大唐貞元續開元釋教錄 1.7.2

1.7.2

Renwang jing, two fascicles (with preface), imperially composed; thirty-five sheets.
Miyan jing, three fascicles (with preface), imperially composed; fifty-one sheets.
Renwang niansong yigui, one fascicle; nineteen sheets.
Renwang jing shu, three fascicles (this commentary is counted as transferred below into the case of commentaries and records).
Memorialized by the above Special Defender, Acting Chamberlain for the Reverent Reception of Foreign Guests, Tripiṭaka Śramaṇa Daguangzhi Bukong:
Ever since my youth, I served my former master, the Great Dharma-Propagating Tripiṭaka Upādhyāya, for twenty-four years, receiving the teachings of the Yoga gateway. Later, I travelled through the Five Indias, seeking out what I had not yet received as well as various sūtras and treatises, and pursued further study. In total, I obtained more than five hundred Sanskrit texts of Yoga and mantra sūtras and treatises, [wishing] on behalf of the state to translate the sacred words in detail and broadly foster blessings and protection. In the fifth year of Tianbao, I returned to the Supreme Capital and was received by Emperor Xuanzong. By gracious decree, I established an abhiṣeka bodhimaṇḍa within [the palace], and permission was granted to translate all the Sanskrit sūtras I had brought. When Emperor Suzong matched Heaven and succeeded the sages, I received a special imperial decree to establish homa and abhiṣeka rituals in the Inner Bodhimaṇḍa, and also to translate scriptures for the state, assisting in propagating the imperial transformation. Repeatedly receiving the gracious edicts of the two sage [emperors], I was tasked with searching for and gathering all the Sanskrit manuscripts of previous tripiṭaka masters; where threads were broken and pages lost, I was ordered to repair and supplement them; and where works had not yet been translated, to continue translating them and memorialize the results. Humbly I consider that Your Majesty has succeeded to the imperial destiny, offering great shelter to all sentient beings, broadly opening fields of merit, and rekindling the brightness of the sun and moon. The waves of Your grace reach far, the rain of the Dharma flows widely; the four seas set their hearts on You, and all the ten directions flourish. Thus we know that the Buddha's entrustment truly rests with the sage ruler. Unworthily receiving Your abundant grace, Bukong feels profound honor and fortune. Thinking deeply of this, how can I repay the state? Formerly I received the sacred decrees of the late emperors commanding me to expound the subtle words, and now I have received Your Majesty's gracious command, reverently complying with their bequeathed wishes, again dispatching me to translate and benefit the multitude of beings. Although I have been diligent and earnest through the four seasons, I have not repaid one ten-thousandth. Therefore, toiling from morning to evening, I have carefully translated mantras and Mahāyāna scriptures, hoping to contribute my meager drops to support the imperial way above. The Vajraśekhara Yoga gateway translated herein is the swift path to attaining Buddhahood; those who practice it will surely transcend the ordinary realm at once and reach the other shore. The mantras of the other divisions are the upāya of the Buddhas, manifold in their types. The Mahāyāna scriptures translated are all intended above to support the state, quell disasters and dangers, prevent the stars from straying, and keep the wind and rain in season, relying with reverence on the Buddha's power to assist and establish the state. Compiling all that has been translated from the Kaiyuan era up to the present sixth year of Dali, there are altogether one hundred and one fascicles in seventy-seven works, together with a general catalogue in one fascicle, noting the names of the monastics and laymen who served as scribes. Having completed the transcription, I now respectfully present them on the occasion of the Imperial Birthday, in the modest hope that the blessings of the mantras will long protect the sacred person, and the mighty power of the Mahāyāna will perpetually bring peace to the state's borders. Among the untranslated Sanskrit sūtras, wherever there are any that protect the state and bless sentient beings, I shall continue to translate them and report to the throne. I am overcome with the utmost devotion. An imperial edict was issued granting the memorial, ordering that it be promulgated within and outside the court, and that all [the works] be entered into the catalogue of the entire canon. On the sixteenth day of the first month of the seventh year of Dali, proclaimed by Minister, Situ and concurrently Director of the Chancellery Ziyi; received by Minister, Vice Director of the Secretariat and 平章事 (Joint Manager of Affairs) Yuan Zai. The Secretariat Drafter received the imperial edict, ordering that action be taken in accordance with the above official dispatch upon its arrival. On the tenth day of the first month of the seventh year of Dali, Wang Jin, Palace Grandee, Vice Director of the Chancellery and Joint Manager of Affairs; official dispatch from the Bureau of Sacrifices of the Office of Remonstrance to Tripiṭaka Master Daguangzhi Bukong, communicating that the imperial edict was received as in the above dispatch, and upon arrival this dispatch is issued in accordance with the edict. On the ninth day of the second month of the seventh year of Dali, dispatched by present Clerk Huangfu Quan; Manager Liu Yi; Vice Director and Assessor Wang Sui.
Formerly, on the twelfth day of the tenth month of the sixth year of Dali, the Special Defender, Acting Chamberlain for the Reverent Reception of Foreign Guests, Tripiṭaka Śramaṇa Daguangzhi Bukong submitted a memorial. On the twenty-second day of that month, the Palace Emissary Li Xiancheng respectfully proclaimed the imperial edict, bestowing upon Tripiṭaka Master Bukong brocades, colored silks, and thin silks totaling eight hundred bolts, and thirty bolts of colored silk to each of the ten Bhadantas who assisted in translating the scriptures. Thereupon, on the following day, the Bhadantas submitted an expression of gratitude, Śramaṇa Qianzhen and others stating: 'Humbly, on the twenty-second day of this month, Palace Emissary Li Xiancheng arrived and respectfully proclaimed the sacred decree that the ten Bhadantas who translated the scriptures are each bestowed thirty bolts of colored silk. Qianzhen has heard: The one who bequeaths the teachings is the Dharma King, who manifests his traces as sovereign over the three realms; the one who implements the teachings is the human lord, who transmits them as master of the four seas. Without the Dharma King, there would be no means to reveal the text of the four lines; without the human lord, there would be no means to expound the principle of the One Vehicle. Humbly we consider that:
His Majesty, the Baoying Yuansheng Wenwu Emperor, possesses virtue matching Heaven and Earth, and his grace extends to plants and trees; turning the wheel, he governs the peak of realm, and anointed with abhiṣeka, he is called the honored one. Operating the gateway of compassion and upāya, he assumes the station of entrustment and propagation. The eighty scriptures translated, including the Renwang, Ākāśagarbha, and Ghanavyūha, are all the supreme teachings of the perfect voice, the true exposition of the precious realm. Free from going and coming, the present body is the eternally abiding body; without extinguishing and without arising, all Buddhas are the Buddhas of one's own mind. Pointing to empty space as the treasury, manifesting forms as adornment, expounding the inexhaustibility of Yoga, realizing the unfathomability of mantras. If not for one who combines both talent and practice, and thoroughly fuses samādhi and wisdom, how could one illuminate the profound and subtle, and propagate the secret mysteries? Upādhyāya Tripiṭaka Master Daguangzhi Bukong is skilled in the languages of both lands, and his practice penetrates the three mysteries. Receiving the empowering power of the Pure and Full Tathāgata, and meeting the auspicious conditions of propagation and protection by the Baoying enlightened ruler, the principles and meanings have thereby become lucidly clear, and the sentences and phrases brilliantly radiant. We, Qianzhen and the rest, are but fine dust on Vulture Peak, small leaves in the Jeta Grove; our knowledge is crude and rustic, our learning and skills mediocre and shallow. Fortunate to receive the heavenly regard, we have unworthily taken part in the translation of scriptures. Relying on the sacred power condescendingly bestowed upon us, and having received polishing and embellishment, the works are now completed. Although called foolish and blind, we still feel joy and solace; how much more so when we accord with the celestial benevolence above, obtaining permission for promulgation within and outside the court, and are furthermore bestowed fine and colored silks to bring glory to our clumsy selves! All of us within the Dharma gateway are beyond joyful, unable to bear the extraordinary weight of our gratitude. We respectfully submit this memorial via Palace Emissary Li Xiancheng to express our thanks and report to the throne. Respectfully submitted.'
On the twenty-third day of the tenth month of the sixth year of Dali, memorial submitted by the scripture-translating Bhadanta, Sthavira Śramaṇa Qianzhen of Daxingshan Temple, and others.
The Baoying Yuansheng Wenwu Emperor endorsed in imperial rescript:
'You masters have profound and pure practice of the Way, and vast and far-reaching wisdom. Translating and circulating the profound import of the Three Vehicles and the bequeathed texts of the thousand leaves, you bring benefit to both family and state. In slightly extending these gifts, you have gone to the trouble of expressing gratitude.' At that time, on the twelfth day of the tenth month of the sixth year of Dali, a memorial was submitted requesting inclusion in the catalogue. Thereupon the Baoying Yuansheng Wenwu Emperor, having examined the memorial and comprehended it fully, proclaimed it as before. Valuing the master, he replied to the memorial, saying: 'The Upādhyāya long served the former dynasty, propagating the wondrous'