高僧傳 8.14

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釋弘充，涼州人。少有志力，通《莊》、《老》，解經律。大明末過江，初止多寶寺。善能問難，先達多為所屈。後自開法筵，鋒鏑互起。充既思入玄微，口辯天逸，通疑釋滯，無所間然。每講《法華》、《十地》，聽者盈堂，宋太宰江夏文獻王義恭雅重之。明帝踐祚，起湘宮寺，請充為綱領，於是移居焉。

Shi Hongchong was a native of Liangzhou. In his youth he had ambition and strength; he was versed in the *Zhuangzi* and *Laozi*, and understood the scriptures and vinaya. At the end of the Daming era, he crossed the Yangtze River and initially stayed at Duobao Temple. He was skilled in propounding objections, and senior scholars were often bested by him. Later he opened his own Dharma assembly, where sharp points of contention clashed. As Chong's thought reached the profound and subtle, and his eloquence was divinely effortless, he cleared away doubts and resolved difficulties without leaving any defect. Whenever he lectured on the *Lotus Sūtra* and the *Daśabhūmika*, the hall was filled with listeners. The Song Grand Tutor, Yigong, Prince Wenxian of Jiangxia, deeply respected him. When Emperor Ming ascended the throne, he built Xianggong Temple and invited Chong to act as director, whereupon Chong moved his residence there.