[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) › 5.11 # 高僧傳 5.11 高僧傳 5.11 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [5.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.5.11) 安外涉群書，善為文章。長安中，衣冠子弟為詩賦者，皆依附致譽。時藍田縣得一大鼎，容二十七斛。邊有篆銘，人莫能識，乃以示安，安云：「此古篆書，云魯襄公所鑄。」乃寫為隸文。又有人持一銅斛於市賣之，其形正圓，下向為斗，橫梁昂者為斗，低者為合，梁一頭為籥，籥同鍾，容半合，邊有篆銘。堅以問安，安云：「此王莽自言出自舜，皇龍集戊辰，改正即真，以同律量，布之四方，欲小大器鈞，令天下取平焉。」其多聞廣識如此。堅勅學士內外有疑，皆師於安。故京兆為之語曰：「學不師安，義不中難。」 > Dao'an was widely read in non-Buddhist texts and was skilled in composition. In Chang'an, sons of the gentry who composed poetry and rhapsodies all associated with him to acquire a reputation. At that time, Lantian County obtained a large bronze cauldron with a capacity of twenty-seven hu. It had a seal inscription on the side that no one could decipher, so they showed it to Dao'an. Dao'an said: "This is ancient seal script; it says it was cast by Duke Xiang of Lu." He then transcribed it into clerical script. There was also a person selling a bronze hu in the market. Its shape was perfectly round: facing downward it was a dou; of the crossbeam, the raised part was a dou and the lowered part was a ge; one end of the beam was a yue, equal to a zhong, holding half a ge; on its side was a seal inscription. Jian asked Dao'an about it, and Dao'an said: "This is from Wang Mang, who claimed descent from Shun. In the year wuchen, he changed the calendar and adopted the true title, standardizing the pitch pipes and measures and distributing them across the four quarters, wishing the small and large vessels to be uniform so that the world might obtain balance." Such was his vast learning and wide erudition. Jian decreed that scholars who had doubts regarding internal or external texts should all take Dao'an as their teacher. Therefore, the people of the capital had a saying: "If you study without taking Dao'an as master, you will not hit the mark when difficulties arise." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.5.10) - [Next: 5.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.5.12) - [Up: 5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.5) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059~en-mt.5.11) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.5.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.5.11) · Pramāṇa