[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [四明尊者教行錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1937) › 7.43 # 四明尊者教行錄 7.43 四明尊者教行錄 7.43 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [7.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1937.7.43) 或多注釋，蓋指荊溪之後，奉先《珠指》、孤山《證義》之類也。引二事比諸家各擅其美。昔隋侯出行，見牧童打傷蛇腦。侯憐之，用藥塗，治而去。一夜偶見庭中有光燭之，乃一蛇銜珠在地。自言：我本龍子，變形游戲，為牧童所傷，賴君以救，故今携珠為謝。侯得珠，進楚王。王置殿上，發光如晝。準梁僧傳，道安法師，文理通經，德望隆重。時習鑿齒鋒辯天垂，特往謁見。既坐，稱言：四海習鑿齒。安曰：彌天釋道安。時人稱賞其答。《禮記．檀弓》曰：泰山其頹乎，梁木其壞乎。《尚書．泰誓》曰：百姓懷懷，若崩厥角。二文嘆人之興亡，此中擬法之凋弊。 > "Some wrote numerous annotations" refers to works after Jingxi, such as Fengxian's Zhizhi and Gushan's Zhengyi, and their like. Citing two matters serves as an analogy for the various masters each claiming their own excellence. Formerly, when the Marquis of Sui was traveling, he saw a cowherd beat and injure a serpent's head. The Marquis pitied it, applied medicine to treat it, and went away. One night, he happened to see a light illuminating his courtyard; it was a serpent holding a pearl in its mouth on the ground. It spoke for itself: "I was originally a dragon's son; having transformed myself to disport, I was injured by a cowherd. Relying upon your rescue, I have now brought this pearl to thank you." The Marquis obtained the pearl and presented it to the King of Chu. The king placed it in the palace, and it shone as brightly as day. According to the Liang Biographies of Eminent Monks, Dharma Master Dao'an was well versed in the literary style and principles of the scriptures, and his virtue and renown were exalted. At that time, Xi Zuochi's sharp eloquence was famed throughout the land, and he specifically went to visit him. Once seated, he announced: "Throughout the four seas, Xi Zuochi." Dao'an replied: "Spanning the heavens, Shi Dao'an." Contemporaries praised and admired his retort. The Record of Rites, "Tangong," states: "Will Mount Tai crumble? Will the beam-wood break?" The Book of Documents, "Great Declaration," states: "The common people are terrified, as if their horns were broken." These two passages lament the rise and fall of persons; here they are used as an analogy for the decline and ruin of the Dharma. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1937.7.42) - [Next: 7.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1937.7.44) - [Up: 7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1937.7) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1937~en-mt.7.43) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1937.7.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1937.7.43) · Pramāṇa