弘贊法華傳 2.25

2.25

右。宋孝武世。北涼河西王涅沮渠蒙遜從弟。安陽侯京聲。屬涼運告終。為元魏所滅。京聲。竄[穴/偶]南奔建康。晦志畢身。不交人事。常遊止塔寺。以居士自畢。絕妻拏。淡榮利。縱容法侶。宣布正教。是以。白黑咸加敬焉。譯出前經。

The above [was translated in] the reign of Emperor Xiaowu of the Song by the Marquis of Anyang, Jingsheng, cousin of Juqu Mengxun, King of Hexi of the Northern Liang. Meeting the end of the Liang's fortunes, it was destroyed by the Yuan Wei. Jingsheng fled into concealment and rushed south to Jiankang, concealing his aspirations for the rest of his life and avoiding human affairs. He constantly wandered and stayed at stūpas and monasteries, conducting his entire life as a lay practitioner. Severing ties with wife and children, he was indifferent to worldly glory and gain, freely associating with companions of the Dharma and propagating the correct teaching. For this reason, both monastics and laity held him in high esteem. He translated the aforementioned sūtra.