集沙門不應拜俗等事 1.16

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東晉咸康六年。成帝幼冲。時太后臨朝制。司徒王導錄尚書事與上舅中書令庾亮參輔朝政。後導等薨。庾氷輔政。謂諸沙門應盡敬王者。充等議不應敬。下禮官詳議博士等議與充同。門下承氷旨為駁。充等因為此奏焉。初奏。

In the sixth year of the Xiankang era of the Eastern Jin, Emperor Cheng was young. At that time, the Empress Dowager held court and issued decrees. Minister of Works Wang Dao, concurrently overseeing the Department of Affairs of State, assisted in governing the court along with the emperor's uncle, the Director of the Palace Secretariat Yu Liang. After Dao and the others died, Yu Bing took charge of the government. He asserted that all śramaṇas should pay full reverence to the ruler. Chong and others argued that they should not pay reverence. The matter was submitted to the ritual officials for deliberation, and the erudites agreed with Chong. The Chancellery, complying with Bing's intention, raised an objection. Chong and the others thereupon submitted this memorial. The first memorial reads: