大明高僧傳 2.7

2.7

The appraisal says: Jí surpassed others immensely in three matters. First, once inner and outer writings and histories passed before his eyes, he never forgot them for the rest of his life. Second, there was a monk of Qocho named Prajñāśrī, whose learning spanned both Chinese and Sanskrit, peerless in his generation; he asked Jí to translate the Lesser Concentration and Contemplation into the Qocho language, whereupon its literary brilliance suddenly shone forth, leaving Prajñāśrī deeply abashed and overwhelmed. Third, he made the propagation of the teaching his lifelong responsibility; he lectured on the Lotus Sūtra a hundred and ten times in all, moving heaven repeatedly to rain down precious blossoms in profusion. Alas, someone may count it an achievement to have no regrets in just one thing in life; Jí possessed all three. Truly, he may be called an udumbara of the world!