[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) › 24.59 # 廣弘明集 24.59 廣弘明集 24.59 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [24.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.24.59) 八月二十日之遴和南。法界空虛山木頹壞。尊師大正遷神淨土。凡夫淺累嬰滯哀樂。承此凶訃。五內抽摧哀慟深至。不能自已。念追慕永往纏綿斷絕情在難居。奈何奈何。大正德冠一時道蔭四部。訓導學徒紹隆像法。年居僧首行為人師。公私瞻敬遐邇宗仰。若乃五時九部流通解說。匹之前輩聯類往賢。雖什肇融恒林安生遠。豈能相尚。頓悟雖出自生公。弘宣後代微言不絕。實賴夫子。重以愛語利益。窮四攝之弘致。檀忍智慧。備六度之該明。白黑歸依含識知庇。舟航愚冥棟梁寺塔。日用不知至德潛運。何道長而世短。功被而身沒。映乎大海永墜須彌。照彼高山長收朗日。往矣奈何。當復奈何。法師幼而北面生小服膺。迄乎耆邁恒在左右。在三之重一旦傾捐。哀慟之至當何可處。弟子紈綺遊接五十餘年。未隆知顧相期法侶。至乎菩提不敢生慢。未來難知現在長隔。眷言生平永同萬古。尋思惋愴倍不自勝。未由喭執申世哀歎。謹裁白書投筆哽猥。弟子劉之遴頓首和南。 > On the twentieth day of the eighth month, Zhilin makes prostration. The Dharma-realm is empty and hollow; the mountain timber has collapsed. The venerable master, the Great Rector, has transferred his spirit to the Pure Land. Bound by the shallow defilements of ordinary mortals, we are entangled in grief and joy. Receiving this tragic report, my inner organs are torn and wrenched; my lamentation is profoundly deep, and I cannot contain myself. Remembering and longing for his eternal departure, entangled and severed, my feelings are unbearable. What can be done? What can be done? The Great Rector's virtue surpassed his era, and his Way sheltered the fourfold assembly. Instructing and guiding students, he continued and magnified the Semblance Dharma. In age, he was at the head of the sangha; in practice, he was a teacher of humankind. Both public and private revered him; near and far looked up to him as their master. As for the propagation and explanation of the five periods and nine divisions of scriptures, matching him against predecessors and comparing him to the worthies of the past, even Kumārajīva, Sengzhao, Sengrong, Sengheng, Dao'an, Huiyuan, and Daosheng—how could they surpass him? Although sudden enlightenment originated with Master Daosheng, that its subtle words were proclaimed without end to later generations truly relied on our master! Furthermore, with loving speech he brought benefit, exhausting the grand purpose of the four means of embracing; with giving, patience, and wisdom, he fully manifested the comprehension of the six pāramitās. Monastics and laity took refuge in him; sentient beings knew his shelter. He was a ferry across foolish darkness, a pillar and beam for temples and pagodas. People used him daily without knowing it, as his supreme virtue operated covertly. Why is the Way so long-lasting yet life so short, his merit spread far yet his person deceased? Reflecting upon the great ocean, Sumeru has forever fallen; shining upon the lofty mountains, the bright sun has permanently withdrawn. He is gone! What can be done? What else can be done? You, Dharma Master, turned your face north to serve him since youth, taking his teaching to heart from childhood; down to your advanced years, you were always by his side. The threefold weight of veneration was cast away in a single day; how can you bear the extremity of your grief? For over fifty years your disciple has associated with him since the days of my youth; before receiving his profound regard, we pledged to be Dharma companions. When it comes to bodhi, I dare not give rise to neglect. The future is hard to know, while the present is eternally parted. Reflecting upon his life, he has forever become one with myriad antiquity; pondering this sorrow, I am doubly overwhelmed. Having no way to console you in person to express worldly grief, I respectfully write this letter and drop my brush, choked with sorrow and overwhelmed. Your disciple Liu Zhilin bows his head and makes prostration. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 24.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.24.58) - [Next: 24.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.24.60) - [Up: 24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.24) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103~en-mt.24.59) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.24.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.24.59) · Pramāṇa