[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [法苑珠林](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122) › 53.27 # 法苑珠林 53.27 法苑珠林 53.27 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [53.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.53.27) 晉淮陽有支孝龍。淮陽人。少小風姿見重。加復神采卓犖高論。適時無人能抗。陳留阮贍頴川庾凱。並結知音之交。世人呼為八達。時或嘲之曰。大晉龍興天下為宗。沙門何不全髮膚去袈裟釋梵服披綾羅。龍曰。抱一以逍遙。唯寂以致誠。剪髮毀容。改服變形。彼謂我辱我棄彼榮。故無心於貴而逾貴。無心於足而逾足矣。其機辯適時皆此類也。故孫綽為之贊曰。 > In Huaiyang during the Jin, there was Zhi Xiaolong, a native of Huaiyang. From youth, his demeanor and poise were held in high regard; moreover, his spirit and vitality were preeminent, and his elevated discourses were such that, in his day, no one could rival him. Ruan Shan of Chenliu and Yu Kai of Yingchuan both became his intimate friends. The people of the time called them the Eight Untrammeled Ones. Sometimes someone mocked him, saying, "The Great Jin has risen like a dragon, and the realm takes it as their standard. Why does a śramaṇa not preserve his hair and skin, cast off the kāṣāya, remove the Brahma-robes, and dress in damask and silk?" Long said, "I embrace the One to wander freely, and rely solely on quiescence to attain sincerity. Shaving the hair and disfiguring the appearance, altering the garments and changing the physical form: they consider this my disgrace, while I discard their glory. Therefore, having no mind for noble status, I become ever more noble; having no mind for sufficiency, I become ever more sufficient." His sharp wit suited to each occasion was always of this kind. Hence Sun Chuo composed a eulogy for him, saying: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 53.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.53.26) - [Next: 53.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.53.28) - [Up: 53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.53) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.53.27) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.53.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.53.27) · Pramāṇa