[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) › [續集古今佛道論衡](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2105) › 1.3 # 續集古今佛道論衡 1.3 續集古今佛道論衡 1.3 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2105.1.3) 案漢法本內傳云。明帝永平年中。夜夢見丈六金人。光明特異色相無比。明帝寤不自安。至旦大集群臣。以占所夢。通人傅毅奉答曰。臣聞西域有神。號之為佛。陛下所夢將必是之。國子博士王遵謹對曰。臣案周書異記云。周昭王時有聖人出在西方。太史蘇由對曰。所記一千年時聲教被及此土。陛下所夢必當是之。明帝信以為然即遣中郎蔡愔與中郎將秦景博士王遵等十八人。尋訪佛法。至天竺國見沙門迦葉摩騰竺法蘭二人。秦景等乃求請之。摩騰二人誓志弘通。不辭疲苦。即共景等乃冐涉流沙。至於洛陽。明帝大悅。甚尊重之。即於洛陽西立精舍。即今白馬寺是也。本白馬負經來。因以為名。摩騰二人既至翻譯眾經。二人為漢地僧之始。經是漢地法之初。又釋迦像是優填王像師第四作之。明帝即令圖畫模寫如法供養。即是漢地佛之初。 > According to the Han faben neizhuan: In the Yongping reign period of Emperor Ming, \[the Emperor\] dreamed by night of a sixteen-foot golden man, whose radiant light was extraordinary and whose physical appearance was peerless. Emperor Ming awoke and felt uneasy. At dawn he assembled the multitude of ministers to divine the dream. The knowledgeable Fu Yi presented an answer, saying: "Your servant has heard that in the Western Regions there is a spirit named 'Buddha'. What Your Majesty dreamed must surely be this." Wang Zun, an erudite of the National University, respectfully replied, saying: "Your servant notes that the Zhoushu yiji states that during the time of King Zhao of Zhou, a sage appeared in the west." The Grand Astrologer Su You replied: "The records say that after a thousand years, the sounds of his teachings would reach this land. What Your Majesty dreamed must definitely be this." Emperor Ming believed it to be so, and immediately dispatched the Gentleman of the Palace Cai Yin, along with the Palace Commander Qin Jing, the Erudite Wang Zun, and others—eighteen persons in all—to search for the Buddha's Dharma. Reaching the country of Tianzhu, they saw two śramaṇas, Kāśyapa Mātaṅga and Dharmaratna. Qin Jing and the others then made requests to them. Mātaṅga and \[Dharmaratna\] vowed to propagate \[the teachings\] widely and did not shrink from weariness and hardship. Together with Qin Jing and the others, they braved the shifting sands and arrived in Luoyang. Emperor Ming was greatly pleased and treated them with deep respect. He immediately established a vihāra west of Luoyang, which is the present Baima Temple. It was originally named thus because a white horse had borne the scriptures \[there\]. When Mātaṅga and \[Dharmaratna\] arrived, they translated various scriptures. These two were the beginning of the Saṅgha in the land of Han. The scriptures were the beginning of the Dharma in the land of Han. Furthermore, an image of Śākyamuni had been the fourth copy made by an artisan of King Udayana's image. Emperor Ming thereupon ordered it to be painted and copied, and offerings to be made according to the Dharma. This was the beginning of the Buddha in the land of Han. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2105.1.2) - [Next: 1.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2105.1.4) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2105.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2105~en-mt.1.3) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2105.1.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2105.1.3) · Pramāṇa