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釋道溫，姓皇甫，安定朝那人，高士謐之後也。少好琴書，事親以孝聞。年十六入廬山，依遠公受學。後遊長安，復師童壽。元嘉中還止襄陽檀溪寺。善大乘經，兼明數論，樊、鄧學徒並師之。時吳國張邵鎮襄陽，子敷隨之，敷聽溫講還，邵問溫何如，敷曰：「義解足以析微，道心未易可測。」邵躬往候之，方挹其神俊。後從容謂曰：「法師儻能還俗，當以別駕相處。」溫曰：「檀越迺以桎梏誘人。」即日辭往江陵，邵追之不及，歎恨。

Shi Daowen, whose secular surname was Huangfu, was a native of Chaona in Anding, a descendant of the eminent scholar Huangfu Mi. In his youth, he was fond of the zither and books, and was renowned for filial piety in serving his parents. At sixteen, he entered Mount Lu and studied under Master Huiyuan. Later, he traveled to Chang'an and also studied under Kumārajīva. During the Yuanjia era, he returned to reside at Tanxi Temple in Xiangyang. He was skilled in Mahāyāna sūtras and was also thoroughly versed in the Abhidharma; students from Fan and Deng all took him as their teacher. At that time, Zhang Shao of Wu garrisoned Xiangyang, accompanied by his son Zhang Fu. When Zhang Fu returned from listening to Daowen's lectures, Zhang Shao asked how Daowen was. Zhang Fu replied: "His doctrinal understanding is sufficient to analyze subtleties, and his mind directed toward the Way cannot easily be measured." Zhang Shao went in person to visit him and only then came to admire his spiritual brilliance. Later, he calmly said to him: "If the Dharma Master could return to lay life, I would appoint you as vice governor." Daowen said: "You, dānapati, entice people with shackles." That very day, he took leave and departed for Jiangling; Zhang Shao could not overtake him and sighed in regret.