歷代三寶紀 10.45

10.45

右四部合一十五卷。文帝世。涼州沙門寶雲。少歷西方。善梵書語。天竺諸國字音訓釋。悉皆備解。後還長安復至江左。晚出諸經多雲刊定。華戎兼通言音允正。眾咸信服。初時關中有竺佛念善於宣譯。符姚二代獨擅其名。領會真文最為稱首。其江左翻傳譯梵為宋莫踰於雲。初與智嚴恒共同出。嚴既遷化雲後獨宣。故不多載。

The above four works, totaling fifteen fascicles. In the reign of Emperor Wen, the śramaṇa Baoyun of Liangzhou traveled through the West in his youth. He was skilled in Sanskrit script and language, and completely understood the phonetic pronunciations and exegeses of the various kingdoms of Tianzhu. He later returned to Chang'an and then went to Jiangzuo. Most of the various sūtras translated in his later years were edited and established by Yun. Conversant in both Chinese and foreign languages, his pronunciation and translation were accurate, and all trusted and submitted to his authority. Earlier, within the Passes, there was Zhu Fonian, who was skilled at reciting and translating; he alone held renown across the two eras of the Fu and Yao dynasties, regarded as foremost in grasping authentic texts. In Jiangzuo, when transmitting translations from Sanskrit into Song, none surpassed Yun. At first, he always translated together with Zhiyan. After Zhiyan passed away, Yun later expounded alone. Therefore, not much is recorded here.