廣弘明集 29.48

29.48

門下偽魔逋誅于茲曠劫。鷹跱四山狼顧五道。心頑縱毒。常懷返噬。固守一隅。擁隔聲教。自大通已降。爰暨賢劫。雖百王繼踵千聖相尋。威懷百途獎導千計。猶不能遏彼邪心息此異見。得使貪競相緣瞋癡互舉。常結四生終歸六趣。眷言斯瘼實用傷懷。今原燎方邇。浸潤有漸。無宜自寬以致顛覆。可簡將練卒隨機拯撲。勿使蒼生懷予復之歎。主者告下時速施行。

From the Secretariat: The counterfeit māras have evaded punishment for vast kalpas. Crouching like eagles on the four mountains and looking back like wolves upon the five paths, their minds are obstinate and give rein to poison, ever cherishing thoughts of rebellion. Solidly defending their isolated corner, they block the voice of our moral teachings. From the time of Great Penetration downward, and reaching to the Present Auspicious Kalpa, although a hundred kings have followed in succession and a thousand sages have pursued one another, employing a hundred paths to awe and cherish them and a thousand methods to guide them, they still cannot stop those perverse minds or put an end to these heterodox views. Consequently, they cause greed and rivalry to condition one another, while anger and folly rise in turn, forever entangling the four forms of birth and ultimately returning to the six destinies. Reflecting upon this ailment, it truly grieves the heart. Now the prairie fire approaches, and the creeping moisture gradually spreads; it is improper to be lenient with oneself and thereby invite ruin. Let general officers be selected and troops trained, to deliver and suppress according to circumstances. Do not let the common people harbor the lament of yearning for recovery! Let the responsible authorities issue this downwards, and put it into practice with all speed.