法苑珠林 100.399

100.399

聖記。文多不載。暨乎恭膺寶位慶祚惟新。思罔極於　先皇。濡惠津於群品。鼎湖之駕。邈矣不追。長陵之魂。悠然滋永。聿興淨業。摽樹福田　先帝所幸之宮。翠微玉華。並捨為寺。供施殷厚。像設彫華。每至武皇穆后之諱。盡京僧尼七日行道　太宗及文德皇太后忌日。普及僧尼。三七日行道。造像書經度僧設供。備諸聞見。可略言焉。顯慶之際。常令玄奘法師入內翻譯。及慈恩大德。更代行道。不替於時。又出　詔為皇太子。西京造西明寺。因幸東都。即於雒下。又造敬愛寺。寺別用錢。各過二十萬貫。寺宇堂殿。尊像幡華。妙極天仙。巧窮神鬼。又為諸王公主。於西京造資戒崇敬招福福壽二十餘寺。爰勅內宮。式摸遺影造繡像。一格舉高十有二丈。驚目駭聽。絕後光前。五色相宣。六丈交映。託修揚於素手。寫滿月於雙鍼。麗越燕緹。絢逾蜀錦。布護列九華之采。紛綸含七耀之光。送在慈恩。長充供養。萬機餘暇。八正為心。親紆聖思。躬操神筆。製大慈恩寺隆國寺碑文及書。湛露凝華。縟緹流韻。刊乎貞石。傳之不朽。擊揚至理。藻鏡玄沖。屢　詔緇黃。考窮名教。每論之席。躬自覽焉。詮定是非。事詳論集。既告成天地。登岱勒封。讓德上玄。推功大聖。乃發明　詔。班示黎元。天下諸州。各營一寺。咸度七僧。隨有嘉祥。用題厥目。逖聽圖史。修覽帝王。道被區寰。仁沾動植。警日觀以崇祀。昭明堂以闡化。牢籠真俗。囊括古今。未有我皇之盛也。總章元年下詔西京更置明堂乾封二縣。用旌厥德。傳諸後昆。

Holy Record. The text is too long to include here. When he reverently received the precious throne and auspicious blessings were renewed, he felt limitless yearning toward the Late Emperor, and let his stream of kindness moisten all living beings. The chariot of Mount Dinghu was far gone and could not be pursued; the soul at Changling was distant and enduring. Thereupon he promoted pure karma and set up puṇyakṣetras: the palaces visited by the Late Emperor, Cuiwei and Yuhua, were both donated as temples, with abundant offerings and carved, magnificent statues. On each anniversary of the deaths of Emperor Wu and Empress Mu, monks and nuns throughout the entire capital practiced the Path for seven days. On the memorial days of Taizong and Empress Wende, monks and nuns everywhere practiced the Path for twenty-one days, fashioning statues, copying scriptures, ordaining monks, and presenting offerings—all of which are fully known to eye and ear and can be briefly mentioned. During the Xianqing era, Dharma Master Xuanzang was constantly ordered to enter the palace to translate, and the Great Virtues of Ci'en Temple took turns to practice the Path without interruption. An imperial edict was also issued to construct Ximing Temple in the Western Capital on behalf of the Crown Prince; while visiting the Eastern Capital, he furthermore built Jing'ai Temple in Luoyang. For each temple, more than two hundred thousand strings of cash were spent. The temple buildings and halls, venerable statues, banners, and flowers attained the utmost skill of heavenly celestials and exhausted the craftsmanship of spirits. Furthermore, on behalf of the princes and princesses, he built over twenty temples in the Western Capital, including Zijie, Chongjing, Zhaofu, and Fushou. Thereupon an order was issued to the inner palace to embroider an image modeled after the sacred likeness, measuring one hundred and twenty feet in height. It astonished eyes and startled ears, unrivaled in the past and illuminating the future. The five colors set each other off, and sixty feet of radiance shone reciprocally. Entrusting the execution to delicate hands, they rendered the full moon with paired needles. In beauty it surpassed the silk of Yan; in brilliance it excelled the brocade of Shu. Spreading forth, it displayed the colors of nine splendors; swirling, it contained the radiance of the seven luminaries. It was sent to Ci'en Temple to serve permanently as an object of veneration. In the intervals of myriad affairs of state, he kept the Noble Eightfold Path (āryāṣṭāṅgamārga) in mind; personally applying his sagely thoughts, he took up the divine brush in hand and composed the steles and inscriptions for Great Ci'en Temple and Longguo Temple. Clear dew condensed its blossom, and rich silk flowed with cadence; engraved on true stone, it is transmitted imperishably. Stirring and elevating the ultimate principle, he polished and mirrored profound tranquillity. Repeatedly summoning those in black robes and yellow robes, he thoroughly examined the teachings of fame. At every seat of debate, he personally observed, determining right and wrong; the matters are detailed in the collection of debates. Having announced his accomplishments to Heaven and Earth, he climbed Mount Tai and carved the imperial record, yielding virtue to High Heaven and offering merit to the Great Sage. Thereupon he issued an illustrious edict, proclaiming it to the multitude: throughout the circuits and prefectures of the realm, one temple was to be constructed in each, and seven monks were to be ordained in all of them, named after any auspicious omens that occurred. Looking far back into maps and histories, inspecting emperors and kings: his Way covered the world, and his benevolence moistened moving creatures and plants. He watched the Sun View peak to elevate offerings, and illuminated the Bright Hall to unfold transformation. Encompassing the ultimate and the conventional, gathering the past and present, never has there been one of such grandeur as our Emperor. In the first year of Zongzhang, an imperial edict was issued in the Western Capital to further establish Mingtang and Qianfeng counties to honor his virtue and transmit it to posterity.