王義之之書 - 翻刻

翻刻

豈与湯武校其優劣堯舜
比其聖德者哉玄奘法師
者夙懐総令立志夷簡神
清齠齓之年体抜浮華
之世凝情定室匿迹幽巌
栖息三禅巡遊十地超六塵
之境独步迦維会一乘之
旨隨機化物以中華之無

現代語訳

どうして湯王や武王とその優劣を競い、堯や舜とその聖徳を比べることができようか（いや、それすら及ばないほどである）。玄奘法師は、幼き頃より高遠な志を抱き、その心は夷簡（いかん）にして、精神は清澄であった。幼少の頃より、浮薄な世俗から超越した資質を備え、静かな修行の室に心を凝らし、深い岩窟に身を隠した。三禅に安らい、十地を巡り遊び、六塵の境を超越して、独り迦維（かゆい）の地を歩み、一乗の深意を会得し、機に随って衆生を化導した。中華（中国）に（適切な経典が）無いことをもって、

英語訳

How could anyone compare him with Tang or Wu for superiority, or with Yao or Shun for sagely virtue? (Indeed, he surpassed even them.) The Dharma Master Xuanzang, from his youth, harbored lofty aspirations and an unbounded will. His spirit was pure and simple, his mind clear and serene. Even in his childhood years, he possessed a character that stood apart from the superficiality of the world. He concentrated his mind in the stillness of the meditation hall, concealing himself among secluded rocky crags. Resting in the three dhyānas, he wandered through the ten stages (of bodhisattvahood), transcending the realm of the six dusts, walking alone in Kapilavastu, grasping the essence of the One Vehicle teaching, and transforming sentient beings according to their capacities. Finding that Central China lacked (the necessary scriptures),