[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) › 8.91 # 高僧傳 8.91 高僧傳 8.91 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [8.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.8.91) 遺風眇漫，法浪邅迴。匪伊釋哲， 孰振將頹？潛安比玉，遠叡聯瓌。 鐇斧曲戾，彈沐斜埃。素絲既染， 承變方來。 > The lingering tradition was vast and vague; / the waves of Dharma turned round and round. / If not for those wise Buddhist masters, / who could have raised what was about to fall? / Qian and An were like jade; / Yuan and Rui were joined gems. / The broad axe corrects the crooked; / the wash removes stray dust. / Once the plain silk is dyed, / it receives the transformation destined to come. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 8.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.8.90) - [Next: 8.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.8.92) - [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.8.91) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.8.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.8.91) · Pramāṇa