[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) › [高僧傳](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059) › 1.37 # 高僧傳 1.37 高僧傳 1.37 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.1.37) 帛遠，字法祖，本姓萬氏，河內人。父威達以儒雅知名，州府辟命皆不赴。祖少發道心，啟父出家，辭理切至，父不能奪，遂改服從道。祖才思俊徹，敏朗絕倫，誦經日八九千言，研味《方等》，妙入幽微。世俗墳素，多所該貫。乃於長安造築精舍，以講習為業，白黑宗稟，幾且千人。晉惠之末，太宰河間王顒鎮關中，虛心敬重，待以師友之敬，每至閑辰靖夜，輒談講道德。于時西府初建，俊乂甚盛，能言之士，咸服其遠達。 > Bo Yuan, styled Fazu, had the original surname of Wan and was a native of Henei. His father, Weida, was well-known for his Confucian elegance and declined all summonses from the provincial authorities. Early on, Bo Yuan conceived the thought of awakening and petitioned his father to enter the religious life; his words and reasoning were so pressing that his father could not dissuade him, and he subsequently took the robes to follow the Way. Bo Yuan's intellectual acumen was extraordinary, sharp and bright beyond compare; he could recite eight or nine thousand words of sūtras each day, savouring the Vaipulya sūtras and subtly penetrating their hidden nuances. He was thoroughly versed in worldly classics and ancient texts. He then built a monastery in Chang'an, making lecturing and study his calling; monks and laity who looked to him numbered nearly a thousand. Toward the end of Emperor Hui of the Jin's reign, the Grand Tutor and Prince of Hejian, Sima Yong, garrisoned Guanzhong; he held Bo Yuan in humble reverence, according him the respect due a master and friend, and whenever he had a quiet hour or a tranquil night, they would converse upon virtue and the Way. At that time the Western Headquarters was newly established, full of talented and eminent men; all the eloquent scholars yielded to his farsighted comprehension. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.1.36) - [Next: 1.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.1.38) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059~en-mt.1.37) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [貞元新定釋教目錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2157.4.3.4) — 圓照, Classical Chinese - [古今譯經圖紀](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2151.2.8) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.1.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.1.37) · Pramāṇa