廣弘明集 28.14

28.14

The Emperor respectfully inquires after Upādhyāya Lang of Mount Tai. Your clarified spirit and numinous lineage cast their compassionate shade over a hundred states. Among all that breathe life, who does not receive your moisture? Having inherited the dynastic succession, I face affairs in the central lands. In the past, when Shu was disrespectful, Emperor Wu of Wei harbored indignant grief; now that two rebels remain unpacified, how could I obtain peace? Moreover, the grand army has risen to punish and sweep away violent chaos. As an utmost person who communicates with the numinous, you guide and transform according to expediency. I wish that weapons need not be bloodied and the four seas may submit in harmony. Entrusting my mind and turning in sincerity, how could my long-held veneration ever cease? Now I dispatch an envoy to present one hundred bolts of official silk, three robes, and fifty catties of silk floss. I fortunate hope that you will utter incantations and prayers on our behalf.