[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) › 8.21 # 續高僧傳 8.21 續高僧傳 8.21 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [8.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2060.8.21) 釋靈詢。姓傅氏。漁陽人也。少年入道。學成實論并涅槃經。窮其幽府。又於論中刪要兩卷注而釋之。盛行於世。後棄小道崇仰光公。曉夕研尋十有餘載。纖旨祕教備知通塞。雖博知群籍。而擅出維摩。兼有疏記。至遷京漳鄴。遊歷燕趙化霑四眾。邪正分焉。而書畫有工。頗愛篇什。文筆之華。時所推舉。美容貌。善風儀。詞辯雅淨。聽者無撓。初為國都。魏末為并州僧統。齊初卒於晉陽。時年六十九矣。 > Śramaṇa Lingxun was surnamed Fu and was a native of Yuyang. In his youth he entered the Way, studying the Tattvasiddhi-śāstra and the Nirvāṇa Sūtra, plumbing their profoundest depths. Moreover, he extracted an epitome of the śāstra in two fascicles, adding annotations and explanations, which circulated widely in the world. Later, abandoning the Lesser Vehicle, he revered Master Guang. Day and night he inquired into the teachings for more than ten years, fully comprehending both subtle tenets and esoteric doctrines, understanding what was obstructed and what was accessible. Although he was broadly versed in various texts, he excelled particularly in the Vimalakīrtinirdeśa Sūtra and produced commentaries and notes on it. When the capital was moved to the Zhang River and Ye, he traveled throughout Yan and Zhao, his conversion extending to the fourfold assembly, distinguishing the heterodox from the orthodox. He was also skilled in calligraphy and painting and was quite fond of verse; the elegance of his literary prose was praised by his contemporaries. He had a handsome appearance, was skilled in demeanor, and his eloquence was refined and clear, never disconcerting his listeners. He initially served as National Rector (Guodu), and at the end of the Wei dynasty he served as Monastic Superintendent (Sengtong) of Bingzhou. In the early Qi dynasty, he passed away in Jinyang at the age of sixty-nine. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 8.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2060.8.20) - [Next: 8.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2060.8.22) - [Up: 8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2060.8) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2060~en-mt.8.21) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2060.8.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2060.8.21) · Pramāṇa