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代宗朝贈司空大辨正廣智三藏和上表制集 2.188

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The śramaṇa Amoghavajra states: Amoghavajra has heard that translating scriptures on palm leaves is the means to glorify the Śākya teaching, and expounding gāthās of the lotus is how it is entrusted to the Heavenly King. We respectfully reflect that Your Majesty's position weighs heavily upon the golden wheel, yet your mind roams in the precious verses; your filial virtue moves Heaven and Earth, and your cultural brilliance matches the sun and moon. I have observed that Monk Huilin of Zhangjing Temple embraced keen intelligence from youth and vowed to transmit the lamp. He expounds the Mahāyāna to repay the vast creation above; he constantly recites the subtle meanings and can proclaim them. Considering his location, he has been uniquely fortunate to be soaked in heavenly grace. Now, for the sake of the state, Amoghavajra requests that he expound the true scriptures for both clergy and laity at Baoshou Temple, so that the ancestral shrines and the imperial fortune may endure across great kalpas, matching the years of a fast, and the field of merit for the common people may uproot Sumeru to form their lifespan. If heavenly grace permits, I request that you hand down

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