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高僧傳 7.26

高僧傳 7.26

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Classical Chinese

7.26

宋永初元年,車騎范泰立祇洹寺,以義德為物宗,固請經始。義以泰清信之至,因為指授儀則。時人以義方身子,泰比須達,故祇洹之稱,厥號存焉。後西域名僧多投止此寺,或傳譯經典,或訓授禪法。

In the first year of the Yongchu era of the Song, General of Chariots and Cavalry Fan Tai founded Zhihuan Temple. Considering [Hui]yi's virtue to be a model for all beings, he earnestly requested him to inaugurate it. Because [Fan] Tai's pure faith was utmost, [Hui]yi laid down the ritual regulations for him. The people of the time compared [Hui]yi to Śāriputra and equated [Fan] Tai to Anāthapiṇḍada, and thus the name 'Zhihuan' (Jetavana) was preserved for it. Later, many famous monks from the Western Regions came to stay at this temple, either translating scriptures or instructing in dhyāna methods.

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