[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) › 7.18 # 高僧傳 7.18 高僧傳 7.18 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [7.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.7.18) 《大涅槃經》初至宋土，文言致善，而品數疎簡，初學難以措懷。嚴迺共慧觀、謝靈運等依《泥洹》本加之品目。文有過質，頗亦治改，始有數本流行。嚴迺夢見一人，形狀極偉，厲聲謂嚴曰：「《涅槃》尊經，何以輕加斟酌！」嚴覺已惕然，迺更集僧，欲收前本。時識者咸云：「此蓋欲誡厲後人耳，若必不應者，何容即時方夢。」嚴以為然。頃之，又夢神人告曰：「君以弘經之力，必當見佛也。」 > When the Mahāparinirvāṇa-sūtra first arrived in the Song territory, its textual phrasing was very good, but the number of chapters was sparse and brief, so that beginners found it difficult to grasp. Yan thereupon, together with Huiguan, Xie Lingyun, and others, added chapter headings based on the Niyuan (Nirvāṇa) text. Where the phrasing was overly unadorned, they also revised and polished it considerably, and several editions began to circulate. Yan then dreamed of a man of immense stature, who sternly said to Yan: "The venerable scripture of Nirvāṇa—how could you lightly tamper with it!" Upon waking, Yan was terrified, and immediately assembled the monks, wishing to withdraw the earlier edition. At that time, discerning people all said: "This was probably meant to admonish and caution later generations; if it were truly impermissible, how could the dream only have occurred now?" Yan agreed with this. Shortly afterwards, he again dreamed of a divine person who told him: "By the power of propagating the scripture, you will surely see the Buddha." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.7.17) - [Next: 7.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.7.19) - [Up: 7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.7) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059~en-mt.7.18) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.7.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.7.18) · Pramāṇa