Text for the preaching of the Golden Light Sutra at Jungheungsa in the same Seogyeong同京重興寺。說金經文。
長身現相。圓萬德之莊嚴。廣舌吐音。極一乘之微密。梵王讚雲蓋之遍耀。信相從金鼓以得聞。眷惟眇眇之資。夙纘丕丕之緖。御玆神器。若涉于春氷。仰止覺天。佇資於甘露。㳙令辰於羽籥。騁膚使於翼京。袛扣奈園。宏張檀席。瞻依睟相。營勝采於六時。剖析雄詮。演眞源於二妙。誠之所至。感乃必通。伏願借以慈庥。暢爲和氣。禾稼稔而穀價如土。兵戈戢而虎庫生塵。
The great body shows forth its form and rounds out the adornment of ten thousand virtues; the broad tongue pours out its voice and exhausts the hidden depths of the one vehicle. King Brahma praised the all-pervading radiance of the cloud canopy, and Sinsang (信相) came to hear by following the sound of the golden drum.
Looking back, with worthless stuff I long ago succeeded to the vast royal work. Charged with the great seat of this land, I feel as though treading upon spring ice. I look up to the heaven of enlightenment and wait to lean upon its sweet dew.
By flute and dancing-wand we choose out a good time, and send an excellent envoy hurrying to Ikgyeong (翼京). Reverently we knock at the monastery and spread wide the seat of the altar; looking up and relying upon the radiant form, at the six hours we deck it with beautiful colors; and splitting and parting the majestic words, we set forth the true source in the two marvels. Where sincerity arrives, the response must straightway come through.
Prostrate, I pray that you lend your compassionate shade and spread it abroad as a harmonious air. Let the rice and grain ripen well, so that the price of grain is as cheap as earth; and let spear and shield be put away, so that dust gathers in the armory.
Interlinear notes 1
翼京 — The base text has 翼京. Since this piece concerns Jungheungsa in Seogyeong, it is taken as Seogyeong (Pyeongyang). — Translator