[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) › [歷代三寶紀](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2034) › 8.176 # 歷代三寶紀 8.176 歷代三寶紀 8.176 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [8.176](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2034.8.176) 右一卷。沙門釋僧叡撰。叡魏郡人。少出家甚敏利。為僧賢弟子。年二十二博通經論。嘗聽僧朗法師講放光經。屢有譏難。朗與賢有濠上之契。朗謂賢曰。叡比格難吾累思不能通。可謂賢賢弟子也。後至關中遇羅什譯經。竝得參預。秦司徒公姚嵩深相禮重。姚興問嵩叡公何如。嵩答。實鄴衛之松柏。興勅見之。欲觀其才器。叡風韻\[宋-木+注\]流含吐彬蔚。興大賞悅即勅給俸吏力人輿。興謂嵩曰。乃四海之標領。何獨鄴衛之松柏。什後出成實論令叡講之。什謂叡曰。此諍論中有七處文破阿毘曇。而在言小隱。若能不問而解。可謂英才。至叡啟發幽微。果不諮什而契然懸會。什歎曰。吾傳譯經論得與子相值。無所恨矣。弘贊經法常迴此善願生安養。每行住坐臥不敢正背西方。其後告終合掌而卒。同寺咸見五色光從叡房出云。 > The above one fascicle was compiled by the śramaṇa Shi Sengrui. Sengrui was a native of Weijun. Leaving home at an early age, he was extremely sharp and clever, and was a disciple of Sengxian. At the age of twenty-two he was broadly versed in the scriptures and treatises. He once listened to Dharma Master Senglang lecture on the Fangguang jing (Mokṣala's Pañcaviṃśatisāhasrikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra) and repeatedly raised objections and difficulties. Senglang had a close bond of deep friendship with Sengxian, and Lang said to Xian, 'The difficulties Rui has recently raised could not be resolved even after repeated pondering on my part; he may truly be called a worthy disciple of a worthy master.' Later he reached the Guanzhong region and encountered Kumārajīva translating scriptures, participating in all of them. Yao Song, the Minister over the Masses of the Qin, treated him with profound courtesy and respect. Yao Xing asked Song what Master Sengrui was like, and Song replied, 'He is truly the pine and cypress of Ye and Wei.' Xing decreed an audience to observe his talent and caliber. Sengrui's demeanor flowed elegantly, and his eloquence was cultured and luxuriant. Xing was greatly delighted and immediately decreed that he be provided with stipends, attendants, and palanquin bearers. Xing said to Song, 'He is a leader of the four seas; how could he merely be the pine and cypress of Ye and Wei?' Later Kumārajīva translated the Tattvasiddhi-śāstra (\*Satyasiddhi-śāstra) and had Sengrui lecture on it. Kumārajīva said to Rui, 'In this treatise of debate there are seven passages that refute the Abhidharma, but the phrasing is slightly concealed. If you can understand them without asking, you may truly be called an outstanding talent.' When Rui came to elucidate the subtle and profound, he indeed tallied with them intuitively without asking Kumārajīva. Kumārajīva sighed and said, 'In translating scriptures and treatises, that I was able to meet you leaves me with no regrets!' He widely praised the scriptures and methods, constantly dedicating this wholesome merit with the vow to be reborn in Anyang (Sukhāvatī). Whether walking, standing, sitting, or lying down, he never dared to directly turn his back to the west. Later, announcing his end, he joined his palms and passed away. Everyone in the same monastery saw five-coloured light emerge from Rui's room. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 8.175](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2034.8.175) - [Next: 8.177](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2034.8.177) - [Up: 8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2034.8) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2034~en-mt.8.176) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [高僧傳](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.6.69) — 慧皎, Classical Chinese - [北山錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2113.4.2.7) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2034.8.176](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2034.8.176) · Pramāṇa