辯正論 3.47

3.47

Dai Andao, Regular Attendant under the Jin (his artistic and scholarly talents were supremely accomplished; he founded Zhaoyin Monastery; he personally sculpted five dry-lacquer statues, all of which possessed incomparable marks and characteristics, and constantly emitted bodily light); Li Tong, Seal Keeper under the Jin (steadfast in intention, single-minded); Huang Xin, Marquis of Pengcheng under the Jin (of the utmost and pure faith); Wang Xun, Minister of the Imperial Stud under the Jin (resolute in striving for a good end; he founded Shijian Monastery); Fan Ning, Grand Administrator of Yuzhang under the Jin (unflagging in his charitable almsgiving; he formed a bond of shared aspiration with Huitichi and founded Qichan Monastery on Mount Guling); Yin Zhongkan, Minister of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices under the Jin (of supreme filial devotion to the very end; moved by numinous texts); He Chengtian of Donghai under the Jin (widely read in both internal and external texts; took Venerable Yan as his model teacher); Zhang Gong of Wu Commandery under the Jin (sincerely upheld the precepts); Wang Gong, Inspector of Yan Province under the Jin (admired superior virtue and held it dear; extended reverent respect to Venerable Chi); Wang Dao, Prime Minister under the Jin (harmonised subtle principles); Wang Dun of Langya under the Jin (upright and uninsulting); Yu Yuangui, Grand Commandant under the Jin (his pure nature never altered); Huan Mao, Minister of Justice under the Jin (his virtue extended to sentient beings); Xie Youyu, Minister of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices under the Jin (manifested benevolence and concealed his utility); Xie Hun of Chen Commandery under the Jin (his bearing and grace shone beyond worldly affairs); Zhou Boren, Minister of the Household under the Jin (surpassing in natural endowment, he naturally stirred a pure breeze); Xi Chao, Palace Attendant Censor under the Jin (revered the worthy and honoured the Dharma; entrusted his aspirations to the distant forest); Chu Shudu, General of the Right Imperial Guard under the Jin (refined and profoundly accomplished); Li Ni, Grand Administrator of Changguang under the Jin (eminent in faith, cherishing the Dao); Wang Meng, Duke of Taiyuan and Minister of the Department of State Affairs under the Jin (benevolent and generous in aiding the world); Yin Rong of Chen Commandery under the Jin (heroic and preeminent, rarely equalled); Wei Jie, Minister of the Department of State Affairs under the Jin (generous and elegant beyond compare); Huan Yi, Inspector of Xunyang under the Jin (forgot himself to rescue beings; founded Donglin Monastery); Yuan Yanbo, Palace Attendant under the Jin (his pure breeze was vigorous and lofty); Xie Anshi, Grand Administrator of Dongyang under the Jin (his spirit and bearing were radiant and transcendent); Yin Zhongwen, Minister of the Department of State Affairs under the Jin (refined, cultured, and of high aspirations reaching the clouds); Wang Xizhi, Chancellor of Kuaiji under the Jin (his literary calligraphy was astonishing and peerless); Mao Qu, Inspector of Yi Province under the Jin (reverent and making prostrations, he entrusted his aspiration to Venerable Chi); Wang Qia, Liu Hui, Yin Hao, Xu Xun, Sun Chuo, and others, scholars of the Jin—all were celebrated figures of an age, thoroughbreds of a thousand li; they never let a day go by without study, so that the markets of Luoyang knew their vast learning; books never left their hands, so that onlookers feared they would fall ill from it; their heroic fame soared above the mundane, and their transcendent spirit surpassed the multitude. As for Yanbo, he composed the Hou Hanshu and warmly praised the principles of the Buddha; and at the Mystery Tower and the Repository of Meanings, they venerated Daolin.