廣弘明集 28.67

28.67

僚紀大士廣濟義非為己。導引群生種種方便。所以虛己樂靜。表之內經確乎難拔。著自外典又加獨往。斯意足論。隱不隔真乃為菩薩。廬山東林寺禪房智表法師。德稱僧傑。實號人龍。懷道守素多歷年所。不為事屈不為時伸。上下無常一相無相。遂能捨彼耆闍。來遊垢濁。興言一面定交杵臼。余以薄德謬臨大邦。教義未聞。貴賢總至。昔綺季之出漢年。樊許之興唐日。茲迺聖主流慈天澤傍被。異人間出復在此辰。不勝舞蹈帝之恩普也。剋今月十日。於西賢寺設無礙會。并致敬開士。躬諮勝福下筵餐道。凡厥民隷爰及庶士。罔不率從。咸皆請業上答乾慈。永同彼岸外依事宣行。

The recorded Mahāsattvas broadly saved others, their purpose never being for themselves, guiding all living beings through diverse skillful means. Thus emptying oneself and delighting in stillness is praised in internal scriptures; firmness hard to uproot is written in external texts; and wandering forth in solitary transcendence—such intention is worthy of discourse. That seclusion does not obstruct reality: this alone makes one a bodhisattva. Dharma Master Zhibiao of the Dhyāna quarters at Donglin Temple on Mount Lu possesses virtue lauded as preeminent among the Saṅgha, truly titled a dragon among men. Harbouring the Way and maintaining simplicity across many years, he was neither bent by worldly affairs nor flattered by the times. Rising and falling without fixity, within the single mark he abided in the markless. Thus he could renounce Gṛdhrakūṭa to come and roam amid the defiled and turbid. Even before meeting, our friendship was forged as pestle and mortar. With meager virtue, I erroneously preside over a great state; before having heard instructions on doctrine, esteemed worthies arrive en masse. In the past, when Master Qiji emerged in the Han years and Fan and Xu arose during the Tang era, it was because the sagely sovereign shed compassion and heavenly favour spread far and wide; that extraordinary men appear together again in this present hour causes me to dance without measure in gratitude for the Emperor's ubiquitous kindness. On the tenth of this month, an unimpeded assembly shall be established at Xixian Temple, where I shall pay homage to the bodhisattvas, personally consult on supreme merit, and sit below at the mats to feed on the Way. May all the subjects and common scholars follow along without exception; let everyone seek instruction to repay heaven’s kindness from above, and forever join in reaching the other shore. Outwardly, let this be announced and carried out according to the protocol.