[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [法苑珠林](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122) › 14.40 # 法苑珠林 14.40 法苑珠林 14.40 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [14.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.14.40) 唐龍朔元年下勅令會昌寺僧會賾往五臺山修理寺塔。其山屬代州五臺縣。備有五臺。中臺最高。目極千里山川如掌。上有石塔數千所。塼石壘之。斯並魏高祖孝文帝所立。臺北石上人馬犬跡。蹈文如新。頂有大池名太華泉。又有小泉迭相延屬。夾泉有二浮圖。中有文殊師利像。傳云。文殊師利與五百仙人往清涼山說法。故華嚴經亦云。文殊在清涼山說法。故此山極寒不生餘樹。唯有松林森聳山谷。南號清涼峯。山下有清涼府。古今遺基見不泯滅。從臺東南而下三十里許有古大孚靈鷲寺。見有東西二道場。佛事備焉。古老傳云。漢明帝所造。南有華園二頃許。異華間發光曜人目。四邊樹圍。訪問古老不知根原。每至肇春迄到晚秋。華迭開發。古來道俗愛此華奇。人間無有採根。移外栽植並皆不生。乃至移出圍樹外栽亦不得生。要在圍內任之自發。良由文殊所感大聖現徵。寔置神仙之宅。豈凡人之所植也。若有志誠入此山者。多見伽藍聖僧所居。或有飛空。或有緣㵎。或居山嶮。或在幽巖。或道或俗不異凡愚。過後尋覓不知去處。寺及聖僧出沒不恒。非聖靡測。 > In the first year of Longshuo of the Tang, an imperial edict was issued ordering the monk Huize of Huichang Temple to go to Mount Wutai to repair the temples and stūpas. This mountain belongs to Wutai County in Daizhou and possesses five terraces. The central terrace is the highest; gazing as far as the eye can see for a thousand li, the mountains and rivers appear as if in one's palm. Above it are several thousand stone stūpas, piled up with bricks and stones; these were all erected by Emperor Xiaowen, Gaozu of the Northern Wei. On the stones north of the terrace, footprints of people, horses, and dogs are pressed as fresh as new. On the summit is a large pool named Taihua Spring, and there are smaller springs successively linked to one another. Flanking the springs are two stūpas, inside of which are images of Mañjuśrī. Tradition says that Mañjuśrī went to Mount Qingliang with five hundred immortals to preach the Dharma; therefore the Avataṃsaka Sūtra also says that Mañjuśrī preaches the Dharma on Mount Qingliang. For this reason, this mountain is extremely cold and produces no other trees, having only pine groves towering over the mountain valleys. The south is called Qingliang Peak, and below the mountain is Qingliang Prefecture; its ancient and modern surviving foundations can still be seen and have not vanished. Descending some thirty li to the southeast of the terrace, there is the ancient Great Fu Lingjiu Temple. Currently it has east and west bodhimaṇḍas where Buddhist rituals are fully provided. The elders traditionally say it was built by Emperor Ming of the Han. To its south is a flower garden of about two qing; strange flowers bloom among them, dazzling the eyes. Trees encircle it on four sides. Inquiring of the elders, none knows their origin. From the beginning of spring until late autumn, the flowers bloom in succession. From antiquity, monastics and laypeople have cherished the rarity of these flowers; in the human realm there are none who could dig up their roots and transplant them outside, for all fail to grow. Even if transplanted just outside the surrounding trees, they still cannot grow; they must remain within the enclosure, left to blossom on their own. This is truly what was evoked by Mañjuśrī, a sign manifested by the Great Sage: it is indeed the abode of divine immortals, so how could it have been planted by ordinary men? If anyone enters this mountain with sincerity of purpose, they often see saṃghārāmas where holy monks dwell: some flying through the air, some climbing along ravines, some living on perilous heights, some in secluded crags. Whether monastic or lay, they look no different from ordinary, foolish folk; but when sought out afterward, their whereabouts cannot be known. Temples and holy monks appear and disappear without constancy; unless one is a sage, it cannot be fathomed. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 14.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.14.39) - [Next: 14.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.14.41) - [Up: 14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.14) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.14.40) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [集神州三寶感通錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2106.2.53) — 道宣, Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.14.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.14.40) · Pramāṇa