[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) › 8.82 # 高僧傳 8.82 高僧傳 8.82 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [8.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.8.82) 釋法通，本姓褚氏，河南陽翟人，晉安東將軍揚州都督\[(丰\*力)/石\]之八世孫也。家世衣冠，禮義相襲。通幼而岐頴，聰悟絕倫。年十一出家，遊學三藏，專精方等，《大品》、《法華》尤所研審。年未登立，便為講匠，學徒雲聚，千里必萃。後踐迹京師，初止莊嚴，後憩定林上寺。栖閑隱素，履道唯勤。希風影附者，復盈山室。齊竟陵文宣王、丞相文獻王，皆紆貴慕德，親承頂禮。陳郡謝舉、吳國陸果、潯陽張孝秀，並策步山門，稟其戒法，白黑弟子七千餘人。晦迹鍾阜三十餘載，坐禪誦念，禮懺精苦。 > Shi Fatong was originally surnamed Chu and was a native of Yangzhai in Henan; he was an eighth-generation descendant of Jin General Pacifying the East and Governor of Yangzhou, Chu Pou. His family had for generations been gentry and officials, transmitting ritual propriety and righteousness. From childhood Tong was remarkably talented, possessing extraordinary intelligence. At the age of eleven he left the household, studying the Tripiṭaka and dedicating himself to the Vaipulya sūtras; he investigated the Larger Prajñāpāramitā and the Saddharmapuṇḍarīka with particular scrutiny. Before reaching thirty years of age, he was already a master lecturer; students gathered like clouds, unfailingly congregating from a thousand li away. Later he set foot in the capital, initially residing at Zhuangyan Temple and later resting at the Upper Dinglin Temple. Dwelling in seclusion and simplicity, he was diligent solely in treading the Way. Those who admired his demeanor and followed his shadow once more filled the mountain chambers. Prince Wenxuan of Jingling and Chancellor Prince Wenxian of the Qi both humbled their noble status out of longing for his virtue and personally paid homage to him. Xie Ju of Chen Commandery, Lu Guo of the State of Wu, and Zhang Xiaoxiu of Xunyang all came to the mountain gates to receive his precept rules; his lay and monastic disciples numbered over seven thousand. He concealed his traces at Mount Zhong for more than thirty years, sitting in dhyāna, chanting recitations, and practicing repentance with intense rigor. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 8.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.8.81) - [Next: 8.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.8.83) - [Up: 8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.8) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059~en-mt.8.82) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.8.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.8.82) · Pramāṇa