[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) › 44.5 # 法苑珠林 44.5 法苑珠林 44.5 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [44.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.44.5) 昔如來在世。預以末法囑累帝釋及諸國王。良由天力可以摧萬邪。王威可以率兆庶也。今遺法所付者。意在仗以流通。以四眾之微弱。恐三寶之廢壞。藉王者以威伏。假王者以勢逼。令有不肖者寢其瑕疵。訕黷者掩其紕紊。助大猷以惟新。扇皇風以遐暢。一變告其漸。再變滌區宇。群生佩聖德之恩。佛法得委寄之道。斯付囑之謂也。如俗曰。昔者聖王立制。意使陰陽有位。君臣有章。男女有別。政令有序。故王者南面而治天下。居后於北宮。居太子於東方。天子立廟。王后立市。日蝕則王修德。月蝕則后修形。此體陰陽之位也。故乾始於子。故子為天正。坤始於未。其衡在丑。陰不專制往而承陽。故丑為地正。聖王承天序地以成其功。故寅為人正。三正迭用有變無絕。是以王者必存二代之後體三正也。易曰。西南得朋。乃與類行。東北喪朋。乃終有慶。故使臣從乎君女歸乎男也。乾始於子。左行而終於戍。坤始於未右。行而終於酉。故使男貴左女貴右也。 > Section 2: Virtues of the King > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 44.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.44.4) - [Next: 44.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.44.6) - [Up: 44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.44) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.44.5) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.44.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.44.5) · Pramāṇa