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# 高僧傳 7.92

高僧傳 7.92

- **Language:** Classical Chinese

### [7.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.7.92)

釋道猷，吳人。初為生公弟子，隨師之廬山，師亡後，隱臨川郡山，乃見新出《勝鬘經》，披卷而歎曰：「先師昔義，闇與經同。但歲不待人，經集義後，良可悲哉！」因注《勝鬘》，以翌宣遺訓，凡有五卷，文煩不行。宋文問慧觀：「頓悟之義。誰復習之？」答云：「生公弟子道猷。」即勅臨川郡發遣出京。既至，即延入宮內，大集義僧，令猷申述頓悟。時競辯之徒，關責互起。猷既積思參玄，又宗源有本，乘機挫銳，往必摧鋒。帝乃撫机稱快。及孝武升位，尤相歎重，乃勅住新安，為鎮寺法主。帝每稱曰：「生公孤情絕照，猷公直轡獨上，可謂克明師匠，無忝徽音。」宋元徽中卒，春秋七十有一。

> Shi Daoyou was a native of Wu. Originally a disciple of Master Zhu Daosheng, he accompanied his master to Mount Lu; after his master passed away, he lived in seclusion in the mountains of Linchuan commandery. There he saw the newly translated Śrīmālādevī-siṃhanāda-sūtra, and unrolling the scroll he sighed, saying: 'My late master's former doctrines silently accord with this scripture. But years wait for no man, and the scripture was compiled after the doctrine; this is truly lamentable!' Thereupon he commented on the Śrīmālādevī-sūtra to assist in making known his master's bequeathed teachings, in five fascicles in all, but its style was burdensome and it did not circulate. Emperor Wen of Song asked Huiguan: 'Who still studies the doctrine of sudden awakening?' Huiguan replied: 'Master Daosheng's disciple Daoyou.' An imperial decree was immediately sent to Linchuan commandery to dispatch him to the capital. When he arrived, he was invited into the palace, and a great assembly of doctrinal monks was convened to have Daoyou set forth the sudden awakening. At that time, those eager to debate raised challenges against one another. Since Daoyou had long pondered and penetrated the profound, and his teaching stemmed from an authentic source, he seized every opportunity to blunt their sharpness, breaking their spearheads wherever he went. The emperor slapped the table and shouted in approval. When Emperor Xiaowu ascended the throne, he held him in even higher esteem, decreeing that he reside at Xin'an Temple as the presiding master of the temple. The emperor frequently praised him, saying: 'Master Sheng had solitary sentiment and transcendent insight; Master You took the reins and ascended alone. He may be called one who truly carries on his master's craft without disgracing his illustrious fame.' He died in the Yuanhui era of the Song, at the age of seventy-one.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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