King Beop Forbids the Taking of Life法王禁殺
1An Order Forbidding the Taking of Life
百濟第二十九主法王諱宣,或云孝順.開皇十年己未即位.是年冬下詔禁殺生.放民家所養鷹鸇之類焚,漁獵之具一切禁止.
The twenty-ninth ruler of Baekje, King Beop (法王), was named Seon (宣), also called Hyosun (孝順). He ascended the throne in the tenth year of Kaihuang (開皇), the year gimi.
In the winter of that year he issued an order forbidding the taking of life. He had the hawks and falcons kept in people's houses set free, and had the tools of fishing and hunting burned and forbade them all.
Interlinear notes 1
The base text says the tenth year of Kaihuang, the year gimi, but gimi is the nineteenth year of Kaihuang (599) and the tenth year of Kaihuang is the year gyeongsul, so the era name and the cyclical year do not agree. — tr.
2Wangheungsa Is Begun, and King Mu Completes It
明年庚申度僧三十人,創王興寺於時都泗泚城〔今扶餘〕始立栽而升遐.武王継統,父基子構歴數紀而畢成,其寺亦名弥勒寺.附山臨水花木秀䴡四時之羙具焉.王每命舟㳂河入寺,賞其形勝壯䴡.〔与古記所載小異.武王是貧母與池龍通交而所生,小名薯蕷,即位後謚号武王.初与王妃草創也.〕
The next year, the year gyeongsin, he ordained thirty monks and built Wangheungsa (王興寺) in Sabiseong (泗沘城), the capital of that time.〔It is the present Buyeo.〕 He had just begun to lay the foundations when he died.
King Mu (武王) succeeded him. The father laid the foundations and the son built on them, and after many years it was finished. The temple is also called Mireuksa (彌勒寺).
It leans on the mountain and looks over the water, and its flowers and trees are of outstanding beauty, holding all the loveliness of the four seasons. The king would often take a boat along the river into the temple and enjoy the grandeur and beauty of the scene.
〔This differs a little from what the Gogi records. King Mu was born of a poor mother who had relations with the dragon of a pond. His childhood name was Seoyeo (薯蕷), and his posthumous title after he took the throne was King Mu. He first began the building together with his queen.〕
Interlinear notes 2
今扶餘
It is the present Buyeo.
与古記所載小異. 武王是貧母與池龍通交而所生, 小名薯蕷, 即位後謚号武王. 初与王妃草創也.
This differs a little from what the Gogi (古記) records. King Mu was born of a poor mother who had relations with the dragon of a pond. His childhood name was Seoyeo (薯蕷), and his posthumous title after he took the throne was King Mu. He first began the building together with his queen.
3In Praise
讃曰.詔寬狨千丘惠,澤洽豚魚四海仁.莫噵聖君輕下世,上方兜率正芳春.
In praise it is said:
His order was generous, and kindness as great as a hill reached the beasts; his grace spread wide, and the humanity of the four seas reached even the fish. Do not say the holy king left the world too lightly. Up above, in Tusita, it is now the fragrant spring.
Interlinear notes 1
This line has only six graphs in the base text. The other three lines have seven, so one graph appears to be missing. — tr.