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佛祖歷代通載 7.55

佛祖歷代通載 7.55

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Classical Chinese

7.55

(十三) 時師子國有婆羅門。號聰明。為異道之宗。聞什在關中。馱其書至。乞與僧辨論。關中沙門相視缺然。什謂法師道融曰。子可以當之。融顧外道經書未讀。乃密使人錄其書目。一覽即誦。剋日議論。秦主與公卿大集。婆羅門以能博觀為誇。融數其書并秦地經史三倍之。什乘勝嘲曰。卿乃未聞秦有博學者乎。敢輕遠來。於是婆羅門愧服再拜融足下而去。

(13) At that time, there was a brāhmaṇa in the Kingdom of Siṃhala named Congming ('Cleverness'), who was the leader of the non-Buddhist traditions. Hearing that [Kumāra]jīva was in Guanzhong, he brought books laden on beasts and asked to debate with the monks. The śramaṇas of Guanzhong looked at each other, at a loss. [Kumāra]jīva said to Dharma Master Daorong: 'You can take him on.' Daorong, seeing that he had not yet read the non-Buddhist scriptures, secretly sent someone to record the table of contents of those books, and upon a single glance, he memorized them. A date was set for the debate. The ruler of Qin and his high officials gathered in great numbers. The brāhmaṇa boasted of his wide reading. Daorong enumerated the brāhmaṇa's books, and added to them three times as many of the Qin territory's classics and histories. [Kumāra]jīva took advantage of the victory to tease him: 'Have you not heard that there are learned scholars in Qin? How dare you come lightly from afar!' Thereupon, the brāhmaṇa was shamed into submission, bowed twice at Daorong's feet, and departed.

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