高僧傳 2.36

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佛馱跋陀羅，此云覺賢，本姓釋氏，迦維羅衛人，甘露飯王之苗裔也。祖父達摩提婆，此云法天，嘗商旅於北天竺，因而居焉。父達摩修耶利，此云法日，少亡。賢三歲孤，與母居，五歲復喪母，為外氏所養。從祖鳩婆利，聞其聰敏，兼悼其孤露，乃迎還，度為沙彌。至年十七，與同學數人，俱以習誦為業，眾皆一月，賢一日誦畢，其師歎曰：「賢一日，敵三十夫也。」及受具戒，修業精勤，博學群經，多所通達。

Buddhabhadra, translated as Juexian (“Enlightened Worthy”), was originally of the Śākya clan, a native of Kapilavastu and a descendant of King Amṛtodana. His grandfather, Dharmadeva (meaning “Dharma God”), once engaged in commerce in northern India and consequently settled there. His father, Dharmasūrya (meaning “Dharma Sun”), died young. Bhadra was orphaned at the age of three and lived with his mother; at age five he also lost his mother and was raised by his maternal relatives. His great-uncle Gopāla heard of his intelligence and also pitied his orphaned plight, so he brought him back and ordained him as a śrāmaṇera. By the age of seventeen, together with several fellow students, he engaged in memorisation and recitation; while the others took a month, Bhadra finished reciting in a single day. His master sighed and said: “In one day, Bhadra rivals thirty men.” When he received full ordination, he cultivated his practice with diligence, studied widely across numerous sūtras, and attained mastery in many of them.