仁王護國般若波羅蜜多經 1.4

1.4

The late emperor reverently set his sincere gaze upon the jade ūrṇā and calmed his contemplation in the true realm; he unfolded the complete teaching, gathered and repaired missing texts, and decreed that the Great Virtue, Tripiṭaka Śramaṇa Amoghavajra, should scrutinize, collate, and meticulously translate the incomplete fascicles and sections. The Tripiṭaka master's learning plumbed the two truths, his teaching transmitted the three secrets, his understanding grasped the ultimate principle, and [like] the completion of the character *i*, [his virtues] were fully perfected. Raising his robes, he pointed west; floating his cup, he crossed the Southern Sea. His shadow was his only companion; he labored diligently through deep years. Exquisitely skilled in the linguistic science of India, he deeply penetrated the melodies and tunes of China. Sweet dew washed over me, and fragrant breezes touched me. Thereafter, Sanskrit manuscripts were brought from afar, and the great bell awaited striking, awaiting the wind that sounds the myriad flutes, to lead and instruct with the scriptures that reveal the three vehicles. Entangled in grief and mourning, sorrowfully touched by frost and dew, I upheld