[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) › 6.28 # 續高僧傳 6.28 續高僧傳 6.28 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [6.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2060.6.28) 釋慧皎。未詳氏族。會稽上虞人。學通內外博訓經律。住嘉祥寺。春夏弘法秋冬著述。撰涅槃義疏十卷及梵網經疏行世。又以唱公所撰名僧頗多浮沈。因遂開例成廣。著高僧傳一十四卷。其序略云。前之作者。或嫌以繁廣刪減其事。而抗迹之奇多所遺削。謂出家之士處國賓王。不應勵然自遠高蹈獨絕尋辭榮棄愛本以異俗為賢。若此而不論竟何所紀。又云。自前代所撰。多曰名僧。然名者本實之賓也。若實行潛光。則高而不名。若寡德適時。則名而不高。名而不高本非所紀。高而不名則備今錄。故省名音代以高字。傳成通國傳之。實為龜鏡。文義明約即世崇重。後不知所終。江表多有裴子野高僧傳一帙十卷。文極省約未極通鑒。故其差少。 > Shi Huijiao, whose clan lineage is unknown, was a native of Shangyu in Kuaiji. His learning encompassed both internal and external traditions, and he was broadly instructive in the sūtras and vinaya. He resided at Jiaxiang Monastery. In spring and summer he propagated the Dharma, and in autumn and winter he engaged in writing. He composed the Niepan yishu (Commentary on the Meaning of the Mahāparinirvāṇa Sūtra) in ten fascicles and a commentary on the Fanwang jing (Brahmajāla Sūtra), which circulated in the world. Moreover, considering that the Mingseng zhuan (Biographies of Famous Monks) compiled by Master \[Bao\]chang had many omissions and imbalances, he consequently established rubrics to broaden and complete it, composing the Gaoseng zhuan (Biographies of Eminent Monks) in fourteen fascicles. His preface states in brief: 'Previous authors, perhaps disliking excessive length, abridged their accounts, and so omitted and pruned much that was extraordinary about their noble conduct. If they claim that when a renouncer of the household resides in a realm as a guest of kings, he should not aloofly keep his distance or rise alone in lofty seclusion—whereas abandoning worldly glory and forsaking affection is fundamentally valued because it differs from the mundane—then if this is not discussed, what after all should be recorded?' It also states: 'Those works compiled since former eras are mostly titled Famous Monks. Yet fame is fundamentally merely an adjunct to reality. If one's true practice is concealed in obscurity, one is eminent without being famous; if one has little virtue but suits the times, one is famous without being eminent. Those famous without being eminent originally should not be recorded; those eminent without being famous are fully included in the present record. Therefore I omit the sound "famous" (ming) and replace it with the word "eminent" (gao).' When the biography was completed, it circulated throughout the country and truly served as a mirror and guide. Its language and principles were clear and concise, and it was esteemed by the world. Later it was not known where he ended his days. South of the Yangtze there frequently exists Pei Ziye's Gaoseng zhuan in one case of ten fascicles; its text is extremely terse and brief, and does not reach a thorough overview, so it is somewhat inferior. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2060.6.27) - [Next: 6.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2060.6.29) - [Up: 6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2060.6) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2060~en-mt.6.28) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [佛祖統紀](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.37.17) — 志磐, Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2060.6.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2060.6.28) · Pramāṇa