代宗朝贈司空大辨正廣智三藏和上表制集 5.80

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Palace Envoy Duan Wuhua arrived to reverently proclaim the imperial decree: On the occasion of the entombment feast on the first anniversary of the late Tripitaka Master and Upādhyāya of Great Eloquence and Vast Wisdom, a feast offering for one thousand persons was bestowed, together with two hundred strings of tea, and ordination was granted to two disciples. Prostrately I consider that since our late master passed into extinction, a solar cycle has suddenly turned. Your Sagely Mind, wishing to honor him at the end, has repeatedly bestowed illustrious favors: granting cash to erect the stupa, and presenting delicacies and ordaining monks. Your rain and dew permeate the unseen and the seen; Your radiant favor covers the living and the departed. All who belong to the Dharma fellowship are moved by grief and gratitude in equal measure. The palace envoy came repeatedly; fragrant tea arrived in succession. Sending his complete body into the Prabhūtaratna Stupa, we are sustained by exceptional grace from the Ninth Heaven. Unable to bear my extreme gratitude, I reverently present this memorial to offer my thanks and submit it for your hearing. Unable to overcome my deep trepidation, with true joy and true delight I respectfully speak.