高僧傳 4.7

4.7

支孝龍，淮陽人。少以風姿見重，加復神彩卓犖，高論適時。常披味《小品》以為心要。陳留阮瞻、頴川庾敳，並結知音之交，世人呼為「八達」。時或嘲之曰：「大晉龍興，天下為家，沙門何不全髮膚，去袈裟，釋胡服，被綾羅？」龍曰：「抱一以逍遙，唯寂以致誠。剪髮毀容，改服變形，彼謂我辱，我棄彼榮。故無心於貴而愈貴。無心於足而愈足矣。」其機辯適時，皆此類也。

Zhi Xiaolong was a man of Huaiyang. In his youth he was esteemed for his graceful manner, and furthermore his spiritual brilliance was preeminent, his lofty discourses matching the times. He constantly perused and savored the Xiaopin (Aṣṭasāhasrikā), regarding it as the core essential. Ruan Zhan of Chenliu and Yu Ai of Yingchuan both formed friendships of intimate understanding with him, and people of the time referred to them as the 'Eight Free Spirits'. Someone once mocked him, saying: 'The great Jin has arisen like a dragon, taking all under heaven as its family. Why does a śramaṇa not keep his hair and skin intact, cast off the kāṣāya, remove barbarian clothing, and wear damask and silk?' Long said: 'Embracing the One to wander freely, only through tranquility can sincerity be attained. Shaving the hair and disfiguring the countenance, altering garments and transforming form—they call this my disgrace, but I discard their glory. Thus, having no mind for nobility, one becomes all the more noble; having no mind for sufficiency, one becomes all the more sufficient.' His timely wit and eloquence were all of this kind.