古今譯經圖紀 4.20

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沙門僧伽婆羅。此言眾養。亦云僧鎧。扶南國人。幼而頴悟早附法津。十五出家榮聲自遠。儀貌澄潔善於談對。講阿毘曇論解標時望具足已後律藏尤明。善數國書語。以梁天鑒元年歲次丙戌。至普通元年歲次庚子。勅於楊都壽光殿正觀寺瞻雲館三處譯。阿育王經（十卷）。孔雀王陀羅尼經（二卷）。文殊師利問經（二卷）。度一切諸佛境界智嚴經（一卷）。菩薩藏經（一卷）。文殊師利所說般若波羅蜜經（一卷）。舍利弗陀羅尼經（二卷）。八吉祥經（一卷）。十法經（一卷）。解脫道論（十三卷）。阿育王傳（五卷）。總一十一部合三十八卷。初武帝自筆受。後付沙門寶唱慧超僧智法雲等筆受。帝甚厚重。不畜私財。凡所有施盡用造寺。太尉臨川王亦極崇敬。

The śramaṇa Saṅghabhara, translated as "Nurtured by the Saṅgha", also called "Armor of the Saṅgha", was a native of Funan. From childhood he was gifted and insightful, early on applying himself to the ford of the Dharma. He received pravrajyā at the age of fifteen, his illustrious reputation spreading far on its own. His deportment and appearance were clear and pure, and he was skilled in conversation and debate. Lecturing on the abhidharma treatises, his understanding stood out as the foremost hope of the time; after taking full ordination, he became especially illuminated in the vinayapiṭaka. He was fluent in the scripts and languages of several kingdoms. From the first year of the Tianjian era of the Liang, the year bingxu [502 CE], to the first year of the Putong era, the year gengzi [520 CE], by imperial order, he translated in three places in the capital of Yang [Jiankang]: the Shouguang Hall, Zhengguan Monastery, and Zhanyun Lodge: the Ayuwang jing (ten fascicles), the Kongque wang tuoluoni jing (two fascicles), the Wenshushili wen jing (two fascicles), the Du yiqie zhufuo jingjie zhiyan jing (one fascicle), the Pusa zang jing (one fascicle), the Wenshushili suoshuo boreboluomi jing (one fascicle), the Shelifu tuoluoni jing (two fascicles), the Ba jixiang jing (one fascicle), the Shifa jing (one fascicle), the Jietuo dao lun (thirteen fascicles), and the Ayuwang zhuan (five fascicles)—altogether eleven works, totaling thirty-eight fascicles. At first Emperor Wu served as scribe himself; later he entrusted the task to the śramaṇas Baochang, Huichao, Sengzhi, Fayun, and others to serve as scribes. The emperor regarded him with great esteem. He did not accumulate personal wealth; whatever offerings he received, he used entirely to build monasteries. The Grand Defender, the Prince of Linchuan, also revered him extremely.