[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) › 25.26 # 廣弘明集 25.26 廣弘明集 25.26 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [25.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.25.26) 僧道宣等啟。自金河徙轍玉門揚化。歷經英聖載隆良輔。莫不拜首請道歸向知津。故得列剎相望仁祠棊布。天人仰福田之路。幽明懷正道之儀。清信之士林蒸。高尚之賓雲結。是使教分三法。垂萬載之羽儀。位開四部。布五乘之清範。頃以法海宏曠類聚難分。過犯滋彰。有塵御覽。下非常之詔。令拜君親。垂惻隱之懷。顯疎朝議。僧等荷斯明命感悼涕零。良由行缺光時。遂令上霑憂被。且自法教東漸亟涉窊隆。三被屏除五遭拜伏。俱非休明之代。並是暴虐之君。故使布令非經國之謨。乖常致良史之誚。事理難返還襲舊津。伏惟大王統維京甸攝御機衡。道俗來蘇繁務攸靜。今法門擁閉聲教莫傳。據此靜障拔難之秋。拯溺扶危之日。僧等叫閽難及。徒鶴望於九重。天階罕登。終栖遑於百慮。所以干冐陳欵。披露冀得。俯被鴻私載垂提洽。是則遵崇付囑。清風被於九垓。正像更興。景福光於四海。不任窮塞之甚。具以啟聞。塵擾之深惟知慚惕。謹啟。四月二十五日。 > The monk Daoxuan and others report: Ever since the tracks were shifted from the Golden River and the transformation spread through the Jade Gate, through successive generations of brilliant sages and illustrious capable ministers, none failed to bow their heads to ask for the Path and to take refuge, knowing the ford. Thus did rows of monasteries look upon one another and shrines of benevolence spread like chess pieces; devas and humans looked up to the path of the field of merit, and the hidden and manifest realms cherished the decorum of the true Path. Pure and faithful men gathered like clouds; lofty and noble guests assembled like mists. This caused the teachings to be divided into the three vehicles, bestowing exemplary conduct for ten thousand years, and their positions to open into the four assemblies, displaying the pure models of the five vehicles. Recently, as the dharma-ocean is vast and wide, it has been difficult to distinguish the gathered sorts. Faults and transgressions having become increasingly manifest, they have sullied the imperial gaze. An extraordinary edict was issued commanding \[clerics\] to bow to the sovereign and parents; yet, deigning to show compassion, \[His Majesty\] has made it known to the court for deliberation. Receiving this luminous command, we monks are deeply moved and lament with streaming tears. Truly, because our practice lacks the virtue to illuminate the age, we have caused distress to reach the Emperor above. Moreover, since the Dharma and its teachings spread eastward, it has frequently experienced declines and prosperities: three times it has been suppressed and five times subjected to bowing. All were in ages lacking glory and enlightenment, under tyrannical and oppressive rulers. Thus the decrees they promulgated were not plans for statecraft; violating the norm, they brought upon themselves the censure of good historians. The reason of things being difficult to overturn, they returned in the end to the old ford. We prostrate ourselves and reflect that Your Royal Highness maintains the governance of the capital region and holds the administrative reins. The clergy and laity are revived, and the bustling affairs are calmed. Now the Dharma gate is blocked and closed, and the voiced teachings cannot spread. This is precisely the autumn for calming obstacles and pulling \[beings\] out of difficulty, the day for rescuing the drowning and supporting the imperiled. For us monks, our cries cannot reach the palace gate; in vain do we crane our necks toward the Ninefold Enclosure. The celestial steps can rarely be ascended; in the end we are anxious and unsettled amidst a hundred cares. Therefore we venture to lay bare our sincere feelings, opening our hearts in the hope that you will deign to bestow your great favor and look down to guide and assist us. If so, the entrusted charge will be revered, and the pure breeze will spread across the nine regions; the True Dharma and Semblance Dharma will flourish anew, and immense blessings will illuminate the four seas. Unable to endure our extreme distress, we present this petition in full. Deeply ashamed and terrified to cause such disturbance, we respectfully submit this petition on the twenty-fifth day of the fourth month. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 25.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.25.25) - [Next: 25.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.25.27) - [Up: 25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.25) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103~en-mt.25.26) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [集沙門不應拜俗等事](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2108.3.16) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.25.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.25.26) · Pramāṇa