出三藏記集 15.18

15.18

釋寶雲。未詳其氏。族傳云。涼州人也。弱年出家精勤有學行。志韻剛潔不偶於世。故少以直方純素為名。而求法懇惻忘身侚道。誓欲躬覩靈跡廣尋群經。遂以晉隆安之初。遠適西域。與法顯智嚴先後相隨。涉履流沙登踰雪嶺。勤苦艱危不以為難。遂歷于闐天竺諸國備覩靈異。乃經羅剎之野。聞天鼓之音。釋迦影跡多所瞻禮。雲在外域遍學胡書。天竺諸國音字詁訓悉皆貫練。後還長安。隨禪師佛馱跋陀受業修道禪諷孜孜不怠。俄而禪師橫為秦僧所擯。徒眾悉同其咎。雲亦奔散。會廬山釋慧遠解其擯事。共歸京師安止道場寺。僧眾以雲志力堅猛弘道絕域。莫不披衿諮問敬而愛焉。雲譯出新無量壽。晚出諸經。多雲所譯。常手執胡本口宣晉語。華戎兼通音訓允正。雲之所定眾咸信服。初關中沙門竺佛念。善於宣譯。於符姚二世。顯出眾經。江左練梵莫踰於雲。故於晉宋之際弘通法藏。沙門慧觀等咸友而善之。雲性好幽居以保閑寂。遂適六合山寺。譯出佛所行讚經。山多荒民俗好草竊。雲說法教誘多有改惡。禮事供養十室而八。頃之道場慧觀臨卒請雲還都總理寺任。雲不得已而還。居歲餘復還六合。以元嘉二十六年卒。春秋七十餘。其所造外國別有記傳。徵士豫章雷次宗為其傳序。

Shi Baoyun's family name is not known. Traditions concerning his clan state that he was a native of Liangzhou. He left household life in his youth, and was energetic, assiduous, and distinguished for his learning and conduct. His aspirations and nature were unyielding and pure, not compromising with the world; hence in his youth he was renowned for his uprightness, rectitude, simplicity, and plainness. In seeking the Dharma, he was earnest and impassioned, forgetting his own person to give himself for the Way. He vowed to witness the holy sites in person and to search widely for all the scriptures. Thus, at the beginning of the Long'an era of the Jin dynasty, he traveled far into the Western Regions, following in succession with Faxian and Zhiyan. He traversed shifting sands and climbed over snow-capped peaks, not considering exhaustion, bitter suffering, hardships, or dangers as difficult. He went on to pass through Khotan and the various realms of Tianzhu, witnessing miraculous wonders everywhere. He crossed the wilderness of rākṣasas and heard the sounds of celestial drums; of Śākyamuni's shadow and footprints, he paid homage to many. Abroad, Baoyun comprehensively studied Hu writing, becoming thoroughly versed in the pronunciations, graphs, glosses, and teachings of the various Tianzhu realms. Later he returned to Chang'an, following the meditation master Buddhabhadra to receive instruction, cultivate the Way, practice meditation, and chant texts, ever diligent and untiring. Soon afterward, the meditation master was unjustly expelled by the Qin monks. His disciples all shared in his blame, and Baoyun also fled and dispersed. It happened that Shi Huiyuan of Mount Lu resolved the matter of his expulsion, and they together returned to the capital, staying at Daoxiang Monastery. Because Baoyun's determination and strength were staunch and bold, having propagated the Way through distant regions, the assembly of monks all opened their hearts to seek instruction from him, revering and cherishing him. Baoyun translated the new Wuliangshou [jing]. Most of the scriptures translated in later times were Baoyun's translations. He would hold the Hu manuscripts in his hands and proclaim them orally in the Jin language. Fluent in both Chinese and barbarian tongues, his phonology and explanations were accurate and proper. The assembly all trusted and deferred to Baoyun's determinations. Earlier, the śramaṇa Zhu Fonian of Guanzhong was skilled in proclamation and translation, bringing forth and translating many scriptures during the reign eras of Fu [Jian] and Yao [Xing]. South of the Yangtze, no one surpassed Baoyun in mastery of Fan. Thus, during the Jin and Song dynasties, he broadly propagated the Dharma treasury. The śramaṇa Huiguan and others all befriended him and held him in high regard. Baoyun by nature loved seclusion to preserve quiet retirement; he consequently went to Liuhe Mountain Monastery, where he translated the Buddhacarita (Fo suoxing zan jing). The mountain had many rough frontiersmen whose custom was to indulge in brigandage; Baoyun's teaching and guidance caused many to reform their evil ways, and eight out of ten households came to pay reverence and provide offerings. After a while, when Huiguan of Daoxiang Monastery was on the verge of death, he requested Baoyun to return to the capital to take overall charge of the monastery's affairs. Baoyun could not avoid it and returned. Having dwelt there for a little over a year, he again returned to Liuhe. He died in the twenty-sixth year of the Yuanjia era, at the age of seventy-odd years. His foreign journeys are recorded separately in an account, for which the recluse Lei Cizong of Yuzhang composed a preface.