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At the end of the Han, he traveled to Luoyang and studied under Zhi Liang. Liang's courtesy name was Jiming; Ming had studied under Lokakṣema. Lokakṣema has already appeared in the Han catalogue. In those times it was said that the world's erudition did not go beyond these three. Zhi Qian surveyed the scriptures and texts, thoroughly investigating them all. He widely mastered the worldly arts and techniques, extensively studied unorthodox texts, and was fluent in the languages of six countries. In appearance he was tall, slender, dark, and lean, with much white in his eyes and yellow pupils. People of the time had a saying about him: "Young Zhi has yellow in his eyes; though his frame is slender, he is a bag of wisdom." Because of the turmoil at the end of the Han, he fled to take refuge in Wu. Sun Quan heard of his talent and wisdom, summoned him to an audience, was greatly pleased with him, and immediately appointed him an Erudite, instructing him to tutor the Crown Prince. Together with Wei Yao and others, he did his utmost to rectify and assist, providing immense benefit. However, because Qian was born in the Western Regions, the \*Records of Wu\* does not record him. To make use of his ability yet not record his merit—this is an error of historians; how could it be the mind of an emperor? For one who is a lord over all under Heaven, winning the service of talent across the realm, if one's abilities are equal to worldly affairs, he should be ennobled at court and have his name handed down on bamboo and silk. Why should there be a barrier between Chinese and foreigner, so that dynastic records leave him unmentioned? Moreover, the Duke of Ye, Zigao, loved dragons by nature, and heavenly dragons consequently descended for him. If one does not treat people of foreign tribes with courtesy, yet expects their rulers to submit to transformation, it will be difficult. Indeed, purchasing the bones of a dead horse is used to invite swift steeds, and employing the skill of nine-times-nine is used to await worthy talents. These are ways a sovereign encompasses, accommodates, and records—from ancient times to the present, why should he alone be deleted? Qian considered that although the great teaching was in circulation, the sūtras contained much Sanskrit that had not been fully translated. Having an exquisite mastery of local dialects himself, he then gathered more widely the old copies of various scriptures and translated them into the language of Wu. From the first year of Huangwu to the end of Jianxing, spanning over thirty years, among those he produced were the \*Vimalakīrti\*, the \*Mahāparinirvāṇa\*, the \*Dharmapada\*, and the \*Ruiying benqi jing\*. Sengyou's \*Sanzang ji ji\* records only thirty-six works; Huijiao's \*Gaoseng zhuan\* merely states forty-nine sūtras. I, Fei Zhangfang, having widely searched through the miscellaneous catalogues of various houses, have appended to the present catalogue the miscellaneous sūtras revealed in separate records, from the \*Sūtra in Forty-Two Sections\* on down. Gauging the thirty-six works or forty-nine sūtras in the earlier records, it seems that these were either what Qian himself translated and were acquired later, or they corrected earlier translations that had contained too much Sanskrit. However, the intent and substance of what they recorded from hearing and seeing were seldom identical; the catalogues differed greatly in their breadth, narrowness, inclusions, and omissions. Each preserved its own lineage, causing confusion in selection. Furthermore, the ocean of Dharma is deep and vast, whereas matters are only now being gathered droplet by droplet. Having gathered them broadly through what has been seen, I have set them down in full. Qian translated sūtras subtlely capturing the sacred meaning, with words and concepts both elegant and refined, showing remarkable talent. Furthermore, relying on the \*Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra\* and the \*Zhong benqi jing\*, he composed the bodhisattva continuous-phrase Sanskrit chants in three movements, which are still practiced today in the Changjiang and Huai River regions. In addition, he commented on sūtras such as the \*Liaoben shengsi jing\* and provided prefaces for them. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2034.5.144) - [Next: 5.146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2034.5.146) - [Up: 5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2034.5) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2034~en-mt.5.145) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (3) - [佛祖統紀](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.35.56) — 志磐, Classical Chinese - [翻譯名義集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2131.1.198) — 法雲, Classical Chinese - [高僧傳](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.1.21) — 慧皎, Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2034.5.145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2034.5.145) · Pramāṇa