第四十五回 · 五鳳樓前 Before the Five-Phoenix Tower — Journey to the West

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五鳳樓前 Before the Five-Phoenix Tower

唐táng僧sēng大dà喜xǐ，披pī了le錦jǐn襴lán袈jiā裟shā。行xíng者zhě帶dài了le通tōng關guān文wén牒dié，教jiào悟wù淨jìng捧pěng著zhe缽bō盂yú，悟wù能néng拿ná了le錫xī杖zhàng；將jiāng行xíng囊náng、馬mǎ匹pǐ，交jiāo與yǔ智zhì淵yuān寺sì僧sēng看kān守shǒu。徑jìng到dào五wǔ鳳fèng樓lóu前qián，對duì黃huáng門mén官guān作zuò禮lǐ，報bào了le姓xìng名míng，言yán是shì東dōng土tǔ大dà唐táng取qǔ經jīng的de和hé尚shàng來lái此cǐ倒dào換huàn關guān文wén，煩fán為wèi轉zhuǎn奏zòu。唐táng僧sēng大dà喜xǐ，披pī了le锦jǐn襕lán袈jiā裟shā。行xíng者zhě带dài了le通tōng关guān文wén牒dié，教jiào悟wù净jìng捧pěng着zhe钵bō盂yú，悟wù能néng拿ná了le锡xī杖zhàng；将jiāng行xíng囊náng、马mǎ匹pǐ，交jiāo与yǔ智zhì渊yuān寺sì僧sēng看kān守shǒu。径jìng到dào五wǔ凤fèng楼lóu前qián，对duì黄huáng门mén官guān作zuò礼lǐ，报bào了le姓xìng名míng，言yán是shì东dōng土tǔ大dà唐táng取qǔ经jīng的de和hé尚shàng来lái此cǐ倒dào换huàn关guān文wén，烦fán为wèi转zhuǎn奏zòu。

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唐táng僧sēng大dà喜xǐ，披pī了le錦jǐn襴lán袈jiā裟shā。唐táng僧sēng大dà喜xǐ，披pī了le锦jǐn襕lán袈jiā裟shā。

The Tang Monk, greatly pleased, put on his brocade-bordered cassock.

大喜 “greatly delighted.” 錦襴袈裟 the brocade-bordered kāṣāya — the monk's ceremonial robe, worn for the audience.

行xíng者zhě帶dài了le通tōng關guān文wén牒dié，教jiào悟wù淨jìng捧pěng著zhe缽bō盂yú，悟wù能néng拿ná了le錫xī杖zhàng；行xíng者zhě带dài了le通tōng关guān文wén牒dié，教jiào悟wù净jìng捧pěng着zhe钵bō盂yú，悟wù能néng拿ná了le锡xī杖zhàng；

Pilgrim took the passport-rescript, had Wujing bear the alms-bowl and Wuneng carry the tin staff;

Durative 捧著: 著 = zhe. 教 = jiào, causative “had (someone) do.” 缽盂 “alms-bowl”; 錫杖 “the monk's tin-ringed staff.”

將jiāng行xíng囊náng、馬mǎ匹pǐ，交jiāo與yǔ智zhì淵yuān寺sì僧sēng看kān守shǒu。将jiāng行xíng囊náng、马mǎ匹pǐ，交jiāo与yǔ智zhì渊yuān寺sì僧sēng看kān守shǒu。

and the baggage and horse he handed over to the monks of Zhiyuan Temple to keep watch on.

Disposal 將 = jiāng. 行囊: 行 = xíng, “baggage.” 看守: 看 = kān, “to guard, keep watch.”

徑jìng到dào五wǔ鳳fèng樓lóu前qián，對duì黃huáng門mén官guān作zuò禮lǐ，報bào了le姓xìng名míng，言yán是shì東dōng土tǔ大dà唐táng取qǔ經jīng的de和hé尚shàng來lái此cǐ倒dào換huàn關guān文wén，煩fán為wèi轉zhuǎn奏zòu。径jìng到dào五wǔ凤fèng楼lóu前qián，对duì黄huáng门mén官guān作zuò礼lǐ，报bào了le姓xìng名míng，言yán是shì东dōng土tǔ大dà唐táng取qǔ经jīng的de和hé尚shàng来lái此cǐ倒dào换huàn关guān文wén，烦fán为wèi转zhuǎn奏zòu。

They went straight to the front of the Five-Phoenix Tower, made their bows to the Yellow-Gate officer, gave their names, and said they were monks of the Great Tang in the east, come to fetch scriptures and now here to have their rescript re-stamped, begging him to relay it within.

五鳳樓 the Five-Phoenix Tower (the palace gate-tower). 黃門官 the “Yellow-Gate” usher. 倒換: 倒 = dào. 煩為轉奏: 為 = wèi (“on our behalf”), “trouble you to relay the memorial.”

總評 Commentary

The pilgrims robe and equip themselves for a formal audience — cassock, rescript, bowl, and staff — and present themselves with all due protocol at the Five-Phoenix Tower. The careful ceremony of approach (bows, names, a request relayed through the gate-usher) underscores that the coming clash is to be fought not with weapons but within the forms of the court itself.