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  1. Record of the Virtuous Conduct of the Great Monk Sanchao, Who Served at Qinglong Temple in the Tang Dynasty (大唐青龍寺三朝供奉大德行狀)
  1. Biography of Master Huiguo (惠果和尚行狀)
  2. Record of the Virtuous Conduct of the Great Monk Sanchao, Who Served at Qinglong Temple in the Tang Dynasty (大唐青龍寺三朝供奉大德行狀)

Biography of Master Huiguo (惠果和尚行狀)

About 惠果和尚行狀

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The "Account of the Life of Monk Huiguo" was composed by the Japanese monk Kūkai during the Tang Dynasty, recording the life and deeds of his teacher, Monk Huiguo. Huiguo was a prominent monk of Tang Esoteric Buddhism, a disciple of the Tripitaka Master Amoghavajra, and served as an Ācārya (master) at Qinglong Temple in Chang'an, where he transmitted and propagated the esoteric teachings. Although the original text has been lost, related historical sources indicate that it detailed Huiguo's spiritual practice, teaching activities, and his contributions to the exchange of Esoteric Buddhism between China and Japan. This work serves as a vital historical document for the study of Tang Esoteric Buddhist history and Sino-Japanese Buddhist relations, highlighting Huiguo's pivotal role in Esoteric Buddhism and his profound influence on the development of Buddhism in later generations.


大唐青龍寺三朝供奉大德行狀
先師諱惠果和尚。俗姓馬氏。京兆府萬年縣歸明鄉人也。幼年九歲。便隨聖佛院。故三朝國師內道場持念賜紫沙門諱曇真和尚。立志習經。至年十七。為緣和尚。常在內道場。持念不出。乃於興善寺三藏和上。求授大佛頂隨求等真言。秊十九。三藏邊教授灌頂散華。得轉法輪菩薩。和上云。我於南天竺國。散花得此尊。如今無異。異於吾後。弘傳總持大教。如我無異。又大曆八年。三月上旬。 勅於慈恩寺。置方等道場。聖佛院和上。奉慈恩寺 勑。置方等道場。微僧有二童子。年滿二十。堪授具戒。未敢專擅與出家剃頭。伏乞聖慈。許臣歸寺。與二童子。并授戒衣鉢。勑賜刀一口。於青龍大佛殿前。授 勑與和上二童子剃頭。賜袈裟衣鉢各兩副。度官告住寺。天使和上送至慈恩寺訖。却入內謝 勅。臣一界微僧。謝聖慈賜與二童子出家授戒衣鉢剃刀。官告及天使送至慈恩寺道場。授戒處訖。微僧不勝頂賀。授戒訖。秊廿二。又於無畏三藏和上弟子玄超和上邊。求授大悲胎藏毗盧遮那大瑜伽大教。及蘇悉地大瑜伽法。及諸尊瑜伽等法。一一親垂旨授。又於大興善寺三藏和上邊。求授金剛頂大瑜伽大教王經法。諸尊瑜伽密印。親承指示。先師在內所得。恩賜等書將奉上三藏和上。充授法之恩。每於閣下。節食邀期。時念凡經數遍。年廿五。特奉恩旨詔命入內。於長生殿。當時有勑喚。對問。師有何功効。夾天云。微僧未有功効。奉 勑便誡當時。喚童子八人。考召加持 恩命所問。盡皆成就。轉瓶合竹。并得成就。 帝乃大喜。至大曆十年。於當寺。別 勑賜東塔院一所。置毗盧遮那灌頂道場。七僧持念。至大曆十一年。加持代宗皇帝。應時便差。 勅賜紫衣一對。口奏不敢受。應時却進。 勅云。朕已賜師紫衣。何得不受。奏云。一界微僧。賜紫不勝頂荷。即合便受。伏緣和上先皇賜紫。弟子不合與師齊。帝云。師大孝。是朕之錯。 勅云。他宗異姓上。存遵奉孝敬之心。於此以後。堪為國師。遂賜褐衣一對。奉 勅加持。花陽公主。三日得差。後於申未之問。公主忽然不語。 皇帝與宮人等。一向前。和上奏云。時熱。望階下與宮人等。蹔向微僧加持即令得差。其公主便差。言詞分明。皇帝大悅。賜絹一百疋。衣一對。謝 勅。臣一界微僧。謝聖慈賜絹及衣。不勝頂賀。(三日口奏移公主)大曆秊中。所有恩賜錢物。一千餘貫。盡修塔下功德。大曆十三年。奏請前後兩度巡南臺。依師所奏。和上於觀音臺。持念。夜久之間。大聖觀音。於大月輪中。現大身相。光明由如白日。祥雲皎潔。同時數百千人。遙共瞻禮。大歷十三年。 勅長生殿內道場三朝傳法灌頂歿故三藏和上。 勅語惠果。三藏和上歿後。將為佛法無去時。聞師學得大法。總在緣國事□和上所邊。授得念誦法門。多有癈忘。佗日降舉問道。即是師位。大曆十三年十月十五日。高李憲誠宣。建中年初。有□□國僧辨弘。從本國。將銅鈸一具。奉上聖佛院。螺兩具。銅□瓶四。□奉上和上。充供養。求授胎藏毗盧遮那大法。建中二年。新羅國僧惠日。將本國信物。奉上和上。求授胎藏金剛界蘇悉地等。并諸尊瑜伽三十本。已來授訖。精通後時。却歸本國。廣弘大教。精誠絕粒持念。悉地現前。遂白日冲天。其國王宮中瞻禮。求乞其法。空中□言西大唐國。有秘密法法有青龍寺。同年新羅國僧悟真。授胎藏毗盧遮那及諸尊持念教法等。至貞元五秊。往於中天竺國。□毗盧遮那經梵夾餘經。吐藩國身歿。當院弟子僧義明。義滿。義澄。同時於和上。求授毗盧遮那胎藏蘇悉地等經三十本。貞元五年。奉 勅於當寺大佛殿□。令七僧祈雨。第七日夜雨足。各賜絹一束。茶十串表謝。奉 勅於右衛。龍迎真身入內。貞元六年四月□曰。奉 勅令僧惠果入內。於長生殿。為國持念。在內七十餘日。放歸。每人賜絹卅疋。茶廿串。後乃分番上下。□賜四時衣物。三節料。當年杜相公黃裳韋相公親言受灌頂。學持念。再奏請巡臺。奉 勅宜依。充觀音寺大德。貞元九秊。後至十三秊。義恒。義一。義政。義□。義操。義雲。智興。義慜。行堅。圓通。義倫。義播。義潤。俗弟子吳殷。開丕等。約五十人學法。貞元十四年。五月大旱。五月上旬。奉 勅祈雨。七日。在內道場。專精持念。祈雨日足。 恩賜絹一束。茶十串。謝。臣僧等。索無功行。天降甘雨。皇帝感化。僧等謝絹及茶。不勝頂賀。貞元十五年。八月下旬。加持皇太子。三日得差。各賜絹廿疋。吳綾五十疋。茶廿串。臣等一界微僧。謝聖慈賜綾絹及茶。不勝頂賀。十六年冬十一月十六日。神威軍焦護軍。請和上軍宅供養。并和上寫真。裝飾送院。十八年。和上得族漸重。進狀請退。恩命放歸。且令寺將息。朕意欲存終始。贊即不得。其年八月中旬。捨衣鉢。付屬義明等七人授用。貞元十九年。日本國僧空海。奉勅將摩衲及國信物五百餘貫文。奉上和上。盡將修飾道場供養。求授大悲胎藏金剛界。并諸尊瑜伽教法。經五十本。登時見境界梵阿字日月輪。現入口中。貞元廿一年。八月五日。改為永貞元秊。十二月十五日。北首掩終。至元和元年正月十七日。弟子道俗約千餘人。送葬。至孟村龍原大師塔側。厥後至寶曆二年八月二十一日。義一。深達。義丹。滻川之側。表藺村。建塔移葬。開成四年。正月十三日。日本國僧圓行。將法衣信物。
(寫本批云)
承安元年(大歲辛卯)八月二十五日戌尅書畢
(中川本也)
觀應元年九月晦日。於東寺西院僧坊。書寫之訖。為一具抄中□□之也。
大法師䟦佗羅摩抳

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