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Ancient Qingliang Chronicle (古清涼傳)

About 古清涼傳

Tang · by 慧祥撰

11,414 · about 38 min

The *Ancient Records of Qingliang* was compiled by the eminent Tang Dynasty monk Huixiang. It stands as the first specialized chronicle in Chinese Buddhist history to systematically document the sacred Buddhist sites of Mount Wutai. Completed during the reign of Emperor Gaozong of Tang, the work details the mountain's geographical features, temple architecture, miraculous events, and stories of accomplished monks' practice, blending historical records with religious lore. As an authoritative text for the study of the Mañjuśrī (Wenshu) cult on Mount Wutai, it not only established the mountain's status as a bodhimanda, or sacred site, of Mañjuśrī Bodhisattva, but also provided the foundational model for later chronicles in the *Qingliang* tradition. It remains a vital document for exploring Buddhist geography and sacred mountain devotion in the Tang Dynasty.


立名標化一

Establishing Names to Transform and Guide

謹按。華嚴經菩薩住處品云。東北方。有菩薩住處。名清涼山。過去有菩薩。常於中住。彼現有菩薩。名文殊師利。有一萬菩薩。常為說法。余每覽此土名山。雖嵩岱作鎮。蓬瀛仙窟。皆編俗典。事止域中。未有出於金口。傳之寶藏。宅萬聖而敷化。自五印而飛聲。方將此跡。美曜靈山。利周賢劫。豈常篇之所紀。同年而語哉。今山上有清涼寺。下有五臺縣清涼府。此實當可為龜鑑矣。一名五臺山。其中。五山高聳。頂上並不生林木。事同積土。故謂之臺也。酈元水經云。其山。五巒巍然。迴出群山之上。故謂五峯。晉永嘉三年。雁門郡䈗(蘇果蘇寡二切)人縣百餘家。避亂入此山。見山人為之步驅而不返。遂寧居巖野。往還之士。時有望其居者。至詣尋訪。莫知所在。故人以是山。為仙者之都矣。仙經云。五臺山。名為紫府。常有紫氣。仙人居之。旌異記云。雁門有五臺山。山形有五峙。一臺常晦。不甚分明。天清雲散。有時而出。括地志云。其山。層盤秀峙。曲徑縈紆。靈嶽神嵠。非薄俗可棲。止者。悉是棲禪之士。思玄之流。及夫法雷震音。芳煙四合。慈覺之心。邈然自遠。始驗遊山者。往而不返。集記者曰。文殊師利者。蓋法身之大士也。先成正覺。名龍種尊。名歡喜藏。亦號普見如來。今以方便力。現為菩薩。所以對揚聖眾。攝濟群蒙。鞭其役者。驅之彼岸。詳乎道也。識智無以造其源。談乎跡也。名數不可階其極。但以迷徒長寢。莫能自悟。遂使俯降慈悲。見茲忍土。任持古佛之法。常居清涼之地。表跡臨機。俟我含識。般泥洹經云。若但聞名者。除一十二劫生死之罪。若禮拜者。恒生佛家。若稱名字。一日至七日。文殊必來。若有宿障。夢中得見形像者。百千劫中。不墮惡道。大矣哉斯益也。火宅諸子。何可忘懷。但博望張騫。尋河源於天苑。沙門法顯。求正覺於竺乾。況乃咫尺神洲。揄揚視聽。其來往也。不移於晦望。其涉降也。匪勞於信宿。豈可不暫策昏心。聊揮懈足。歷此微欵。為覺路之津乎。或問。大聖化物。理應平等。正宜周旋億剎。何乃滯此一方乎。答曰。誠如來旨。誠如來旨。但具三緣。須居此地。一是往古諸佛展轉住持。二使無志下愚。專心有在。三為此處根熟。堪受見聞。余謂。抑揚之道。如斯而已矣。

古清涼傳序
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CBETA Code: T2098

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