佛祖統紀 36.71

36.71

In the eighth year, Buddhayaśas from the Kingdom of Kaśmīra reached Mount Lu and took part in the Lotus Society. Earlier, in the Qin state, he translated the *Cāturvargīya-vinaya* and the *Dīrghāgama*, and also translated the *Daśabhūmika-vibhāṣā* in collaboration with Kumārajīva. Because of his red beard, he was known as the 'Red-Bearded Treatise Master'. ○ Dharmakṣema from the Kingdom of Kucha arrived in Guzang. Juqu Mengxun, King of Liang, detained him to translate the forty-scroll *Mahāparinirvāṇa Sūtra*. Later, Dharmakṣema firmly declined further service and sought to return to the west. Mengxun, angered by his departure, secretly sent assassins to murder him on the road. Earlier, when leaving the pass, Dharmakṣema said to those seeing him off: 'The time of my karma has arrived.' After Dharmakṣema had gone west, Mengxun felt regret; in broad daylight, he saw a divine being stab him with a sword, and he subsequently died. While in Liang, Dharmakṣema, together with Master Daogong and others, translated the *Karuṇāpuṇḍarīka Sūtra* and other texts.