辯正論 3.72

3.72

齊肅宗孝昭皇帝（諱演）襲樞電之徵。繼星虹之慶。光被四表。叶順三辰。體道居尊。顯仁作聖。奉崇至教。情寄玄門。奈國法輪。尼園廣說。四諦八揵之旨。五乘十行之詮。香山巨力且日難勝。表裏皮書猶云未備。隨世間之行業。應群生之弘誓。奉為先皇寫一切經。一十二藏。合三萬八千四十七卷。青首紫縚。銀繩金縷。覆以蓮花之帳。擎以師子之臺。文與日月俱懸。功將造化同廣。凡度僧尼三千許人。

Emperor Xiaozhao, Suzong of Qi (personal name Yan), inherited the omen of the flashing lightning around the pivot star and continued the celebration of the rainbow star. His radiance covered the four directions; he harmonised in accord with the three luminaries. Embodying the Dao he occupied the exalted throne; manifesting benevolence he acted as a sage. Reverently exalting the supreme teaching, his aspirations rested in the profound portal. The Dharma wheel of the garden of the mango maiden was preached extensively in the deer park: the essential imports of the four truths and the eight treatises, and the expositions of the five vehicles and ten practices. Even if the mighty strength of Gandhamādana were said to be hard to surpass, or if books inscribed on inner and outer layers of skins were still called incomplete, yet following the karmic activities of the mundane world and responding to his vast vows for all living beings, he had copies of all sūtras made for the late Emperor—twelve Tripiṭakas, totalling 38,047 fascicles. With blue headings and purple ribbons, silver strings and gold threads, they were sheltered under lotus canopies and borne on lion thrones. Their text is suspended alongside the sun and moon, and their merit is as vast as creation itself. He ordained about three thousand monks and nuns altogether.