釋氏要覽 1.52

1.52

阿含經云。佛為說法主。今古皆以說法知法之僧。為法主。如僧叡。謂僧導曰。若當為萬人法主。宋孝武勅道。猷為新安寺鎮寺法主。

The *Āgama* says: "The Buddha is the master of preaching the Dharma." Both in antiquity and today, a monk who preaches the Dharma and knows the Dharma is taken as a Dharma master. For example, Sengrui said to Sengdao: "You ought to be a Dharma master for ten thousand people." Emperor Xiaowu of Song decreed that Daoyou be the presiding Dharma master of Xin'an Temple.