[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) › [開元釋教錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2154) › 1.3 # 開元釋教錄 1.3 開元釋教錄 1.3 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2154.1.3) 稽首善逝牟尼尊　無上丈夫調御士 亦禮三乘淨妙法　并及八輩應真僧 我撰經錄護法城　三寶垂慈幸冥祐 惟願法燈長夜照　迷徒因此得慧明 正法遐久住世間　依學速登無上地 > I bow my head to the Sugata, the Muni, the Honoured One, > The Unexcelled Hero, the Tamer and Guide of Men. > I also pay homage to the pure and wondrous Dharma of the three vehicles, > And to the saṅgha of Arhats of the eight ranks. > I compile this catalogue of sūtras to protect the city of the Dharma; > May the Three Jewels bestow their compassion and grant hidden aid! > I only pray that the lamp of the Dharma will illuminate the long night, > So that deluded followers may thereby obtain the light of wisdom, > And the true Dharma may abide long in the world, > So that by studying and practicing it, they may swiftly ascend to the unexcelled stage. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2154.1.2) - [Next: 1.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2154.1.4) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2154.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2154~en-mt.1.3) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [貞元新定釋教目錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2157.1.5) — 圓照, Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2154.1.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2154.1.3) · Pramāṇa