宋高僧傳 14.7

14.7

釋道成者，不知何許人也。居於天邑，演彼律乘。戒月揚光，圓而不缺；德瓶告實，滿而不傾。當顯慶中，敷《四分》一宗，有同霧市。時文綱律匠雖先依澄照大師，後習律文，乃登成之堂奧矣。又懷素著述，皆出其門。垂拱中，日照三藏譯《顯識》等經，天后詔名德十員助其法化，成與明恂、嘉尚同預證義。由是聲飛神甸，位首方壇，謂之梧桐多棲鳳鳥，謂之芳沚頗秀蘭叢。門生孔多，無過此集，然不詳終所。

Shi Daocheng was a man of unknown origins. Residing in the capital, he expounded that vinaya vehicle. The moon of his precepts radiated light, full without waning; the jar of his virtue reported fullness, overflowing without tipping. During the Xianqing reign era, he expounded the single school of the Dharmaguptaka-vinaya, drawing crowds like a bustling market in the fog. At that time, the vinaya master Wengang, although he had first relied on Grand Master Chengzhao, subsequently studied the vinaya texts and then ascended into Cheng's inner sanctuary. Moreover, the writings of Huaisu all came from his gate. During the Chuigong reign era, when Tripiṭaka Master Divākara translated the Sūtra of Manifesting Consciousness and other scriptures, the Heavenly Empress decreed that ten eminent virtues assist in his Dharma transformation; Cheng, along with Mingxun and Jiashang, participated together as certifiers of meaning. Consequently, his renown flew through the divine capital, and his position was foremost among the square altars, likened to parasol trees where many phoenixes roost, or a fragrant islet where abundant orchids flourish. His disciples were exceedingly numerous, none surpassing this assembly, yet the place of his death is unknown.