[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) › [續高僧傳](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2060) › 5.16 # 續高僧傳 5.16 續高僧傳 5.16 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [5.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2060.5.16) 釋僧韶。姓王。齊國高安人。幼願拔俗。弱年從志斂服。道俗恭敬師宗。美姿制善舉止。情性溫和韻調清雅。好弘經教名顯州壤。專以毘曇擅業。元徽之初始來皇邑住建元寺。寬厚閑澹不妄交遊。宋季澆薄體裁無准。物競目前榮枯俄頃。韶閑房自守。狀若無人。及齊氏開泰禮教夙被。白黑鑽仰講說頻仍。後學知宗前修改觀。毘曇一部化流海內。諮聽之徒常有百數。齊文惠及竟陵王蕭子良。雅相欽禮。清河崔慧。親從北面諮承餘誨。以天監三年卒于住寺。春秋五十有八。時建元又有法朗。兼以慧學知名。本姓沈氏。吳興武康人。家遭世禍因住建業。大明七年與兄法亮。被勅紹繼慧益出家。初住藥王寺。亮履行高潔經數修明。朗稟性疎率不事威儀。聲轉有聞義解傳譽。集注涅槃勒成部帙。而言謔調笑不擇交遊。高人勝己見必齒錄。並卒于天監中。 > Shi Sengshao was surnamed Wang and was a native of Gao'an in the state of Qi. In his youth, he aspired to transcend the mundane; in his early years, following his resolve, he donned monastic robes. Both monastics and laypeople revered him as a master. He had a fine appearance and manner, and was skilled in his deportment. Gentle in temperament, his tone was pure and refined. Fond of propagating the scriptural teachings, his fame was celebrated throughout the province. He specialized in Abhidharma as his craft. At the beginning of the Yuanhui era, he first arrived at the imperial capital and resided at Jianyuan Monastery. Broad-minded, kind, and aloof, he did not socialize carelessly. At the close of the Song dynasty, customs were frivolous and norms were absent; people competed for immediate gains, and glory faded in an instant. Sengshao kept to his quiet room alone, as though there were no one else around. When the Qi dynasty initiated an era of peace, the ritual teachings spread early on; monastics and laypeople looked up to him, and lectures were held continuously. Later students came to know the fundamental tenets, and earlier practitioners revised their views. A single Abhidharma text spread its transformative influence throughout the realm; those inquiring and listening regularly numbered in the hundreds. Prince Wenhui of Qi and Prince Jingling, Xiao Ziliang, deeply admired and respected him. Cui Hui of Qinghe personally faced north and received his remaining instructions. In the third year of the Tianjian era, he died at his monastery at the age of fifty-eight. At that time, Jianyuan \[Monastery\] also had Falang, who was likewise known for his intellectual learning. Originally surnamed Shen, he was a native of Wukang in Wuxing. Because his family suffered misfortune in the secular world, he came to live in Jianye. In the seventh year of the Daming era, together with his elder brother Faliang, an imperial decree commanded them to succeed Huiyi and leave household life. He initially lived at Yaowang Monastery. Faliang's conduct was lofty and clean, and his scriptural knowledge was cultivated and brilliant. Falang was naturally casual and blunt, paying no heed to formal deportment. His chanting voice gained a reputation, and his doctrinal exegesis was widely acclaimed. He compiled a commentary on the \*Nirvāṇa Sūtra\*, producing a set of volumes. However, he joked and laughed teasingly and was not selective in his companions; whenever he met persons of high status or those superior to himself, he took note of them. Both died during the Tianjian era. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2060.5.15) - [Next: 5.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2060.5.17) - [Up: 5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2060.5) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2060~en-mt.5.16) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2060.5.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2060.5.16) · Pramāṇa