[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) › 12.47 # 高僧傳 12.47 高僧傳 12.47 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [12.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.12.47) 釋僧覆，未詳何人。少孤，為下人所養。七歲出家，為曇亮弟子。學通諸經，蔬食持呪。誦《大品》、《法華》。宋明帝深加器重，勅為彭城寺主，率眾有功。宋太始末卒，春秋六十有六。 > Shi Sengfu was a person of unknown origins. Orphaned in youth, he was raised by servants. He left household life at the age of seven, becoming a disciple of Tanliang. He was versed in various sūtras, ate vegetables, and held dhāraṇīs. He recited the Pañcaviṃśatisāhasrikā-prajñāpāramitā and the Lotus. Emperor Ming of the Song deeply valued him, ordering him to be the abbot of Pengcheng Temple, where he led the community with merit. He died toward the end of the Taishi reign period of the Song, at the age of sixty-six. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 12.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.12.46) - [Next: 12.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.12.48) - [Up: 12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.12) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059~en-mt.12.47) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.12.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.12.47) · Pramāṇa