翻譯名義集 3.4

3.4

《帝王略論》曰：「夫帝王者，必立德立功，可大可久。經之以仁義，緯之以文武，深根固蔕，貽厥子孫。一言一行，以為軌範，垂之萬代，為不可易。所以域中四大，王居其一。」帝力可以鎮萬邦，王威可以伏兆庶，故金口之遺囑，鶴林之顧命，慮四眾以微弱，恐三寶而衰墜，託國之威風，藉王之勢力，故委寄於帝王，伎勅以流通也。

The Diwang luelun states: "Now, as for emperors and kings, they must establish virtue and establish merit, which can become great and endure long. Weaving them with benevolence and righteousness, warp and weft with culture and warfare, they plant deep roots and firm pedicels, bequeathing them to their descendants. Their every word and every deed serve as a standard, handed down for myriad generations as unalterable. Thus, of the four greats within the realm, the king occupies one." The emperor's power can stabilize the myriad states, and the king's majesty can subdue the myriad multitudes. Therefore, the testament spoken from the Golden Mouth and the final charge delivered in the Crane Forest (śāla grove)—fearing that the fourfold assembly would be feeble and weak, and anxious lest the Three Jewels should decline and fall—relied on the prestige of the state and leaned upon the power of kings, entrusting [the Dharma] to emperors and kings to decree its propagation.