安樂集 2.3

2.3

第一、依中國及以此土大德所行者。余五翳面牆，豈寧自輒？但以遊歷披勘，敬有師承。何者？謂中國大乘法師，流支三藏；次有大德，呵避名利，則有慧寵法師；次有大德，尋常敷演，每感聖僧來聽，則有道場法師；次有大德，和光孤栖，二國慕仰，則有曇鸞法師；次有大德，禪觀獨秀，則有大海禪師；次有大德，聰慧守戒，則有齊朝上統。然前六大德竝是二諦神鏡，斯乃佛法綱維，志行殊倫，古今實希。皆共詳審大乘，歎歸淨土，乃是無上要門也。

First, relying on what was practiced by the venerable masters of India and this land: Obscured by the five veils and facing a wall, how could I dare to act on my own? It is only through traveling, investigating, and studying that I have respectfully received transmission from masters. Who are they? Namely, the Mahāyāna master of India, Tripiṭaka Master [Bodhi]ruci; next there was a venerable master who reproached and avoided fame and profit, Dharma Master Huichong; next there was a venerable master who in his usual expositions always moved holy monks to come and listen, Dharma Master Daochang; next there was a venerable master who softened his glare and lived in solitary retirement, revered by both countries, Dharma Master Tanluan; next there was a venerable master who stood preeminent in dhyāna contemplation, Chan Master Dahai; next there was a venerable master who was intelligent and upheld the precepts, the Chief Controller of Monks under the Qi dynasty. These six venerable masters were all divine mirrors of the two truths and the mainstays of the Buddha's Dharma; their aspirations and conduct were extraordinary, truly rare throughout ancient and modern times. All of them thoroughly examined the Mahāyāna, praised, and took refuge in the Pure Land, taking it as the unsurpassed essential gateway.