[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) › 25.77 # 廣弘明集 25.77 廣弘明集 25.77 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [25.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.25.77) 隋煬帝大業三年新下律令格式令云。諸僧道士等有所啟請者。並先須致敬然後陳理。雖有此令僧竟不行。時沙門釋彥琮不忍其事。乃著福田論以抗之。意在諷刺言之者無罪聞之者以自誡也。帝後朝見諸沙門並無致敬者。大業五年至西京郊南大張文物兩宗朝見僧等依舊不拜。下勅曰。條令久行僧等何為不致敬。時明贍法師對曰。陛下弘護三寶。當順佛言。經中不令拜俗。所以不敢違教。又勅曰。若不拜敬。宋武時何以致敬。對曰。宋武虐君偏政不敬交有誅戮。陛下異此無得下拜。勅曰但拜。僧等峙然如是。數四令拜。僧曰。陛下必令僧拜。當脫法服著俗衣此拜不晚帝夷然無何而止。明日設大齋法祀都不述之。後語群公曰。朕謂僧中無人。昨南郊對答亦有人矣。爾後至終必無拜者。其黃巾士女初聞令拜合一李眾連拜不已。帝亦不齒問之。 > In the third year of the Daye era of Emperor Yang of the Sui dynasty, a newly issued set of statutes, ordinances, and models stipulated: 'Whenever monks, Daoist priests, and the like present petitions, they must first pay homage before presenting their reasoning.' Although there was this ordinance, the monks completely refrained from carrying it out. At that time, the śramaṇa Shi Yancong could not bear this matter, and thereupon authored the Treatise on the Field of Merit to resist it, with the intention of admonishing tactfully, such that 'he who speaks incurs no blame, and he who hears may take warning.' Later, when the Emperor granted audiences to monks, none paid homage. In the fifth year of Daye, when the Emperor arrived at the southern suburbs of the Western Capital and grandly displayed his ceremonial accoutrements, the two traditions had an audience, and the monks, as before, did not bow. An edict was issued: 'The statutory order has long been implemented; why do the monks not pay homage?' At that time, Dharma Master Mingshan replied: 'Your Majesty promotes and protects the Triratna and should accord with the Buddha's words. The scriptures do not allow bowing to secular folk; therefore we dare not violate the teachings.' The edict further asked: 'If you do not bow in reverence, why did you pay homage during the time of Emperor Wu of the Song?' He replied: 'Emperor Wu of Song was a tyrannical ruler with a biased administration; failure to pay homage was met with execution. Your Majesty is different from this, so there is no need to make us prostrate.' The edict commanded: 'Just bow!' The monks stood motionless like mountains. Thus commanded to bow several times, a monk said: 'If Your Majesty definitely insists that the monks bow, we should take off our Dharma robes and wear secular clothes; it will not be too late to bow then.' The Emperor calmly let the matter drop without further action. The next day, he held a great vegetarian feast and religious sacrifice, without mentioning the incident at all. Later he told the ministers: 'I had thought there was no one of caliber among the monks; yesterday in the southern suburbs, among those who answered, there were indeed men of caliber!' Thenceforth to the very end, there was never any bowing. As for the yellow-turbaned men and women \[Daoists\], when they first heard the order to bow, they gathered together as the followers of Li and bowed repeatedly without stopping; the Emperor did not even deign to inquire about them. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 25.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.25.76) - [Next: 25.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.25.78) - [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.25.77) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.25.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.25.77) · Pramāṇa