辯正論 3.9

3.9

宋高祖武皇帝（啟聖建元。還淳反朴。口誦梵本手寫戒經。造靈根法王二寺。供招賢聖徧
學千僧也）
宋太宗明皇帝（至治克昌。口誦般若。造丈八金像四軀鑄不成改為丈四。立即圓滿。
莊嚴成就。還高丈八。旦食解齋。爰感舍利。造弘普中寺以召名僧）
宋太祖文皇帝（奉齋不殺。精心慕道。尚之雅對佛戒為宗。坐致太平允如聖旨。欽仰求
那務興大法。造禪雲寺。常供養千僧）

Emperor Wu, Gaozu of Song (He initiated the sagely enterprise and established the reign era, returning to simplicity and innocence. He chanted the Indic texts and copied the vinaya sūtras by hand. He built the two monasteries of Linggen and Fawang to provide for and summon one thousand monks, both worthy sages and comprehensive scholars.) / Emperor Ming, Taizong of Song (His supreme governance brought flourishing prosperity. He chanted the Prajñā [sūtras] aloud. He made four eighteen-foot golden images; when the casting failed, he modified them to fourteen feet, and they were immediately completed to perfection. Their adornment accomplished, they returned to eighteen feet in height. When he concluded a vegetarian feast with the morning meal, śarīra relics were miraculously elicited. He constructed the Hongpuzhong Monastery to summon eminent monks.) / Emperor Wen, Taizu of Song (He kept vegetarian feasts without taking life, dedicating his mind to admiring the Dao. Shangzhi provided an elegant reply, identifying the Buddhist precepts as fundamental; through sitting still, great peace was achieved, just as the sagely intention desired. Revering Guṇabhadra, he dedicated himself to promoting the great Dharma. He built Chanyun Monastery and continually made offerings to one thousand monks.)