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title: "宗喀巴大師傳 · 第十三節　明朝迎請"
description: "宗喀巴大師傳由現代高僧法尊法師編譯著述。該傳記成書於漢藏佛教文化交流背景下，法尊法師基於藏文典籍將其譯為漢文並加以編撰。全書系統記述了藏傳佛教格魯派創始人宗喀巴大師的生平事跡，包括其求學、修行、證悟及創建甘丹寺等重大事件，詳述了他振興戒律、改革藏傳佛教並建立顯密圓融教法體系的偉大貢獻。此傳記是研究宗喀巴大師思想與格魯派歷史的核心文獻，在漢地為理解藏傳佛教提供了權威依據，於佛教界具有崇高地位，被視為認識這位一代宗師的必讀之作。"
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### 第十三節　明朝迎請

> Chapter 13: Ming Dynasty Invitation

又於閉關之時，一日忽謂諸上首弟子曰：「我等略有留難之相，為避除故，須往餘處暫住數月方免。」弟子請云：「何所趣耶？」師曰：「現在不可預明。」忽於一夜，眾無所覺，大師攜隨者二人，赴惹喀山巖，閉關修行。時本尊現身，為說唯識中觀等諸宗之要義。告云：「今可略攝此等深義著書。」大師依教，遂著辨了不了義論，曰「善說藏」。

> During a retreat, the master suddenly addressed his foremost disciples: "I sense signs of obstacles ahead. To avoid them, we must temporarily move elsewhere and remain for several months." The disciples asked, "Where shall we go?" The master replied, "I cannot reveal this just yet." Then, one night, while everyone was unaware, the master quietly left with two attendants and traveled to a secluded hermitage in the Raka Mountains for intensive practice. There, the meditational deity appeared before him and expounded the essential meanings of various philosophical schools, including Mind-Only and the Middle Way. The deity instructed him: "Now is the time to condense these profound teachings into written form." Accordingly, the master composed his treatise titled "The Beautiful Explanation," which elucidates the definitive and interpretable meanings of the scriptures.

大師名稱徧充三界，諸有含識，莫不信仰。大明成祖屢請未赴；爾時復以廣大信心，為欲饒益諸有情故，重使四位大人，數百隨員，携持無量供施，殷誠奉迎。時諸大人，誠恐大師隱避，求見尚不可得，况云奉迎。故悉密其行跡，僅云為朝佛者，直過盆宇（地名），次早晨相出時驟至色惹其頂。時諸僧眾云：「大師非僅不在，而尚不知所往。」漢官不信，致使藏王家而為保憑，證明大師實往他處，尚未得知也。時漢藏諸人，徧處尋求，久之方知閉關於惹喀巖。大師初不相見，後因漢官請藏王名稱幢，并藏大臣虛空賢，再三請見，大師乃返色惹其頂，令來者朝見，受其供施。大師詳述赴中國害大利少之種種原因而辭之。并奉文成祖，謝其來意，說明自不來之理由，實非輕懱王旨等等情。并備上妙謝禮，開發來使。遂免東奔之勞，安慰藏中之機。時人皆讚大師以通力先知避脫，實為善權方便之極矣！成祖之禮物，全係金帛磁玉之屬；大師所進者，則為釋迦金像、觀音聖像、文殊金像各一尊，如來舍利四顆、阿底峽尊者之舍利一顆等是。戊子年六月十九日事也。

> The great Master's renown filled the three realms, and all beings with consciousness had faith in him. Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty repeatedly invited him, but he did not go. At that time, with vast faith and wishing to benefit all sentient beings, the Emperor again dispatched four great envoys with several hundred attendants, carrying countless offerings, to sincerely welcome him. The envoys, fearing that the Master might hide himself and knowing that even seeking an audience would be difficult—let alone receiving him—kept their mission secret, merely saying they were pilgrims visiting temples. They passed through Penyu (a place name) and arrived at the summit of Sera at dawn the next day. The monks there said, "The Master is not only absent, but his whereabouts are unknown." The Chinese officials did not believe them and had the King of Tibet act as guarantor, confirming that the Master had truly gone elsewhere and his whereabouts were not yet known. Then the Chinese and Tibetan people searched everywhere and eventually discovered that he was in retreat at Raga Cave. At first the Master would not see them, but later, when the Chinese officials requested the King of Tibet, named Dhvaja, and the Tibetan minister, named Shunyabhadra (Space of Virtue), to intercede and ask repeatedly, the Master returned to the summit of Sera, allowed the visitors to have an audience, and accepted their offerings. The Master then explained in detail the various reasons why going to China would bring much harm and little benefit, and declined the invitation. He also sent a reply to Emperor Chengzu, thanking him for his kindness and explaining the reasons for not coming, making clear that he did not intend to slight the imperial decree. He prepared fine gifts of thanks and sent the envoys back. Thus he avoided the trouble of a journey east and brought peace to the minds of the people in Tibet. People of that time all praised the Master for using his clairvoyant powers to foresee and avoid the situation beforehand—truly the ultimate in skillful means! The Emperor Chengzu's gifts were all gold, silk, porcelain, and jade. The Master's gifts in return included one golden statue of Shakyamuni, one sacred image of Guanyin, one golden statue of Manjushri, four relics of the Tathagata, and one relic of Master Atisha. This took place on the nineteenth day of the sixth month in the year of the Earth Rat (1408).

爾時諸欽差大臣以大師决無東行之望，轉懇遣一上首弟子，應成祖之請，乃敢回朝。大師遂令大慈法王厥號釋迦智者，代師赴京。成祖見大慈法王學德俱特，遂封為法王，廣請無量法義，另見別傳。次中觀廣釋造竟，於六百餘三藏法師之眾中，廣為宣演，并講菩提道次、密乘道次、辨了不了義、四百頌論、密宗根本三昧耶、事師五十頌等。住經兩載（實僅兩安居也），承事皆出於內隖官家也。

> At that time, the imperial envoys, realizing that the great Master had no intention of traveling eastward, requested that he send one of his foremost disciples to accompany them in response to the Emperor's invitation, so that they could return to court. The Master then instructed the Great Dharma King, known as Shakyamuni the Wise, to go to the capital in his place. When the Emperor saw that the Great Dharma King excelled in both learning and virtue, he conferred upon him the title of Dharma King and extensively requested teachings on countless aspects of the Dharma, the details of which are recorded elsewhere. Next, the extensive commentary on the Middle Way was completed, and before an assembly of over six hundred Dharma teachers well-versed in the Three Baskets, it was widely expounded. He also taught the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment, the Stages of the Secret Mantra Path, the Distinction between Interpretable and Definitive Meanings, the Commentary on the Four Hundred Verses, the Root Samayas of Secret Mantra, and the Fifty Verses on Guru Devotion. He remained there for two years (in fact, only two rainy-season retreats), with all offerings and support provided by the imperial court.

次解居後，藏王名稱幢殷勤奉請，大師與五百餘大善知識俱，赴種不壠（地名），更有他方為聞法故來聚會者，共約千人，廣演菩提道次等深廣大法。大眾一切承事供養，悉出王庭也。

> After completing the explanation, the king, known as “Banner of Renown,” earnestly invited the Master, who came with over five hundred great teachers to Chongbulong (a place name). Others from different regions also gathered there to hear the Dharma, about a thousand in all. The Master taught extensively the profound and vast Dharma of the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment. All offerings and support for the assembly were provided by the royal court.