[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) › 1.38 # 高僧傳 1.38 高僧傳 1.38 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.1.38) 祖見群雄交爭，干戈方始，志欲潛遁隴右，以保雅操。會張輔為秦州刺史，鎮隴上，祖與之俱行。輔以祖名德顯著，眾望所歸，欲令反服，為己僚佐。祖固志不移，由是結憾。先有州人管蕃，與祖論議，屢屈於祖，蕃深銜恥恨，每加讒構。祖行至汧縣，忽語道人及弟子云：「我數日對當至。」便辭別，作素書，分布經像及資財都訖。明晨詣輔共語，忽忤輔意，輔使收之行罰。眾咸怪惋，祖曰：「我來此畢對，此宿命久結，非今事也。」乃呼十方佛。祖，前身罪緣，歡喜畢對，願從此以後，與輔為善知識，無令受殺人之罪。遂便鞭之五十，奄然命終。輔後具聞其事，方大惋恨。初，祖道化之聲，被於關隴，崤函之右，奉之若神，戎晉嗟慟，行路流涕。隴上羌胡，率精騎五千，將欲迎祖西歸，中路聞其遇害，悲恨不及，眾咸憤激，欲復祖之讎，輔遣軍上隴，羌胡率輕騎逆戰，時天水故涱下督富整，遂因忿斬輔，群胡既雪怨恥，稱善而還，共分祖屍，各起塔廟。 > Seeing warlords clashing and warfare just beginning, Bo Yuan intended to withdraw to Longyou to preserve his refined integrity. It happened that Zhang Fu was appointed Regional Inspector of Qinzhou, garrisoned on Longshang, and Bo Yuan travelled together with him. Seeing Bo Yuan's eminent virtue and renown and the respect in which the multitude held him, Fu wished him to return to lay life and serve as his subordinate. Bo Yuan was steadfast in his resolve and would not change, which caused resentment to form. Previously, a man of the province named Guan Fan had debated with Bo Yuan and had repeatedly been bested by him; harbouring deep shame and enmity, Fan constantly slandered him. When Bo Yuan reached Qian County, he suddenly said to the religious and his disciples: 'In a few days, my retributive reckoning will arrive.' He then bid them farewell, wrote letters on plain silk, and distributed the sūtras, images, and material goods completely. The next morning he went to Fu to converse, and unexpectedly offended Fu's intention; Fu had him seized and punished. The crowd was all astonished and aggrieved, but Bo Yuan said: 'I came here to settle my reckoning; this was bound long ago in a former life, not of today's doing.' He then invoked the Buddhas of the ten directions: 'I, Yuan, face the karmic guilt of a former body and joyfully settle this reckoning; may I henceforth become a good spiritual friend to Fu, that he may not incur the sin of killing a man.' He was then given fifty lashes and died instantly. When Fu later heard the whole truth, he was filled with profound sorrow and regret. Formerly, the fame of Bo Yuan's transformation had spread across Guanlong, and east of Xiaohan he was revered like a deity; both barbarians and Chinese wailed in grief, and travellers on the roads wept. The Qiang and Hu people on Longshang led five thousand elite cavalry, intending to welcome Bo Yuan back to the west; hearing halfway that he had been slain, they were overwhelmed with grief that they had come too late. Enraged, the multitude wished to avenge Bo Yuan. Fu dispatched troops up Mount Long, and the Qiang and Hu led light cavalry into battle; at that time Fu Zheng, a former subordinate commander from Tianshui, seized the anger to behead Fu. Having cleansed their resentment and shame, the Hu shouted in approval and returned, dividing Bo Yuan's remains among themselves and each erecting a stūpa and shrine. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.1.37) - [Next: 1.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.1.39) - [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.1.38) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.1.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.1.38) · Pramāṇa