[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) › 5.3 # 高僧傳 5.3 高僧傳 5.3 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [5.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.5.3) 釋道安，姓衛氏，常山扶柳人也。家世英儒，早失覆蔭，為外兄孔氏所養。年七歲讀書，再覽能誦，鄉隣嗟異。至年十二出家。神智聰敏，而形貌甚陋，不為師之所重。驅役田舍，至于三年，執勤就勞，曾無怨色，篤性精進，齋戒無闕。數歲之後，方啟師求經，師與《辯意經》一卷，可五千言。安齎經入田，因息就覽，暮歸，以經還師，更求餘者，師曰：「昨經未讀今復求耶？」答曰：「即已闇誦。」師雖異之，而未信也。復與《成具光明經》一卷，減一萬言。齎之如初，暮復還師。師執經覆之，不差一字，師大驚嗟而異之。 > Shi Dao'an, whose lay surname was Wei, was a native of Fuliu in Changshan. His family had for generations been eminent scholars. Having lost his parents at an early age, he was raised by his maternal cousin of the Kong clan. At the age of seven he began reading books; he could recite them after looking through them twice, so that his neighbours sighed in astonishment. At the age of twelve he left home for the monastic life (pravrajyā). His spiritual intellect was bright and discerning, but his appearance was extremely homely, so he was not held in high regard by his master. He was sent to labour in the fields for up to three years; he applied himself diligently to toil and never showed a resentful countenance; his nature was sincere and vigorous, and his observance of the fasts and precepts was without defect. After several years, he finally requested scriptures from his master. His master gave him a single fascicle of the Bianyi jing, about five thousand words. An took the scripture into the fields and read it during his rests. In the evening, when he returned, he gave the scripture back to his master and requested another. His master said: “You have not read yesterday's scripture, and now you ask for another?” He replied: “I have already memorized it.” Although his master marveled, he did not yet believe him. He gave him another scripture, the Chengju guangming jing in one fascicle, somewhat less than ten thousand words. An took it as before, and in the evening returned it to his master. His master held the scripture and tested him on it; he did not miss a single character. His master was greatly amazed and marveled at him. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.5.2) - [Next: 5.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.5.4) - [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.5.3) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.5.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.5.3) · Pramāṇa