傳法正宗定祖圖 1.77

1.77

波羅芬多者。中天竺人也。以前魏廢帝齊王之嘉平二年來洛陽。至晉太始三載。其弟子摩伽陀復來芬多因問曰。汝在西時。頗遊北天竺耶。或謂師子尊者無辜為其國王所害是否。今復有傳法者與其相繼耶。摩伽陀曰然。師子害死至今二十三白。有沙門號婆舍斯多。本罽賓國人。先難得其付法授衣。即日去之。方於中天竺大隆佛事。芬多謂其弟子曰。我亦聞之。汝言驗矣。當時好事者即書留于白馬寺。後有玄朗法師者。得於其寺乃傳於世。

Poluofenduo was a native of Central India. In the second year of the Jiaping era of the Prince of Qi, the deposed emperor of the former Wei, he came to Luoyang. Down to the third year of the Taishi era of the Jin, his disciple Magadha came as well. Fenduo thereupon asked: "When you were in the West, did you ever travel to Northern India? Some say that the Venerable Siṃha was innocently murdered by his king; is this so or not? Is there now someone transmitting the Dharma who has succeeded him?" Magadha said, "Indeed. Since Siṃha was murdered and died, it has been twenty-three fortnights. There is a śramaṇa named Bāśasita, originally a native of Kashmir. Before the disaster, he received the transmission of the Dharma and the bestowal of the robe, and departed that very day. He is currently carrying out great Buddhist activities in Central India." Fenduo said to his disciple: "I too have heard this. Your words are verified." At that time, interested persons recorded this and left it at Baima Monastery. Later, Dharma Master Xuanlang obtained it at that monastery and transmitted it to the world.