高僧傳 5.10

5.10

安在樊沔十五載，每歲常再講《放光波若》，未嘗廢闕。晉孝武皇帝，承風欽德，遣使通問，并有詔曰：「安法師器識倫通，風韻標朗，居道訓俗，徽績兼著。豈直規濟當今，方乃陶津來世。俸給一同王公，物出所在。」時符堅素聞安名，每云：「襄陽有釋道安，是神器，方欲致之以輔朕躬。」後遣符丕南攻襄陽，安與朱序俱獲於堅，堅謂僕射權翼曰：「朕以十萬之師取襄陽，唯得一人半。」翼曰：「誰耶？」堅曰：「安公一人，習鑿齒半人也。」既至，住長安五重寺，僧眾數千，大弘法化。初魏晉沙門依師為姓，故姓各不同，安以為大師之本，莫尊釋迦，乃以釋命氏。後獲《增一阿含》，果稱四河入海，無復河名，四姓為沙門，皆稱釋種。既懸與經符，遂為永式。

Dao'an remained at Fan-Mian for fifteen years, lecturing on the *Pañcaviṃśatisāhasrikā-prajñāpāramitā-sūtra* twice every year without ever failing. Emperor Xiaowu of Jin, admiring his character from afar, sent envoys to convey his regards, and issued an edict saying: "Dharma Master Dao'an's capacity and knowledge are comprehensive and penetrating, and his demeanor is lofty and luminous. Abiding in the Way, he instructs the laity, his admirable achievements being prominent in both. Not only does he seek to save the present age, but he will also foster and ferry across future generations. His provisions and stipend shall be equal to those of princes and dukes, to be provided by the local authorities wherever he resides." At that time, Fu Jian had also long heard of Dao'an's fame and frequently said: "In Xiangyang there is Shi Dao'an, an extraordinary talent. I intend to bring him here to assist my person." Later, he sent Fu Pi to attack Xiangyang in the south, and both Dao'an and Zhu Xu were captured by Jian. Jian said to the Vice-Director Quan Yi: "With an army of a hundred thousand I took Xiangyang, yet I only obtained a man and a half." Yi asked: "Who are they?" Jian said: "Master Dao'an is one man, and Xi Zuochi is half a man." After arriving, he resided at the Wuchong Temple in Chang'an, where the assembly numbered several thousands, and he propagated the Dharma transformation extensively. Earlier, śramaṇas in the Wei and Jin took the surnames of their teachers, so their surnames were all different. Dao'an believed that among all origins of the Great Master, none is more revered than Śākya; hence, he took Shi as his surname. Later, when the *Ekottarika-āgama* was obtained, it indeed stated that when the four rivers enter the ocean, they no longer retain their names as rivers, and when people of the four castes become śramaṇas, they are all called the Śākya clan. Since this matched the scripture in advance, it became a permanent model.