cultivating goodness truly depends on physical vitality; the cause of offering food is praised in the inner scriptures. Let it be granted monthly according to the upper rank of court officials. The reason for drawing such an analogy to the deep principle is not only to develop and venerate the secular mind, but also to encourage and stimulate the resolve for the Way.