[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) › 7.46 # 高僧傳 7.46 高僧傳 7.46 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [7.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.7.46) 釋僧徹，姓王，本太原晉陽人。少孤，兄弟二人寓居襄陽。徹年十六，入廬山造遠公。遠見而異之，問曰：「寧有出家意耶？」對曰：「遠塵離俗，固其本心。繩墨鎔鈞，更唯匠者。」遠曰：「君能入道，當得無畏法門。」於是投簪委質，從遠受業。遍學眾經，尤精《波若》。又以問道之暇，亦厝懷篇牘，至若一賦一詠，輒落筆成章。嘗至山南攀松而嘯，於是清風遠集，眾鳥和鳴，超然有勝氣。退還諮遠：「律制管絃，戒絕歌舞。一吟一嘯，可得為乎？」遠曰：「以散亂言之，皆為違法。」由是迺止。 > Shi Sengche, whose secular surname was Wang, was originally a native of Jinyang in Taiyuan. Bereaved of his father at an early age, he and his brother resided in Xiangyang. At the age of sixteen, Sengche entered Mount Lu to visit Master \[Hui\]yuan. Master Yuan saw him, marveled at him, and asked, "Do you have the intention to undergo pravrajyā?" He replied, "Leaving behind the dust and renouncing the worldly life is indeed my original aspiration. As for applying the plumb line and casting in the mold, that rests solely with the master craftsman." Master Yuan said, "If you can enter the Way, you will surely attain the Dharma-gate of fearlessness." Thereupon, Sengche cast off his hair-pin and committed himself, receiving instruction from Master Yuan. He studied the various sūtras comprehensively, excelling especially in the Prajñāpāramitā. Moreover, in his leisure from seeking the Way, he also applied his mind to literary compositions; whenever he composed a rhapsody or poem, words would flow from his brush into finished prose. Once, he went to the south of the mountain, grasped a pine tree, and whistled; thereupon, a clear breeze gathered from afar and flocking birds chimed in harmony, with a transcendent and superior air. Returning, he consulted Master Yuan: "The Vinaya forbids string and wind instruments, and the precepts prohibit song and dance. May one chant or whistle?" Master Yuan said, "Speaking from the perspective of distraction, these are all violations of the Dharma." Because of this, he ceased doing so. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.7.45) - [Next: 7.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.7.47) - [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.7.46) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.7.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.7.46) · Pramāṇa