佛祖歷代通載 7.14

7.14

(4) At the beginning of the Taiyuan era, when Fu Jian's Qin was at its height, auspicious stars frequently appeared. The Grand Astrologer memorialized: 'A wise man from a foreign realm is destined to enter and assist.' When the Qin ruler attacked Xiangyang and obtained Dharma Master Dao'an, he rejoiced, taking it as the fulfillment of the prophecy. Dao'an modestly declined, daring not to accept it, and subsequently urged the Qin ruler to welcome Dharma Master Kumārajīva from the kingdom of Kucha. Jian complied. He immediately dispatched General of Agile Cavalry Lü Guang with seventy thousand armored cavalry to attack Kucha, instructing him: 'If you obtain Kumārajīva, send him back by express post.' When Guang's army arrived, Kumārajīva said to the King of Kucha, Bo Chun: 'The kingdom's fortunes are waning. A formidable enemy comes from where the sun descends; you should serve and welcome them, and not confront their vanguard.' Chun did not accept this advice and resisted; he was utterly defeated by Guang. Thereupon, [Guang] obtained Kumārajīva. Seeing that Kumārajīva was young in years, Guang treated him with common vulgarity and jested with him, forcibly marrying him to the daughter of the King of Kucha. Kumārajīva bitterly refused, deeming it impermissible. Guang made him drink strong wine and locked them together in a chamber, and he was thus coerced. By the time Guang returned, Fu Jian had already been defeated. Guang consequently usurped the title of king in Guzang. Father and son succeeded one another, both of mediocre talent who did not know the Dao. Kumārajīva harbored profound understanding, yet lived in obscurity within their realm, having nowhere to propagate and transform.