師資相承血脈文
A Tract on the Bloodline of the Teacher to Student Transmission
(JPN: Shishi Sōjō Kechimyakufu Bun)
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Translated into English by Rev. Jikai 慈海 Tyler Dehn デイーン
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Text Overview:
The present tract contains a short-form of the Tiantai lineage contained in Saichō’s central lineage document, the Naishō Buppō Sōjō Kechimyaku Fu 内證佛法相承血脈譜.
Though brief, it manages to remind of the crucial role that ‘texts’ play, in the Tiantai/Tendai Transmission. For more information on this topic, I recommend that readers watch my video outlining the Tendai Lineages Here:
Outline of the Tendai School 天台宗概論講: PART TWO: What Does Lineage Do!?
TEXT:
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| The Tathāgata Śākyamuni entrusted this Dharma of the Unsurpassed Mahāyāna to Mahākāśyapa. The Buddha said [to him]: “I entrust the transmission of this Profound Dharma to you. After [My] extinction, you should honour and obey My wishes (lit. My intention) [by] proclaiming it extensively, spreading it, and ensuring that it is not destroyed.” | 釋迦如來以此無上大乘法付囑摩訶迦葉佛言。以此深法用囑 累汝。當於滅後。敬順我意廣宣流布無令斷絶。 | 釋迦如來，以此無上大乘法，付囑摩訶迦葉。 佛言: “以此深法，用囑累汝。當於滅後，敬順我意，廣宣流布，無令斷絶。” |
| Mahākāśyapa received the Buddha’s transmission, and entrusted the Dharma to Ānanda. Ānanda entrusted it to Śaṇavāsa. Śaṇavāsa entrusted it to Upagupta. Upagupta entrusted it to Dhṛtaka. Dhṛtaka entrusted it to Miccaka. Miccaka entrusted it to Buddhanandi. Buddhanandi entrusted it to Buddhamitra. Buddhamitra entrusted it to The Bhikṣu Pārśva. The Bhikṣu Pārśva entrusted it to Puṇyayaśas. Puṇyayaśas entrusted it to Aśvaghoṣa. Aśvaghoṣa entrusted it to The Bhikṣu Kapimala. The Bhikṣu Kapimala entrusted it to The Bodhisattva Nāgārjuna. | 迦葉受佛付囑。以法付阿難陀。阿難陀付商那和修商那和修付優婆鞠多。鞠多付提多迦提多迦付遮迦遮迦付佛陀難提佛陀難提付佛陀密多。佛陀密多。付脇比丘。脇比丘。付富那奢。富那奢。付馬鳴菩薩。馬鳴菩薩付毘羅比丘。毘羅。付龍樹菩薩。 | 迦葉受佛付囑，以法付阿難陀。 阿難陀，付商那和修。 商那和修，付優婆鞠多。 鞠多，付提多迦。 提多迦，付遮迦。 遮迦，付佛陀難提。 佛陀難提，付佛陀密多。 佛陀密多，付脇比丘。 脇比丘，付富那奢。 富那奢，付馬鳴菩薩。 馬鳴菩薩，付毘羅比丘。 毘羅，付龍樹菩薩。 |
| The Bodhisattva Nāgārjuna comprehended the Essence of the Dharma of the Mahāyāna. And he encapsulated the [entire] Pañcaviṃśati in [his Three] Knowledges in a single [thought] (i.e. a contraction of: 一心三智 ), and summed up the Sublime Dharma in the Three Truths. Sūryasoma received this Sublime Quintessence, and entrusted it to Tripiṭakācārya Kumārajīva. [In order to] transmit this Sublime Dharma, Master Kumārajīva came to China (Cīna) and propagated the Dharma to Fu Dashi (Fuxi 傅翕) of the Shuanglinsi Temple, who profoundly understood the deep meaning of the Sublime Sūtra. [Great Master] Tiantai Zhizhe [Zhiyi] received that Dharma Stream. Because Dhyāna Master Qigao Huiwen had apprehended the Subtle Quintessence of [Nāgārjuna’s] Upadeśa-text, [his disciple] Nanyue Huisi [was able to] transmit this Sublime Text [to his own student Zhiyi]. [Therefore, the Great Master] Tiantai Zhizhe [Zhiyi,] received [both] of these Noble Transmissions, and understood the Deep Essence of the Three Trainings of the Ekayāna. | 龍樹菩薩得大乘法要。惣大品於一智。了妙法於三諦。須利耶蘇摩受彼妙旨。付羅什三藏。傳其妙法什師來晨旦弘法雙林寺傳大士深解妙經之深義。天台智者受彼法流。齊高惠文禪師故得論文之幽旨。南嶽惠思傳此妙文。天台智者大師禀受彼二聖之付囑而解一乘三學之玄旨。 | 龍樹菩薩，得大乘法要。惣大品於一智，了妙法於三諦。 須利耶蘇摩，受彼妙旨，付羅什三藏。 傳其妙法什師來晨旦，弘法雙林寺傳大士，深解妙經之深義。 天台智者，受彼法流。 齊高惠文禪師，故得論文之幽旨，南嶽惠思傳此妙文。 天台智者大師，禀受彼二聖之付囑，而解一乘三學之玄旨。 |
| [Zhiyi] bestowed [this] upon Great Master Guanding. Guanding entrusted it to Dhyāna Master Zhiwei. Dhyāna Master Zhiwei bestowed it upon Dhyāna Master Huiwei. Dhyāna Master Huiwei entrusted it to Dhyāna Master Xuanlang. Dhyāna Master Xuanlang bestowed it upon Great Master Zhanran. Great Master Zhanran entrusted it to Venerable Daosui. And Venerable Daosui bestowed it upon the śramaṇa Saichō of the Land of Japan, who went in search of [this] Dharma. | 授灌頂大師。灌頂付智威禪師。智威禪師授惠威禪師。惠威禪師付玄朗禪師。玄朗禪師授湛然大師。湛然大師付道邃和尚。道邃 和尚授日本國求法沙門最澄。 | 授灌頂大師。 灌頂，付智威禪師。 智威禪師，授惠威禪師。 惠威禪師，付玄朗禪師。 玄朗禪師，授湛然大師。 湛然大師，付道邃和尚。 道邃和尚，授日本國求法沙門最澄。 |
原本： 比叡山實藏坊所藏。祐憲師寫本。
再刊對校本。
一本 日光慈眼堂所藏寫本一卷。
法界心體論及其他合本。