廣弘明集 28.180

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菩薩戒弟子皇帝。稽首十方諸佛無量尊法一切賢聖。自鶴林滅迹鷲嶺凝神。瓶寫總持遺文不墜。傳燈流布法輪踰廣。方軌弘宣。既昭著於西域。分鑣顯說。亦漸移於東土。而周朝徵應止見夜明。漢帝感通不過宵夢。香象所載虎觀。寂而未聞。龍宮所藏麟閣。閴其無取。山海為隔傳授蓋微。華夷不同翻譯何幾。天王所問止得經名。金剛之經纔見一品。歷魏晉而未備。經宋齊而恒闕。我皇帝承家建國光前絕後。道格天地德被幽微。大啟慈悲廣開智慧。施造化以仁壽。濟蒼生於解脫。異世界而承風。殊剎土而響應。真人間出法寶傳通。粵以天嘉六年。外國王子月婆首那來遊匡嶺。慧解深妙靡測聖凡。奉持勝天王般若經一部。於彼翻譯表獻京師。某校彼前名冥合符契。總三乘之通教。貫六度之淵海。如開暗室以照優曇。十方眾生若貧人之獲寶。四部弟子等力士之得珠。金牒寶印。始茲辰而一啟。智慧實法。洎爾時而方具。故知如來付囑必俟仁王。般若興隆期於聖運。弟子纂承洪緒思弘大業。願此法門遍諸幽顯。今謹於某處建如干僧如干日勝天王般若懺。見前大眾至心敬禮本師釋迦如來。禮般若波羅蜜。禮勝天王。願一切眾生勤求般若不避寒暑。如薩陀波崙不愛身命。如力進菩薩得般若之性相與般若而相應。攝諸萬有住安隱地。含靈有識悉獲歸依。稽首敬禮常住三寶。

The Emperor, a disciple of the bodhisattva precepts, bows his head to all the buddhas of the ten directions, the immeasurable revered Dharma, and all the worthy and sage beings. Ever since the trace was extinguished in the crane grove and the spirit was settled on the Vulture Peak, the vessels have poured the dhāraṇī, and the transmitted texts have not fallen into ruin. The lamp was passed on and spread, and the wheel of the Dharma broadened even further. The proper standard was widely proclaimed, having shone brilliantly in the Western Regions; the branched chariot-poles visibly proclaimed it, and it gradually moved to the Eastern Land. Yet in the Zhou dynasty, the portents and responses were confined to a glow in the night; under the Han emperor, the spiritual resonance went no further than a dream in the dark. The tiger viewing tower where fragrant elephants brought scriptures was silent and unheard of; the unicorn gallery where the dragon palace's treasures were kept was desolate and barren of findings. Separated by mountains and seas, transmissions and teachings were indeed faint; the Chinese and foreigners being different, translations were few and far between. Of the questions asked by the celestial king, only the sutra's title was obtained; of the Vajra sutra, only a single chapter was seen. Through the Wei and Jin dynasties it remained incomplete; enduring the Song and Qi, it was constantly lacking. Our Emperor has inherited the house and established the state, outshining those before and surpassing those to come. His Way matches heaven and earth; his virtue embraces the obscure and subtle. He has broadly opened compassion and extensively unlocked wisdom, bestowing benevolence and longevity upon creation and delivering the multitude into liberation. Other worlds receive his influence; diverse lands respond like echoes. When true men appear in the world, the Dharma-jewel is transmitted. In the sixth year of Tianjia, the foreign prince Upasūnya came to travel Mount Kuang. His understanding of wisdom was deep and subtle, unfathomable by sages and commoners alike. Reverently carrying one part of the Suvikrāntacintidevaputraparipṛcchā-prajñāpāramitā-sūtra, he translated it there and presented it in a memorial to the capital. I have examined its former title, and it matches silently like a tally. It unites the common teaching of the three vehicles and threads through the profound ocean of the six perfections. It is like opening a dark room to shine light upon the udumbara flower. The sentient beings of the ten directions are like poor people obtaining a jewel; the disciples of the four assemblies are like wrestling champions gaining a pearl. The golden tablets and jewel seal were first opened on this dawn; the true Dharma of wisdom was only perfected at this time. Therefore, we know that the Tathāgata's entrustment must await a benevolent king; the flourishing of Prajñā relies on the sage's fortune. As a disciple, I inherit the vast lineage and contemplate the propagation of the great enterprise. I vow that this Dharma-door will pervade all the hidden and manifest realms. Now, in a certain place, I reverently establish a Suvikrāntacintidevaputra-prajñāpāramitā confession for a certain number of monks and a certain number of days. May the assembly present here pay reverent homage with utmost sincerity to the original teacher, Śākyamuni Tathāgata; pay homage to the Prajñāpāramitā; pay homage to Suvikrāntacinti. May all sentient beings diligently seek Prajñā without avoiding cold or heat, like Sadāprarudita who did not spare body or life, and like the Bodhisattva of Vigorous Progress who grasped the nature and marks of Prajñā and resonated with it. May they embrace all existences, abide in the ground of tranquility, and allow all conscious beings to attain refuge. I bow my head and pay reverent homage to the eternally abiding triratna.