Kūkai's congratulation to Gomyō (護命, 750-834) on his eightieth birthday

Late Autumn Congratulation to the Great Virtuous Chief Executive of Gangō Temple (Gomyō 護命, 750-834) on his eightieth birthday, poem with preface. (暮秋賀元興僧正大徳八十詩并序)

Shamon (Śramaṇa) Henjō Kongō

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[Classical Chinese digitized from page 773 of the Kōbō Daishi Kūkai Zenshū]

暮秋賀元興僧正大德八十詩幷序
沙門遍照金剛

夫翔天之鴈。不失次第。蚑地之螘。亦守陳列。何况天地最靈。含識爲首。貴眉壽乎。禮著鄕飮。經稱供宿。良有以也。元興寺大德僧正、年登八十。智明十二。無着世親之論、探奧諳旨。慈恩惠沼之章。括文綜義。晝則對筌蹄而忘食、夜則觀魚兎而廢寢。是故問津者遠近雲集、懷疾者小長霧合。二美兼修、六度具行。可謂佛家之棟梁、法門之良將者也。鋭鋒易脱。皐響則達。弘仁太上、拔大僧都、天長今上、任僧正。人能弘道、聞之古。道能通人、見于今。貧道忝備下菜、思齊上聖。慨繞醨於禮義、悲陵遲於道德。是故取鄕飮上齒之禮。仰大士供尊之義。聊與二三子、設茶湯之淡會、期醍醐之淳集。是日也、金風入管、玉露泣菊。闥婆奏樂、緊落則舞。八音寥亮。四衆忘味。言之不足。故事詠歌。乃作詩曰、

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天長六年九月廿三日
沙門遍照金剛上