[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) › 6.21 # 廣弘明集 6.21 廣弘明集 6.21 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [6.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.6.21) 帝姓劉氏。諱駿。文帝之第三子也。為父討逆。斬兄邵於南郊。并子三十一人。自立改元孝建。二年誅叔義宣。大明二年誅王僧達父子。有羌人高闍反。事及沙門曇標。下詔曰。佛法訛替沙門混雜。未足扶濟鴻教而專成逋藪。加以姦心頻發凶狀屢聞。敗道亂俗人神交忿。可付所在精加沙汰。後有違犯嚴其誅坐遂設諸條禁。自非戒行精苦。並使還俗。詔雖嚴重竟不施行。先是晉成帝時。庾氷專政。欲令沙門致敬王者。何充王謐等駁議不同。及桓玄篡位。復述前議俱不果行。備如別述。世祖以大明六年。使有司奏議令僧致敬。既行刳斮之虐。鞭顏竣面而斬之。人不勝其酷也。且僧拜非經國之典。亦不行之。大明八年崩。子業立。尋為明帝所奪。而傅奕敘為高識之帝。濫刑何識之可高耶。倏忽絕嗣身名俱滅。可為殷鑒矣。案蕭子顯述曰。宋氏自稱水德。承運曲干。正位八君卜年五紀。四經絕嫡三號中興。關間禍難相陵骨肉。何可言哉。 > The Emperor's clan name was Liu; his taboo name was Jun. He was the third son of Emperor Wen. Punishing treason on his father's behalf, he beheaded his elder brother Liu Shao in the southern suburbs, along with his thirty-one sons. Establishing himself, he changed the era to Xiaojian. In the second year, he executed his uncle Yixuan. In the second year of Daming, he executed Wang Sengda and his son. When the Qiang man Gao She revolted, the matter implicated the śramaṇa Tanbiao. The Emperor issued an edict stating: 'The Buddha's Dharma has degenerated and śramaṇas are mixed and corrupt; far from being sufficient to support and aid the great teaching, they have solely become a refuge for criminals. Moreover, treacherous hearts frequently emerge and violent acts are repeatedly heard of, corrupting the Way, disordering customs, and provoking the wrath of both humans and spirits. Let them be handed over to the local authorities to be rigorously purged. Those who violate the laws hereafter shall be strictly executed and punished.' He then established various prohibitive articles, requiring all to return to secular life except those whose observance of precepts was refined and austere. Although the edict was stern, in the end it was not implemented. Prior to this, during the time of Emperor Cheng of the Jin, Yu Bing held exclusive power and wished to make śramaṇas pay homage to the ruler; He Chong, Wang Mi, and others disputed this with divergent arguments. When Huan Xuan usurped the throne, he revived the previous proposal, but neither came to fruition, fully detailed elsewhere. In the sixth year of Daming, Shizu ordered the officials to memorialize and deliberate to make monks pay homage. Having already practiced the cruelty of disemboweling and hacking, he whipped Yan Jun's face and beheaded him; people could not bear his cruelty. Moreover, monks paying homage was not a canon for statecraft, so it was not implemented either. In the eighth year of Daming, he passed away. His son Ziye was enthroned, but was soon overthrown by Emperor Ming. Yet Fu Yi described him as an emperor of lofty discernment—with such indiscriminate punishments, what discernment could be called lofty? In an instant, his lineage was extinguished, his person and reputation both destroyed; this can truly serve as a mirror for the Yin! Examining Xiao Zixian's account, it states: 'The House of Song claimed for itself the virtue of Water, but its transmission of fortune was crooked and unstable. Eight rulers occupied the throne, lasting five decades; four times the primary heir was cut off, and three times an era was styled a restoration. Within the palace, disasters and crises arose, and flesh and blood trampled upon each other—how can words express it?' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.6.20) - [Next: 6.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.6.22) - [Up: 6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.6) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103~en-mt.6.21) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.6.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.6.21) · Pramāṇa