寺沙門玄奘上表記 1.23

1.23

造化陶均。短長異壽。天地覆載。愚智同生。故知上聖上賢。無代不有。然而前王前帝罕得相逢。朕自顧德薄行輕。智微力淺。幸因夙緣有慶得遇真人。自慰藥已來。手脚漸覺輕損。彌加將慎。冀得全除。撫疲躬而自歡。荷神方而多愧。唯憑命於後藥。庶遐齡之可期。必望超促世而長存。駐常顏而不朽。既白之髮變素成玄。已弊之躬除衰益壯。此心此願其可遂乎。唯竭深誠。敬佇良術。

The potter's wheel of creation fashions things equally, yet life spans vary in shortness and length. Heaven and earth shelter and support all, and the foolish and the wise are born together. Thus we know that supreme sages and supreme worthies have been absent from no era; yet past kings and past emperors rarely had the fortune to meet them. Looking upon Ourselves, Our virtue is thin and Our conduct slight, Our wisdom minute and Our strength shallow. Fortunately, by the blessing of past affinity, We have met a true man. Since taking the soothing medicine, Our hands and feet have gradually felt lighter and relieved. Exercising further care and prudence, We hope for a complete cure. Comforting Our weary person, We rejoice within; but indebted to this divine recipe, We feel much shame. We rely solely for Our life upon the subsequent medicine, hoping that a long life may be expected. We earnestly hope to transcend this fleeting world and endure forever, keeping an unchanging countenance unfading; that hair already white will turn from plain to black, and a body already worn will cast off decay and grow ever more robust. Can this mind and this wish be fulfilled? We only offer Our deepest sincerity, reverently awaiting this fine art.