[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) › [佛祖歷代通載](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036) › 7.95 # 佛祖歷代通載 7.95 佛祖歷代通載 7.95 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [7.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.7.95) （二十五）　西域三藏曇無讖。由龜茲至姑臧。涼王沮渠蒙遜素奉大法。讖居久之遍曉華言。譯大般涅槃大集等經六十餘萬言。猶以涅槃品數未足。復還西域訪求得之。至涼譯成。四十二卷。凡一萬偈。讖神異頗多。時拓跋珪王中山。聞讖思一瞻禮。遣使來迎。遜不許。珪再遣高平公李順。策拜遜涼王加九錫諭之曰。曇無讖道德廣大。朕思一奉見。可馳驛送至。遜曰。臣奉事朝廷亡所負。前表乞留讖。今復來追。此臣師也。有死則已。欲往則不可也。順曰。朝廷欽王忠義。故顯加殊禮。今乃以一道人虧損大功。不忍一朝之忿。吐所不當言。失朝廷待遇之意。切為大王不取也。遜曰。如公之言誠美。第恐情不副此耳。遜竟不遣讖。於是拓跋珪銜之。道進者從讖求授菩薩戒。讖曰。當自悔七日乃未。既而詣讖。讖忽怒。進曰。此宿障也。遂精修三年。夢中感釋迦世尊為授戒法。是夕十餘人同夢如進所見。於是復詣讖望見大喜曰。善哉已感戒矣。今為汝作證。及固辭西歸遜怒其去已。密遣親信中路刺殺之。初讖出關日。謂送者曰。業期至矣。雖上聖不能逃。非愛死而固欲相遠也。未幾遜心愧悔。白日見鬼以劍刺之而卒。其國為魏所併。 > (Twenty-five) The Tripiṭaka Master Dharmakṣema of the Western Regions arrived at Guzang from Kucha. Juqu Mengxun, King of Liang, had long revered the Great Dharma. After Dharmakṣema had resided there for a long time, he thoroughly understood the Chinese language, and translated scriptures such as the \*Mahāparinirvāṇa-sūtra\* and the \*Mahāsaṃnipāta-sūtra\*, comprising over six hundred thousand words. Still considering the chapters of the \*Nirvāṇa-sūtra\* incomplete, he returned to the Western Regions to search for and obtain them. Upon reaching Liang, the translation was completed in forty-two fascicles, totaling ten thousand verses. Dharmakṣema performed quite a few divine marvels. At that time, Tuoba Gui ruled at Zhongshan; hearing of Dharmakṣema, he wished to pay homage to him and sent an envoy to invite him. Mengxun would not permit it. Tuoba Gui again dispatched Li Shun, Duke of Gaoping, conferring on Mengxun the title of King of Liang, granting him the Nine Bestowals, and instructing him, saying: “Dharmakṣema's moral virtue is vast and great; We wish to receive him in audience. You may send him by express courier.” Mengxun said: “I have served the court without failing in any respect. Formerly, I memorialized asking to retain Dharmakṣema, yet now you pursue him again. He is my master. If I die, so be it; but if you wish him to go, it is not possible.” Li Shun said: “The court admired the king's loyalty and righteousness, and therefore expressly bestowed special honours upon you. Now you would ruin great merit on account of a single monk, unable to bear a morning's anger and uttering improper words, failing the court's hospitable intentions. I earnestly deem that the Great King should not do this.” Mengxun said: “Your words are indeed fine, sir, but I fear that the reality does not match them.” In the end, Mengxun did not send Dharmakṣema. Thereupon, Tuoba Gui harbored resentment. A certain Daojin sought to receive the bodhisattva precepts from Dharmakṣema. Dharmakṣema said: “You must repent for seven days, but it is not yet time.” Later, when Daojin came to Dharmakṣema, Dharmakṣema suddenly became angry. Daojin said: “This is a past hindrance.” He then practiced diligently for three years, and in a dream, Śākyamuni Bhagavān was moved to bestow the precept methods upon him. That night, over ten other people had the same dream as what Daojin had seen. Thereupon, he went again to Dharmakṣema. Seeing him from afar, Dharmakṣema rejoiced greatly and said: “Excellent! You have already obtained the precepts through resonance. I will now bear witness for you.” When Dharmakṣema resolutely took his leave to return west, Mengxun was angry at his departure and secretly dispatched trusted retainers to assassinate him on the way. Earlier, on the day Dharmakṣema departed the pass, he said to those seeing him off: “The time of my karma has arrived. Even supreme sages cannot escape it. It is not that I cherish life and stubbornly wish to distance myself from you.” Before long, Mengxun felt remorse in his heart; in broad daylight, he saw a ghost stab him with a sword, and died. His state was annexed by Wei. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.7.94) - [Next: 7.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.7.96) - [Up: 7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.7) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036~en-mt.7.95) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.7.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.7.95) · Pramāṇa