[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) › 7.35 # 高僧傳 7.35 高僧傳 7.35 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [7.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.7.35) 後東下京師，正值祇洹寺發講，法徒雲聚，士庶駢席。苞既初至，人未有識者，迺乘驢往看。衣服垢弊，貌有風塵，堂內既迮，坐驢韀於戶外。高座出題適竟，苞始欲厝言，法師便問：「客僧何名？」答云：「名苞。」又問：「盡何所？」苞答曰：「高座之人，亦可苞耳。」迺致問數番，皆是先達思力所不逮，高座無以抗其辭，遂遜退而止。時王弘、范泰聞苞論議，歎其才思，請與交言。仍屈住祇洹寺，開講眾經，法化相續。陳郡謝靈運聞風而造焉，及見苞神氣，彌深歎伏。或問曰：「謝公何如？」苞曰：「靈運才有餘，而識不足，抑不免其身矣。」 > Later he went east down to the capital, just when Zhihuan Temple was beginning a lecture series; followers of the Dharma gathered like clouds, and scholar-officials and commoners sat shoulder to shoulder. Since \[Seng\]bao had newly arrived and no one knew him, he rode a donkey to go and watch. His clothes were soiled and tattered, his appearance dusty from the road, and because the interior of the hall was crowded, he sat on his donkey saddle outside the door. Just as the lecturer on the high seat finished introducing the topic, \[Seng\]bao was about to speak when the Dharma master asked: 'What is the visiting monk's name?' He replied: 'My name is Bao (encompassing).' The master asked again: 'What can you encompass?' \[Seng\]bao replied: 'Even the person on the high seat can be encompassed.' He then raised several questions, all of which were beyond the contemplation of the senior masters; the lecturer on the high seat had no way to counter his arguments and stepped down, giving way. When Wang Hong and Fan Tai heard \[Seng\]bao's disputations, they marveled at his talent and intellect and asked to converse with him. They then persuaded him to reside at Zhihuan Temple to lecture on various scriptures, and his teachings continued uninterrupted. Xie Lingyun of Chen Commandery heard of his fame and came to visit; upon seeing \[Seng\]bao's spirit and demeanor, he was all the more deeply impressed. Someone asked: 'What do you think of Duke Xie?' \[Seng\]bao said: 'Lingyun's talent is more than enough, but his discernment is insufficient; in the end he will not escape disaster.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.7.34) - [Next: 7.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.7.36) - [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.7.35) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.7.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.7.35) · Pramāṇa