[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) › 10.40 # 高僧傳 10.40 高僧傳 10.40 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [10.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.10.40) 始於是潛遁山澤，修頭陀之行。後拓跋燾復剋長安，擅威關、洛。時有博陵崔皓，少習左道，猜嫉釋教。既位居偽輔，燾所仗信，乃與天師寇氏說燾以佛教無益，有傷民利，勸令廢之。燾既惑其言，以偽太平七年，遂毀滅佛法。分遣軍兵，燒掠寺舍，統內僧尼，悉令罷道。其有竄逸者，皆遣人追捕，得必梟斬。一境之內，無復沙門。始唯閉絕幽深，軍兵所不能至。 > Shi thereupon hid away in mountains and marshes, cultivating dhūta practices. Later, Tuoba Tao again conquered Chang'an, wielding power over the Guan and Luo regions. At that time, there was Cui Hao of Boling, who in his youth had studied heterodox ways and harbored suspicion and jealousy toward the Buddhist teaching. Since he held high office in the illegitimate court and enjoyed Tao's trust and reliance, he and the Heavenly Master Kou told Tao that the Buddhist teaching was of no benefit and harmful to the people's interests, urging him to abolish it. Tao, deluded by their words, in the seventh year of the illegitimate Taiping reign era, proceeded to destroy the Buddhadharma. He dispatched troops in divisions to burn and loot monasteries, and ordered all monks and nuns within his domain to leave the monastic order. As for any who fled, he sent men to pursue and arrest them, and when captured they were invariably beheaded. Within the entire realm, there were no longer any śramaṇas. Shi alone remained sequestered in deep seclusion, where troops could not reach. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 10.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.10.39) - [Next: 10.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.10.41) - [Up: 10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.10) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059~en-mt.10.40) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.10.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.10.40) · Pramāṇa