[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) › 7.57 # 高僧傳 7.57 高僧傳 7.57 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [7.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.7.57) 徵士費文淵初從受業，乃立寺於州城西北，名曰祇洹。化行巴蜀，譽洽朝野。梁州刺史申坦與汪有舊，坦後致故，汪將往省之，仍欲停彼。費文淵乃上書刺史張悅曰：「道汪法師，識行清白，風霜彌峻，卓爾不群，確焉難拔。近聞梁州遣迎，承教旨許去，闔境之論，僉曰非宜。鄙州邊荒，僧尼出萬，禪戒所資，一焉是賴，豈可水失其珠，山亡其玉。願鑒九俗之誠，令四輩有憑也。」悅即敦留，遂不果行。悅還都，具向宋孝武述汪德行。帝即勅令，迎接為中興寺主。汪迺因悅固辭以疾，遂獲免。於是謝病下帷，絕窺人世。 > The retired scholar Fei Wenyuan initially studied under him and established a temple northwest of the provincial capital, naming it Jetavana (Qihuan). Daowang's teachings spread throughout Ba and Shu, and his reputation reached both court and country. Shen Tan, the regional inspector of Liangzhou, had an old acquaintance with Daowang; when Shen later died, Daowang was about to go mourn him and intended to stay there. Fei Wenyuan then submitted a memorial to Regional Inspector Zhang Yue, stating: "Dharma Master Daowang's understanding and conduct are pure and spotless; his stern integrity is colder than wind and frost. He stands out conspicuously from the crowd, firm and unyielding. Recently, I heard that Liangzhou sent an escort to welcome him, and that Your Honor granted permission for him to leave. The collective opinion of our entire province is that this is inappropriate. Our humble province is on the remote frontier, with over ten thousand monks and nuns; for their reliance on dhyāna and the precepts, they depend solely on him. How can the waters lose their pearl, or the mountains lose their jade? May you reflect upon the sincerity of our provincial community, so that the fourfold assembly may have someone to rely on." Zhang Yue promptly urged him to stay, and so the journey was aborted. When Zhang Yue returned to the capital, he reported Daowang's virtues and deeds in detail to Emperor Xiaowu of the Song. The emperor issued an imperial decree ordering him to be welcomed as the abbot of Zhongxing Temple. Daowang, through Zhang Yue, firmly declined on grounds of illness and was excused. Thereupon, he pleaded illness, lowered his screen, and severed ties with the secular world. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.7.56) - [Next: 7.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.7.58) - [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.7.57) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.7.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.7.57) · Pramāṇa