大唐貞元續開元釋教錄 2.6.4

2.6.4

威遠被俾契戒宗。用此微誠上資聖祚。無任
悚懼之至。謹附中使李憲誠。奉表陳謝以聞。
沙門曇邃等誠惶誠恐謹言。
寶應元聖文武皇帝答曰。
師等。道著依經功超自覺。承雪宮之旨奧。為
火宅之舟航。四分律儀一乘扃鍵。須歸總會
永息多門。爰命有司俾供資費。馬鳴之制佇
見裁成。所謝知。同日京城釋門三學百大德
等。陳表謝曰。京城釋門眾大安國寺上座沙
門法鑾等言。法鑾聞。四河入海無復餘名。兩
疏各陳須歸一實。伏惟寶應元聖文武皇帝
陛下。光啟法炬廣闢玄關。降九重非常之詔。
彌以所用。使四分戒寶之宗。和而無諍。仍令
就大安國寺修撰。伏奉聖恩。賜香茶食料紙
筆用光法侶。寵錫自天戴荷無地。令會同一
疏刊削繁蕪。失鷸蜯之相厄。俾漁人之罔措。
聖情若此雨施雲行。恒沙釋子。離我相於法
空千葉花王。更新生於覺蘂。無任慶賀之至。
謹附中使李憲誠。奉表陳謝以聞。沙門法鑾
誠歡誠躍謹言。
寶應元聖文武皇帝批曰。
師等。宗師梵行領袖王城。道祕真玄功深戒
律。四分疏義匪異源流。一貫成章。佇資編羂。
有司供備誠謂典常也。所謝知是時也。將欲
僉定。共議司存一十四人。各知分位眾差。大
薦福寺大德如淨筆削潤色僉定。保壽寺慧
徹同筆削潤色僉定。西明寺圓照筆受正字
僉定。安國寺寶意筆受纂文僉定。沙門超濟
筆受證義僉定。淨住寺崇叡。西明寺道邃興
玼。天長寺曇邃。崇福寺超證。安國寺神朗智
釗。青龍寺惟幹。章敬寺希照。並同證義僉定。
共議篇題名目。勅僉定四分律疏卷。第一卷
內但名四分律疏卷第一。京城臨壇大德奉
詔定以此為題也。其日品官楊崇一宣奉勅
語。興唐溫國兩寺三網即與淨土禪院撿校
僧等嚴飾道場令道行僧伍拾肆人。起今月
一日。轉經禮懺六時行道。至來年二月一日
散。設其齋糧香油茶藥一事已上。令所司祇
供。宜各精誠問師等好在。同日右銀臺門司
趙夏日宣牒奉勅語。尚食局索陸拾肆人齋
食果盤并粥米生料一事已上自副。即與大
濟師計會供送興唐溫國兩寺淨土院。每日
各依。恒起今月二日供。至來年二月二日停。
謹牒。是日也。僉定四分律疏大德十四人。恩
命分赴兩寺道場。奉為國家轉經行道。其月
五日品官楊崇一。宣奉勅語。溫國寺檢校大
德飛錫專知念誦大德曇邃等。好在否。檢挍
有勞也。宜加精誠轉念行道普為蒼生。至十
四年正月二十五日。品官楊崇一。又宣奉勅
語。溫國寺檢校臨壇大德曇邃飛錫等好在
否。檢挍有勞。其轉經及貞操律師誦經道場。
宜延至二月十日散設齋。至二十八日。中使
內給事李憲誠。宣奉勅語。溫國寺轉念道場
四分律臨壇大德等。釋門三學以心印相傳
無上菩提。戒學以為根本道場。畢日即宜赴
大安國寺製造疏。成之後十道流行。至二月
八日。品官楊崇一。宣奉勅語大溫國寺檢挍
道場大德曇邃飛錫等。其道場宜取十日散。
設千僧齋。至十日散。設天使行香。大德五十
四人各絹三匹充䞋也。
道場既畢慶設復終。大德相歡陳表謝曰。沙
門飛錫等言。飛錫聞金輪騰翥。以十善化人。
大聖用心。以蒼生為念。伏惟陛下。洞入微妙
明德惟馨。宣詔命於祇園。徵龍象於溫國。隨
年五十四轉經千萬偈。作禮金殿。清齋玉堂。
或昇座諷甘露之文。或旋繞動蓮花之步。大
濟禪師每親法會執鑪虔懇。僧等沐浴聖化。
奉答皇恩。更蒙天慈寵光法侶。御香玉帛戔
戔列於梵宮。寶饌金錢雰雰下於淨土。無任
戴荷殊常之至。謹附中使揚崇一。奉表陳謝
以聞。沙門飛錫等誠歡誠慶謹言。
寶應元聖文武皇帝答曰。
師等。託跡緇流修行妙教。所錫齋䞋用廣勝
因。所謝知。是日僉定四分律疏大德等。既奉
恩命。各於齋後赴集安國。道場大德曇邃一
人違限不至。見到大德狀上使司。至二十二
日。勅句當京城諸寺觀修功德使。牒律大德

May your majestic authority spread afar, causing [all] to accord with the Vinaya school. With this slight sincerity, we offer support to the imperial throne. Unable to bear our utmost trepidation, we respectfully entrust the palace commissioner Li Xiancheng to present this memorial expressing our gratitude for your hearing. Śramaṇa Dansui and others respectfully speak with true dread and true fear.

Emperor Baoying Yuansheng Wenwu replied:
Masters, your virtue is manifest through your reliance on the scriptures, and your achievement surpasses self-enlightenment. Inheriting the profound intent of the Snow Palace (the Buddha), you serve as a vessel across the burning house. The Vinaya observances of the Four-Part [Vinaya] are the lock and key of the One Vehicle; they must return to a comprehensive synthesis, ending divergent schools forever. We have therefore ordered the officials in charge to supply funds and provisions; we await the completion of [this] work akin to Aśvaghoṣa's system. What you have thanked [us for] is noted.

On the same day, one hundred bhadantas of the Three Learnings among the Buddhist community of the capital presented a memorial of thanks, saying:
Śramaṇa Faluan, sthavira of Great Anguo Temple, and others of the Buddhist community of the capital state: Faluan has heard that when the four rivers enter the ocean, they retain no separate names; though the two commentaries are each presented, they must return to the one reality. We prostrate ourselves before Your Majesty, Emperor Baoying Yuansheng Wenwu: Your brilliance kindles the torch of the Dharma, and you broadly open the mystic portal. You have issued an extraordinary edict from the Ninefold Palaces, utilizing all resources so that the school of the Four-Part Vinaya's jewel of precepts may become harmonious without dispute. You have further ordered that the compilation take place at Great Anguo Temple. Humbly receiving the imperial grace, we were granted incense, tea, provisions, paper, and brushes to shed luster upon our Dharma companions. With divine favor bestowed from heaven, our gratitude knows no bounds. You have ordered that they be unified into a single commentary, cutting away redundancies; the mutual peril of the snipe and the clam is dispelled, leaving the fisherman empty-handed. Such is the sage will, pouring down like rain and gathering like clouds. Śākyan disciples numerous as the sands of the Ganges abandon the notion of self in the emptiness of phenomena; the thousand-petaled King of Flowers takes on new birth in the stamens of awakening. Unable to bear our utmost joy and celebration, we respectfully entrust the palace commissioner Li Xiancheng to present this memorial expressing our gratitude for your hearing. Śramaṇa Faluan respectfully speaks with true joy and true exuberance.

The rescript of Emperor Baoying Yuansheng Wenwu stated:
Masters, you are teachers of pure practice and leaders of the royal capital. Your path holds secret the true and profound; your achievements run deep in the Vinaya. The meanings of the Four-Part [Vinaya] commentary do not differ in their source; unified into a coherent text, they await weaving into compilation. The provisions from the authorities are truly the established rule. What you have thanked [us for] is noted.

At that time, when about to jointly determine [the text], the fourteen people who discussed and oversaw the tasks each recognized their assigned duties among the assembly's distribution:
Bhadanta Rujing of Great Jianfu Temple was responsible for editing, polishing, and joint determination.
Huiche of Baoshou Temple was co-editor, polisher, and joint determinator.
Yuanzhao of Ximing Temple was scribe, corrector of characters, and joint determinator.
Baoyi of Anguo Temple was scribe, compiler of text, and joint determinator.
Śramaṇa Chaoji was scribe, verifier of meaning, and joint determinator.
Chongrui of Jingzhu Temple, Daosui and Xingci of Ximing Temple, Dansui of Tianchang Temple, Chaozheng of Chongfu Temple, Shenlang and Zhizhao of Anguo Temple, Weigan of Qinglong Temple, and Xizhao of Zhangjing Temple were all verifiers of meaning and joint determinators.
Together they discussed the title: by imperial decree, it was designated *Fascicle of the Jointly Determined Commentary on the Four-Part Vinaya*; within the first fascicle, it was simply entitled *Commentary on the Four-Part Vinaya, Fascicle One*. The altar-presiding bhadantas of the capital established this as the title in obedience to the imperial decree.

On that day, the official of rank Yang Chongyi proclaimed the imperial words: "The three administrators of the two temples of Xingtang and Wenguo, together with the overseer monks of the Pure Land Chan cloister, shall adorn the place of practice and order fifty-four monks of religious practice to revolve the scriptures, practice repentance, and circumambulate during the six periods of the day, beginning from the first day of this month until they conclude on the first day of the second month of next year. Let the relevant office properly supply all matters above, such as their vegetarian provisions, incense, lamp oil, tea, and medicine. May each be pure and sincere. Inquire if the masters are faring well."

On the same day, the Office of the Right Yintai Gate and Zhao Xiari proclaimed an official document conveying the imperial words: "The Bureau of the Imperial Kitchen requested vegetarian meals, fruit platters, porridge rice, and raw ingredients for sixty-four people, all furnished from its own resources. Let them immediately confer with Master Daji to supply and deliver them to the Pure Land Cloisters of the two temples of Xingtang and Wenguo, according to each on a daily basis, constantly supplied from the second day of this month until they cease on the second day of the second month of next year. Respectfully dispatched."

On this day, the fourteen bhadantas who jointly determined the commentary on the Four-Part Vinaya, by imperial order, divided to attend the places of practice at the two temples to revolve scriptures and circumambulate on behalf of the state.

On the fifth day of that month, the official of rank Yang Chongyi proclaimed the imperial words: "Are Overseer Bhadanta Feixi, Bhadanta Dansui in special charge of recitation, and the others of Wenguo Temple faring well? You have toiled in overseeing. You should increase your sincerity in chanting and circumambulating, universally for the sake of all living beings."

On the twenty-fifth day of the first month of the fourteenth year, the official of rank Yang Chongyi again proclaimed the imperial words: "Are Overseer Altar-Presiding Bhadantas Dansui, Feixi, and others of Wenguo Temple faring well? You have toiled in overseeing. As for the place of practice where scriptures are revolved and Vinaya Master Zhencao chants the scriptures, it is fitting to extend it until the tenth day of the second month, when it will conclude with the provision of a vegetarian banquet."

On the twenty-eighth day, the palace commissioner and Palace Attendant Li Xiancheng proclaimed the imperial words: "To the altar-presiding bhadantas of the Four-Part Vinaya at the recitation place of practice at Wenguo Temple: In the three learnings of the Buddhist tradition, the mind-seal is transmitted to attain unexcelled bodhi, and the learning of the precepts serves as the foundation. When the place of practice concludes, you should immediately proceed to Great Anguo Temple to compile the commentary. After its completion, it shall circulate throughout the Ten Circuits."

On the eighth day of the second month, the official of rank Yang Chongyi proclaimed the imperial words: "To Overseer Bhadantas Dansui, Feixi, and others of the place of practice at Great Wenguo Temple: This place of practice should conclude on the tenth day. A vegetarian feast for one thousand monks shall be provided." When it concluded on the tenth day, the imperial commissioner distributed incense, and each of the fifty-four bhadantas was presented with three bolts of silk as a donation.

After the place of practice was completed and the celebratory feast came to an end, the bhadantas rejoiced together and submitted a memorial of gratitude, stating: "Śramaṇa Feixi and others say: Feixi has heard that the Golden Wheel ascends to transform humanity through the ten good deeds, and the Great Sage applies his mind to hold all living beings in thought. We humbly reflect that Your Majesty has deeply penetrated the subtle and profound; your bright virtue alone is fragrant. You proclaim edicts in the Jetavana and summon dragons and elephants to Wenguo. According to the number fifty-four, tens of millions of verses of scripture were revolved; prostrations were performed in the golden halls, and pure vegetarian meals were held in the jade chambers. Either ascending the seat to chant texts of sweet dew, or circumambulating with steps resembling lotus blossoms. Chan Master Daji personally attended each Dharma assembly, reverently holding the censer. We monks have bathed in the sage transformation and respond to the imperial grace. We have further received heavenly compassion shedding luster on our Dharma companions: imperial incense and jade silks are arrayed in abundance in the Brahma palace, and precious foods and money fall down like snow upon the Pure Land. Unable to bear our extraordinary gratitude, we respectfully entrust the palace commissioner Yang Chongyi to present this memorial expressing our gratitude for your hearing. Śramaṇa Feixi and others respectfully speak with true joy and true celebration."

Emperor Baoying Yuansheng Wenwu replied:
Masters, you have entrusted your steps to the black-robed sangha and cultivated the wonderful teaching. The vegetarian donations bestowed are meant to broaden superior causes. What you have thanked [us for] is noted.

On that day, the bhadantas who jointly determined the commentary on the Four-Part Vinaya, having received the imperial order, assembled at Anguo [Temple] after the vegetarian meal. Only Bhadanta Dansui of the place of practice violated the deadline and failed to arrive. The list of attending bhadantas was submitted to the commissioner's office. On the twenty-second day, the commissioner overseeing merit-making in all temples and monasteries of the capital issued an official notice to the Vinaya bhadantas: