辯正論 3.18

3.18

膺寶曆以君臨赴會昌而司牧。身長八尺。鬚長三尺。旋毛覆耳。垂手過膝。以大願力康濟群生。以大莊嚴戡剪多難。永言沛邑思報地恩。願使譙都同斯嘉慶。永定二年於楊州造東安寺。復為家國爰逮群生。於楊都治下造興皇天居等四寺。皆繡栱雕楹文𣗽粉壁。三階肅而宛轉。千柱赫以玲瓏。長表列於康衢。高門臨於馳道。美音精舍未或可儔。善德仁祠。詎能為比。寫一切經一十二藏。造金銅等身像一百萬軀。度僧尼七千人。修治故寺三十二所。

Receiving the precious mandate to rule as sovereign, he met the auspicious era to guide the flock. He stood eight feet tall, with a beard three feet long, whorled hair covering his ears, and hands hanging past his knees. With the power of his great vow, he brought peace and salvation to the multitude of beings; through great adornment, he quelled many hardships. Always mindful of his hometown of Pei, he longed to repay the debt to his native soil; he wished to let the capital of Qiao share in this joyful celebration. In the second year of Yongding [558 CE], he constructed Dong'an Monastery in Yangzhou. Again on behalf of the realm and the living beings, he built four monasteries, including Xinghuang and Tianju, within the capital of Yangdu. All had embroidered brackets, carved pillars, patterned beams, and whitewashed walls. The three tiers were dignified and winding; the thousand pillars were dazzling and exquisite. Tall pillars stood along the thoroughfares, and high gates overlooked the imperial avenues. The Ghoshila vihāra could hardly rival them, nor could the shrines of supreme virtue be compared. He had twelve complete sets of the Buddhist canon copied, made one million gold and bronze life-sized statues, ordained seven thousand monks and nuns, and restored thirty-two ancient monasteries.