代宗朝贈司空大辨正廣智三藏和上表制集 3.7

3.7

沙門不空言。不空爰自幼年承事先師大弘教三藏和尚二十有四載。稟受瑜伽法門。後遊五夫尋求所未受者并諸經論。更重學習。凡得梵本瑜伽真言經論五百餘部。奉為國家詳譯聖言。廣崇福祐。天寶五載却至上都。奉　玄宗皇帝恩命。於內建立道場。所齎梵經盡許翻譯。及肅宗皇帝配天繼聖。特奉　綸旨。於內道場建立護摩。及灌頂法。又為國譯經助宣皇化。累奉二聖　恩勅。先代三藏所有梵文並使搜訪。其中有縚索脫落便令修補。其有未經翻譯者續譯　奏聞伏惟　陛下纘承皇運。大庇含靈。廣闢福田。重明日月。恩波遠被。法雨分流。四海宅心。萬方欣戴。是知佛之付囑允在　聖君。不空叨承渥澤榮幸實深。切自思之如何報國。奉先皇聖制令闡微言。又奉　陛下恩命恭尊遺旨。再遣翻譯利濟群生。雖復四時精勤未酬萬一。是以區區於日夕。詳譯真言及大乘經典。冀効涓微。上資　皇道。其所譯金剛頂瑜伽法門是成佛速疾之路。其修行者必能頓超凡境達于彼岸。餘部真言諸佛方便其徒不一。所譯諸大乘經典。皆是上資邦國息滅災厄。星辰不愆風雨慎敘。仰恃佛力輔成國家。謹纘集前後所翻譯訖者。自開元至今大曆六年。凡一百一卷七十七部并目錄一卷。及筆受僧俗名字繕寫已訖。謹因　降誕之辰謹具進奉。庶得真言福祐長護聖躬。大乘威力永康國界。其未翻梵本經中。但有護持於國福潤生靈者續譯奏聞。不勝虔誠之至謹奉表以聞。沙門不空誠惶誠恐謹言。

The monk Amoghavajra states: From my youth, I served my late master, the Tripiṭaka Master and Upādhyāya of the Great Propagation of the Teaching [Vajrabodhi], for twenty-four years, receiving the teaching of the Yoga teachings. Later, I traveled through the Five Indias seeking that which I had not yet received, along with various sūtras and śāstras, further pursuing my studies. In total, I obtained more than five hundred texts of Sanskrit Yoga and mantra sūtras and śāstras. On behalf of the state, I have carefully translated the sacred words to vastly increase blessed protection. In the fifth year of the Tianbao era, I returned to the Supreme Capital. Receiving the gracious command of Emperor Xuanzong, I established a practice arena within the palace, and all the Sanskrit scriptures I had brought were permitted to be translated. When Emperor Suzong matched Heaven and succeeded to the sagehood, I specially received his imperial decree to establish homa and abhiṣeka rites in the inner practice arena. Furthermore, I translated scriptures for the state to aid in proclaiming the imperial transformation. Repeatedly receiving the gracious edicts of both holy sovereigns, all Sanskrit texts of prior Tripiṭaka masters were searched out; wherever cords had unravelled, orders were given to restore and repair them; and those texts not yet translated were to be translated in succession and presented to the throne. I prostrate in contemplation that Your Majesty has inherited the imperial succession, providing vast shelter to all sentient beings, widely opening the fields of merit, doubling the brilliance of the sun and moon. The waves of your grace extend far and wide, and the rain of the Dharma flows in every stream. The four seas turn their hearts to you, and the myriad regions joyfully revere you. Thus it is known that the Buddha's entrustment truly rests in the sage ruler. Unworthily receiving your lavish favor, Amoghavajra is profoundly honored. I constantly ponder how to repay the state: I have received the late emperor's sacred command to expound the subtle words, and now I have received Your Majesty's gracious command respectfully to honor his bequeathed will, once again being dispatched to translate and benefit the multitude of beings. Although I have been diligent throughout the four seasons, I have not repaid even one ten-thousandth. Therefore, humbly laboring morning and evening, I have carefully translated mantras and Mahāyāna scriptures, hoping to contribute my meager drop to assist the imperial way. The Vajraśekhara Yoga teaching that I have translated is the swift path to Buddhahood; those who practice it are sure to abruptly transcend the worldly realm and reach the other shore. As for the mantras of other sections, the expedients of the various Buddhas are not uniform. The various Mahāyāna scriptures translated are all to support the state on high, extinguish calamities and disasters, ensure that stars do not err, and cause wind and rain to be timely and orderly, reverently relying on the Buddha's power to assist and establish the country. I have respectfully compiled all those translated from beginning to end, from the Kaiyuan era down to the present sixth year of the Dali era: in total, one hundred and one fascicles in seventy-seven works, along with a catalog in one fascicle, with the names of the monastics and laypersons who served as scribes already copied out. Respectfully on the occasion of the imperial birthday, I submit them in presentation, hoping that the blessed protection of the mantras may forever protect the sacred person, and the mighty power of the Mahāyāna may perpetually bring peace to the realm. As for those untranslated Sanskrit scriptures, whenever there are texts that protect the realm and bestow blessings upon living beings, I shall successively translate them and memorialize them to the throne. Unable to bear my utmost sincerity, I respectfully present this memorial to report. The monk Amoghavajra, in true fear and trembling, respectfully speaks.