傳法正宗記 9.66

9.66

月支國沙門竺大力者。蓋第二十三祖鶴勒那之弟子也。性素聰晤。能通大小乘學。其國號為三藏。以漢獻帝之世至乎雒邑。嘗與沙門康孟詳。譯正二本起經。一日所館有白光一道忽發於前。大力斂容曰。此光乃我師鶴勒那入滅之相也。眾異之遂以聞帝。帝即命誌之。其時已丑歲也。尋游江南。適值孫權稱王於建康方嚮佛法。乃置寺禮沙門康僧會於其國。僧會初見大力。甚不德之。尋用問答。遂相推重。因曰。仁者何師乃能如是。大力曰。我師鶴勒那。故得此妙悟。乃通他心。僧會曰。鶴勒之徒如師利智凡幾何人。復有過之者乎。大力曰。似我之儔三千。若其頴達離倫唯一上人耳。號師子比丘。其人密受正法與師繼世。方揚化於北天竺國。僧會遂引見於吳主。稱道其異。吳主乃問力曰。孤忝此有土。國祚其有幾何。力遂說偈答之曰。清宵喫飯。雲間鬪走。十四年末。必逢猪口。當時權不曉其言。而亦甚禮之。大力留吳久之。及權死其子亮即位。益相見問。而言皆有効驗。大力尋至孫休之世庚辰歲復還西域。

Śramaṇa Zhu Dali of the Yuezhi kingdom was a disciple of the twenty-third patriarch, Haklenayaśas. By nature naturally intelligent and perceptive, he was able to penetrate both the Mahāyāna and Hīnayāna teachings. In his country he was called a Tripiṭaka [master]. During the reign of Emperor Xian of the Han, he arrived in the city of Luoyang. He once collaborated with the śramaṇa Kang Mengxiang in translating the two versions of the Penqi jing. One day, a beam of white light suddenly burst forth before his lodging. Dali composed his countenance and said, 'This light is a sign that my master Haklenayaśas has entered nirvāṇa.' The assembly marveled at this and thereupon reported it to the Emperor, who immediately ordered it recorded. At that time it was the yichou year. Soon after, he traveled south of the Yangtze River. It happened that Sun Quan had proclaimed himself king in Jiankang and was just turning toward the Buddha-Dharma; he had established monasteries and paid reverent homage to the śramaṇa Kang Senghui in his state. When Senghui first met Dali, he did not treat him with much courtesy; soon, through their question and answer, they came to hold each other in high esteem. Thereupon [Senghui] asked, 'Under what teacher did you, benevolent sir, attain such ability?' Dali said, 'My teacher is Haklenayaśas; thus I attained this wondrous awakening, penetrating the minds of others.' Senghui asked, 'Among Haklena's disciples, how many possess sharp wisdom like yours, Master? And are there any who surpass you?' Dali said, 'Those like myself number three thousand. But as for one whose brilliant penetration is beyond comparison, there is only one superior man, named Monk Siṃha. He secretly received the true Dharma and succeeded to the lineage after the master, and is presently spreading the transformation throughout North India.' Senghui then ushered him to an audience with the Ruler of Wu, praising his extraordinary qualities. The Ruler of Wu then asked Dali, 'I have unworthily come to possess this land. How long shall the destiny of my state endure?' Dali then spoke a verse in reply, saying: / 'Eating rice in the clear night; / Running in combat amidst the clouds. / At the end of the fourteenth year, / You will surely encounter the pig's snout.' / At the time, Sun Quan did not comprehend his words, yet still treated him with great courtesy. Dali remained in Wu for a long time. When Sun Quan passed away and his son Sun Liang ascended the throne, they met and questioned each other even more, and all his words proved verified by events. Soon after, in the gengchen year during the reign of Sun Xiu, Dali returned once more to the Western Regions.