[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) › [釋氏稽古略](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2037) › 2.8 # 釋氏稽古略 2.8 釋氏稽古略 2.8 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2037.2.8) 孔雀經　天竺尸黎蜜多羅（此云吉友）尊者讓王位出家（如吳之太伯也）西晉懷帝永嘉中到華夏。至是抵建康止建初寺。丞相王導見之曰。我輩之人。太尉庾亮．光祿周覬．廷尉桓彝。一時名公皆造門結友。聲名著搢紳間。善說法要。時人呼為高座法師。又善呪誦作梵唄。清響凌雲。譯孔雀等諸經（本傳）。 > Mayūri Sūtra (Peacock Sūtra): The Venerable Śrīmitra (meaning "Auspicious Friend" in Chinese) from India relinquished his royal throne to leave the household life (like Taibo of Wu). During the Yongjia era of Emperor Huai of the Western Jin, he arrived in China. By this time, he reached Jiankang and stayed at Jianchu Monastery. Chancellor Wang Dao saw him and said, "He is a man of our kind." Grand Defender Yu Liang, Master of Splendid Happiness Zhou Yi, and Minister of Justice Huan Yi—all eminent men of the era—called upon his threshold to form friendships with him, and his renown spread widely among the gentry. He was skilled at preaching the essentials of the Dharma, and the people of the day called him the "High Seat Dharma Master." Furthermore, he excelled at incantations, recitations, and the chanting of hymns (fanbai), his clear resonance rising above the clouds. He translated various sūtras, such as the Peacock Sūtra (Original Biography). > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2037.2.7) - [Next: 2.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2037.2.9) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2037.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2037~en-mt.2.8) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [佛祖歷代通載](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.6.70) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2037.2.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2037.2.8) · Pramāṇa