[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) › 17.5 # 法苑珠林 17.5 法苑珠林 17.5 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [17.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.17.5) 宋大明年中。有寺統法師名道溫。居在秣陵縣。既見皇太后。叡鑒沖明聖符幽洽。滌思淨場研襟至境。固以聲藻震中事靈梵表。迺創思鎔斵抽寫神華。模造普賢來儀盛像。寶傾宙珍妙盡天飾。所設講齋訖。今月八日嚫會有限名簿素定。引次就席數無盈減。轉經將半景及昆吾。忽覩異僧豫于座內。容止端嚴氣貌秀發。舉眾矚目莫有識者。齋主問曰。上人何名。答曰。名慧明。問住何寺。答云。來自天安。言對之間儵然不見。闔堂驚魂遍筵肅慮。以為明祥所賁幽應攸闡。紫山可覿華臺不遠。蓋聞至誠所感還景移緯。澄心所殉發石開泉。況帝德涵運皇功懋洽。仁洞乾遐理暢冥外。故上王盛士。剋表大明之朝。勸發妙身。躬見龍飛之室。意若曰陛下慧燭海縣明華日月。故以慧明為人名。繼天興祚式垂無疆。故以天安為寺稱神基彌遠道政方凝。九服識泰萬彙齊悅。謹列言屬縣以詮天休。 > During the Daming era of the Song, there was a monastic director, Dharma Master Daowen, who resided in Moling county. Having observed the Empress Dowager—whose profound insight was tranquil and bright, whose sagacious tokens secretly resonated, and who cleansed her thoughts in the pure sanctuary to delve into the ultimate realm, her fame and elegance shaking the realm and her spiritual deeds transcending the cosmos—he thereupon conceived the design to cast and sculpt an image displaying divine splendor, modeling a magnificent statue of Samantabhadra coming in procession. It exhausted worldly treasures and thoroughly perfected celestial adornments. When the lecture and vegetarian feast he provided were concluded, on the eighth day of this month, the donations were restricted to an assembly whose register of names had been fixed in advance, and they were led to their seats without any increase or decrease in number. As the chanting of the sūtra was half done and the sun reached its noon peak, an extraordinary monk was suddenly seen sitting among the seats. His deportment was dignified and serene, and his presence was outstanding and refined. The entire assembly stared, but none recognized him. The host of the feast asked, 'What is the master's name?' He replied, 'My name is Huiming.' He asked which temple he lived in, and the monk replied, 'I come from Tian'an.' In the space between these words, he abruptly vanished. The entire hall was struck with astonishment, and the whole assembly fell into solemn contemplation. They considered it an illumination of auspicious omens and the revelation of an unseen response: the Purple Mountain could be seen, and the Flower Terrace was not far away. Indeed, we have heard that when utmost sincerity evokes a response, the sun's course turns back and the planetary coordinates shift; when a purified mind is dedicated, stones open and springs gush forth. How much more so when imperial virtue encompasses all operations and august merit fully harmonizes, benevolence penetrating the remote heavens and universal principle pervading the unseen realms! Thus, when noble kings and flourishing scholars make their mark in the era of Daming, inspiring the wondrous body \[of the bodhisattva\] to appear in person before the chamber of the dragon's flight, the meaning seems to be: Your Majesty's candle of wisdom illumines the four seas, and your brilliance equals the sun and moon; hence he used 'Huiming' (Wisdom-Brightness) as his personal name. Succeeding Heaven in establishing prosperity to bequeath infinite blessings; hence he used 'Tian'an' (Heavenly Peace) as the temple's name. The divine foundation grows ever more distant, and the rule of the Way becomes solidified; the nine regions recognize peace, and all myriad creatures rejoice together. He respectfully submitted this report to the county administration to expound upon the heavenly blessing. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 17.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.17.4) - [Next: 17.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.17.6) - [Up: 17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.17) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.17.5) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.17.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.17.5) · Pramāṇa