佛祖歷代通載 22.192

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（二十二）　京都崇恩福元謙講主卒。公諱德謙。姓楊氏。寧州定平人。幼為勤策。從僧讀佛氏書。長時周游秦洛汴汝。諮訪先德。學苾芻之道。又逾河而北。觀風齊魏燕趙之郊。初受般若於邠州寧公。瑞應於原州忠公。又受幽贊於好畤仙公。圓覺於乾陵一公。後受唯識俱舍等論於陝州頙。首楞嚴四分律疏於陽夏聞公。凡六經四論一律。皆辭宏旨奧。窮三藏之蘊。而數公並以識法解義。馳聲四遠。公皆親熏而炙之。躋其堂而噬其胾。故年未逾立。已有盛名於時。後至京師。受華嚴圓頓之宗於故大司徒萬安壇主揀公之門。揀以公博學多能。甚器重之。初以詔居萬寧寺後。又以詔居崇恩寺。萬寧成宗所剏。崇恩武宗所剏也。兩居大寺前後一紀。道德簡於宸衷。流聲洋於海隅。本嘗以寵遇顯榮為之志而改其素。甞語人曰。畦衣之士抗塵世表。苟不媿於朝聞夕死可矣。尚何慕於外哉。自以重居官寺久佩恩榮。而浮圖之道。恬退為高。乃以讓其弟子。退居幽僻謝絕人事。括囊一室以樂其道。延祐四年。正月廿八日終於隱所。世壽五十有一。為僧四十三夏。宰臣以聞。皇太后錫鏹五千緡賻葬。勅有司備儀衛。集京畿諸寺幡蓋鼓樂以送之。火後獲舍利數十顆。其徒建塔於南城之南。

(22) Lecture Master Deqian of Chong'en Fuyuan Temple in the capital passed away. His taboo name was Deqian, and his surname was Yang. He was a native of Dingping in Ningzhou. In his youth he became a śrāmaṇera (novice) and studied Buddhist texts under monks. When grown, he traveled extensively through Qin, Luoyang, Bian, and Ru, consulting former paragons of virtue and studying the way of the bhikṣu. He then crossed the River northwards to observe the local customs in the regions of Qi, Wei, Yan, and Zhao. He initially received the Prajñā from Master Ning of Binzhou and the *Ruiying* from Master Zhong of Yuanzhou. He also received the *Youzan* from Master Xian of Haozhi and the *Complete Enlightenment* from Master Yi of Qianling. Later, he received treatises such as the *Vijñapti-mātra* and *Kośa* from Master Yan of Shanzhou, and the *Śūraṅgama* and the commentary on the *Four-Part Vinaya* from Master Wen of Yangxia. In all, there were six sūtras, four treatises, and one vinaya; their phrasing was vast and their purports profound, exhausting the hidden depths of the Tripiṭaka. These several masters were all renowned far and wide for their discernment of phenomena and understanding of principles; the Master personally received their instruction, entering their halls and partaking of their meats. Thus, before he had passed the age of thirty, he already had a great reputation at the time. Later, he went to the capital and received the Perfect and Sudden lineage of the Avataṃsaka at the portal of the late Grand Minister of Works, the Altar Master of Wan'an, Master Jian. Master Jian regarded him highly for his wide learning and versatile ability. At first, by imperial decree, he resided at Wanning Temple, and later, also by imperial decree, at Chong'en Temple. Wanning was founded by Emperor Chengzong, and Chong'en was founded by Emperor Wuzong. He resided in the two great temples for a total of twelve years. His virtue was noted in the imperial heart, and his renown flowed across the seashores. He never altered his simplicity to pursue imperial favor or glorious renown as his aim. He once said to others: 'A scholar clad in patchwork robes stands above the worldly dust. If one feels no shame, hearing the Way in the morning and dying in the evening will suffice; what else is there to yearn for externally?' Considering that he had repeatedly occupied official monasteries and long received imperial favors, while the way of Buddhism takes quiet withdrawal as supreme, he yielded his position to his disciples, retired to a secluded and remote spot, severed worldly affairs, and sealed himself in a single room to delight in his Way. In the fourth year of the Yanyou era, on the twenty-eighth day of the first month, he passed away in his hermitage. His worldly age was fifty-one; he had been a monk for forty-three summer retreats. The ministers reported this to the throne. The Empress Dowager bestowed five thousand strings of cash to assist with the funeral. The Emperor decreed that the authorities provide an honor guard and assemble banners, canopies, drums, and music from the temples around the capital to send him off. After cremation, several dozen relics were obtained. His disciples erected a stūpa south of the Southern City.