出三藏記集 13.22

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僧伽跋澄。罽賓人也。毅然有淵懿之量。歷尋名師修習精詣博覽眾典特善數經。闇誦阿毘曇毘婆沙。貫其妙旨。常浪志遊方觀風弘化。符堅之末。來入關中。先是大乘之典未廣。禪數之學甚盛。既至長安。咸稱法匠焉。堅祕書郎趙政字文業。博學有才章。即堅之琳瑀也。崇仰大法。常聞外國宗習阿毘曇毘婆沙。而跋澄諷誦。乃四事禮供。請譯梵文。遂共名德法師道安集僧宣譯。跋澄口誦經本。外國沙門曇摩難提筆受。為胡文佛圖羅剎宣譯秦。沙門智敏筆受。為漢文。以偽建元十九年譯出。自孟夏至仲秋方訖。初跋澄又齎婆須蜜胡本自隨。明年趙政復請出之。跋澄乃與曇摩難提及僧伽提婆三人。共執胡本。秦沙門佛念宣譯。慧嵩筆受。安公法和對共挍定。故二經流布傳學迄今。跋澄戒德整峻虛靜離俗。關中僧眾則而象之。後不知所終。佛圖羅剎者。不知何國人。德業純白。該覽經典。久遊中土善閑漢言。其宣譯梵文見重符世焉。

Saṅghabhadra was a man of Kapiśa. Resolute and possessing a profound and refined capacity, he visited renowned teachers, cultivated profound attainments, widely perused numerous scriptures, and was especially skilled in the texts on numerical categories. He recited the Abhidharma-vibhāṣā from memory, penetrating its subtle principles. Constantly cherishing the aspiration to wander abroad, observe customs, and propagate the transformation, he arrived in the Guanzhong region in the final years of Fu Jian. Prior to this, the scriptures of the Mahāyāna had not yet become widespread, whereas the study of meditation and numerical categories was flourishing. Upon reaching Chang'an, all acclaimed him as a master of the Dharma. Fu Jian's Gentleman of the Secretarial Archive Zhao Zheng, styled Wenye, was erudite and possessed literary talent, being the Chen Lin and Ruan Yu of Fu Jian's court. Reverently honoring the Great Dharma, he had often heard that foreign lands honored and studied the Abhidharma-vibhāṣā, and that Bhadra recited it. He therefore made offerings of the four requisites and requested the translation of the Sanskrit text. Thereupon, joining together with the renowned and virtuous Master of the Dharma Dao'an, they gathered monks to proclaim and translate it. Bhadra recited the text from memory; the foreign śramaṇa Dharmanandin served as scribal recorder for the Hu text; Buddharakṣa translated it into the language of Qin; and the śramaṇa Zhimin served as scribal recorder for the Chinese text. It was translated in the nineteenth year of the illegitimate Jianyuan era, beginning in early summer and concluding in mid-autumn. Earlier, Bhadra had also brought with him the Hu manuscript of Vasumitra. The following year, Zhao Zheng again requested its translation. Bhadra, together with Dharmanandin and Saṅghadeva, jointly held the Hu text; the Qin śramaṇa Fonian translated orally; Huisong served as scribal recorder; and Master Dao'an and Fahe collated and verified it together. Hence these two scriptures have been circulated and studied down to the present day. Bhadra's observance of the precepts was rigorous, his disposition vacant and tranquil, detached from worldly affairs. The monastic community of Guanzhong took him as a model. Later, his end was unknown. As for Buddharakṣa, it is not known what country he was from. His virtue and conduct were pure and unblemished, and he was extensively read in the scriptures. Having traveled in the central lands for a long time, he was well versed in the Chinese language. His oral translation of Sanskrit texts was highly valued during the Fu era.