[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) › [佛祖統紀](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035) › 54.15 # 佛祖統紀 54.15 佛祖統紀 54.15 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [54.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.54.15) 周定王三年九月十四日。老子生於楚陳郡（在孔子前五十四年）○簡王四年。老子為周守藏吏。十三年為柱下史○敬王元年。入凾谷關。為尹令著道德經。西之流沙。漢靈帝光和二年。老君降天台山。以大洞靈寶經并三籙感應篇。授仙人葛玄。北魏太武延和二年。嵩山道士寇謙之遇太上老君。命為天師。又遇老子玄孫李普文。授圖籙真經。 > On the fourteenth day of the ninth month in the third year of King Ding of the Zhou, Laozi was born in Chen Commandery in the state of Chu (fifty-four years before Confucius). In the fourth year of King Jian, Laozi became the Keeper of the Archives for the Zhou. In the thirteenth year, he became the Scribe beneath the Pillar. In the first year of King Jing, he entered the Hangu Pass and composed the Daodejing for the Pass Magistrate Yin, then went west to the 流沙 Liusha (Moving Sands). In the second year of the Guanghe era of Emperor Ling of the Han, Lord Lao descended to Mount Tiantai and transmitted the Dadong lingbao jing (Great Cavern Numinous Treasure Sūtra) and the Sanlu ganying pian (Three Registers on Resonance and Response) to the immortal Ge Xuan. In the second year of the Yanhe era of Emperor Taiwu of the Northern Wei, the Daoist Kou Qianzhi of Mount Song met the Most High Lord Lao, who ordained him as Celestial Master; he also met Laozi's great-great-grandson Li Puwen, who transmitted to him talismans, registers, and true scriptures. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 54.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.54.14) - [Next: 54.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.54.16) - [Up: 54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.54) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035~en-mt.54.15) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.54.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.54.15) · Pramāṇa