[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) › 7.8 # 高僧傳 7.8 高僧傳 7.8 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [7.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.7.8) 初關中僧肇始注《維摩》。世咸翫味。生乃更發深旨，顯暢新異及諸經義疏，世皆寶焉。王微以生比郭林宗，乃為之立傳，旌其遺德。時人以生推闡提得佛，此語有據。頓悟不受報等，時亦為憲章。宋太祖嘗述生頓悟義，沙門僧弼等皆設巨難。帝曰：「若使逝者可興，豈為諸君所屈。」 > Earlier, Sengzhao in Guanzhong had first annotated the Vimalakīrti\[-nirdeśa-sūtra\], which the world entirely appreciated. \[Daosheng\] further brought out its deep import, making clear and expressing novel \[insights\] as well as commentaries on various scriptures, all of which the world treasured. Wang Wei compared \[Dao\]sheng to Guo Linzong and composed a biography for him to make known his posthumous virtue. People of the time considered \[Dao\]sheng's inference that icchantikas could attain Buddhahood to be grounded in authority; his \[doctrines of\] sudden enlightenment and not experiencing retribution were also taken as standard models in their time. Emperor Taizu of the Song once expounded \[Dao\]sheng's doctrine of sudden enlightenment, and the śramaṇa Sengbi and others all raised formidable objections. The Emperor said: "If the deceased could be brought back to life, would he ever be refuted by you gentlemen?" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.7.7) - [Next: 7.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.7.9) - [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.7.8) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.7.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.7.8) · Pramāṇa