高僧傳 6.75

6.75

興又致書於什、[(丰*力)/石]二法師曰：「別已數旬，每有傾想，漸暖，比休泰耳。小虜遠舉，更無處分，正有憒然耳。頃萬事之慇，須才以理之，近詔恒、標二人，令釋羅漢之服，尋大士之蹤，然道無不在，願法師等助以喻之。」

Yao Xing also sent a letter to the two Dharma masters Kumārajīva and Sengqi, saying: 'Having parted several ten-day periods ago, my mind is constantly turned toward you. It is growing gradually warmer, and I trust you are peaceful and at ease. The lesser northern barbarians have mounted an expedition far off, and with no other dispositions made, I am left somewhat distressed. Amid the pressure of myriad state affairs, talent is urgently needed to manage them. Recently I issued a decree to the two men, Daoheng and Daobiao, ordering them to cast off the robes of the arhat and follow the path of the Mahāsattva; since the Dao is present everywhere, I hope the Dharma masters will assist in persuading them.'