[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) › [宋高僧傳](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2061) › 4.47 # 宋高僧傳 4.47 宋高僧傳 4.47 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [4.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2061.4.47) 釋德感，姓侯氏，太原人也。儀容瓌麗，學業精贍，眾典服勤，於《瑜伽論》特振聲彩。天皇大帝徵為翻經大德。又與勝莊、大儀等同參義淨譯場。對𫾻受賜，言謝瀏亮。帝悅，尋授封昌平縣開國公，累井田至三千戶。帝為讚曰：「河汾之寶，山嶽之英，早祛俗累，夙解塵纓。緇門仰德，紺宇馳聲。式亞龍樹，爰齊馬鳴。」為時君之所貴，為若此也。御製風行，緇伍榮之。後充河南佛授記寺都維那，晚升寺任，中外肅然。終年六十餘，著《義門》行于世。如其「七方便」、「人迴心」、「漸頓悟」義，與湛法師為勍敵耳，故交綏而退焉。 > Shi Degan was surnamed Hou and was a native of Taiyuan. He had an imposing and splendid demeanor, and his learning was refined and comprehensive. Serving diligently across the multitude of scriptures, he won particular acclaim for the Yogācārabhūmi-śāstra. Emperor Tianhuang (Gaozong) summoned him to be a Great Virtue of Scripture Translation. He also participated in Yijing's translation bureau alongside Shengzhuang, Dayi, and others. When responding to imperial questions and receiving rewards, his expressions of gratitude were clear and resonant. The Emperor was pleased, and soon conferred on him the title of Founding Duke of Changping County, progressively granting him well-field revenues of up to three thousand households. The Emperor composed a eulogy for him, saying: "A treasure of the He and Fen rivers, / The elite of the mountain peaks. / Early on he shed mundane encumbrances, / Long ago he untied dusty tassels. / The black-robed sangha reveres his virtue; / In the purple halls his renown echoes. / He ranks alongside Nāgārjuna, / And is equal to Aśvaghoṣa." Such was the great esteem in which he was held by the sovereign of his day! The imperial composition circulated widely, and the monastic order counted it an honor. Later, he served as the rector (karmadāna) of Foshouji Temple in Henan, and later rose to temple administration, where all within and without maintained solemn reverence. He passed away at the age of over sixty. He authored the Yimen (Gate of Meanings), which circulated in the world. As for his doctrines on the "seven expedient means," "the turning of the mind of sentient beings," and "gradual and sudden awakening," he was a formidable rival to Master Zhan, so that their confrontation ended in a mutual truce. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 4.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2061.4.46) - [Next: 4.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2061.4.48) - [Up: 4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2061.4) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2061~en-mt.4.47) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2061.4.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2061.4.47) · Pramāṇa