佛祖歷代通載 7.65

7.65

（十八）　天竺尊者佛陀耶舍至姑臧。聞什公受秦宮女。歎曰。什如好綿。其可使入棘刺乎。什聞耶舍為已遠來。恐相失而返。勸秦王迎之。使至。耶舍曰。明旨遠降。便當驛馳副檀越待士之勤。脫如見禮羅什。則貧道當在北山北矣。使還。王欽佇不已。復遣使盡禮致之。耶舍乃肯來。王郊迎。別剏精舍處之。供設如王者。耶舍一無所受。時至分衛一食而已。善毘婆沙論。而髭赤。時號赤髭毘婆沙。後遊匡山為遠公所重。躬自負鐵。於紫霄峯頂鑄塔。以如來真身舍利藏其中。今存焉。

(18) When the Venerable Buddhayaśas of Tianzhu arrived in Guzang, he heard that Master [Kumāra]jīva had accepted palace women of Qin, and sighed: 'Kumārajīva is like fine silk; how could he be made to fall into brambles and thorns?' When [Kumāra]jīva heard that Yaśas had come from afar for his sake, he feared they might miss each other and [Yaśas] would return, so he urged the king of Qin to welcome him. When the envoy arrived, Yaśas said: 'Since the imperial decree has descended from afar, I ought to ride by courier relay to match the dānapati's diligence in honoring scholars. But if I am to be treated like Kumārajīva, then this poor monk will be north of the Northern Mountains!' The envoy returned, and the king's admiration and anticipation were unceasing; he again sent an envoy to invite him with full courtesies, and only then was Yaśas willing to come. The king welcomed him in the suburbs and established a separate vihāra for him to reside in, providing offerings fit for a king. Yaśas accepted none of them; when the time came, he engaged in alms-gathering (piṇḍapāta) and ate only one meal a day. He was skilled in the *Vibhāṣā-śāstra* and had a red beard, so people at the time called him the 'Red-Bearded Vibhāṣā.' Later, he traveled to Mount Kuang and was deeply revered by Master [Hui]yuan. He personally carried iron to cast a pagoda atop Zixiao Peak, enshrining the Tathāgata's true relic inside, which survives to this day.