法苑珠林 63.57

63.57

後立寺於長安青門外。精勤行道。至於道德化被遐布聲蓋四遠。僧徒數千咸共宗事。及晉惠西奔。關中擾亂百姓流移。護與門徒避地東下。至澠池遘疾而卒。春秋七十有八。後孫綽製道賢論。以天竺七僧方竹林。七賢以量高山巨源。

Later, he founded a monastery outside the Qingmen Gate of Chang'an, where he diligently practiced the Way. His moral power and transformation spread far and wide, and his renown covered the four quarters. Several thousand monks all revered and served him. When Jin Emperor Hui fled west, the Guanzhong region was thrown into chaos and the common people were displaced. Dharmarakṣa and his disciples took refuge by traveling east. When he reached Mianchi, he fell ill and died, at the age of seventy-eight. Later, Sun Chuo composed the Daoxian lun (Treatise on the Worthies of the Way), comparing the seven Indian monks to the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove, likening him to Shan Jiyuan.