高僧傳 6.72

6.72

釋道恒，藍田人。年九歲戲于路，隱士張忠見而嗟曰：「此小兒有出人之相，在俗必有輔政之功，處道必能光顯佛法。恨吾老矣，不得見之。」恒少失二親，事後母以孝聞，家貧無蓄，常手自畫繢，以供瞻奉，而篤好經典，學兼宵夜。至年二十，後母又亡，行喪盡禮，服畢出家。游刃佛理，多所兼通，學該內外，才思清敏。羅什入關，即往修造。什大嘉之，及譯出眾經，並助詳定。

Shi Daoheng was a native of Lantian. When he was nine years old, he was playing by the road, and the recluse Zhang Zhong, seeing him, sighed in admiration, saying, 'This boy has the physiognomy of an extraordinary man: in secular life he will certainly achieve the merit of assisting the administration of the realm, and in following the Dao he will surely be able to glorify the Buddhadharma. Alas, I am old and shall not live to see it!' Daoheng lost both parents at an early age; he served his stepmother and became famous for filial piety. The family was poor and possessed no savings, so he often painted by his own hand to support and nourish her, yet he was deeply fond of classical scriptures and studied day and night. When he reached the age of twenty, his stepmother also died; he performed the funeral rites in full accordance with propriety, and after completing the mourning period he left the household. He handled the subtleties of Buddhist doctrine with consummate ease, attaining mastery over many teachings; his erudition spanned both Buddhist and non-Buddhist writings, and his intellect was pure and sharp. When Kumārajīva entered the Pass, Daoheng immediately went to visit him. Kumārajīva greatly commended him, and when translating the various scriptures, Daoheng assisted in their careful examination and determination.