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《釋摩騰》

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1 釋摩騰:
釋摩騰。本中天竺人也,美風儀。解大小乘經。常遊化為狂。明鈔本狂作任。昔經往天竺附庸小國,講金光明經,會敵國侵境,騰惟曰。《經》云。能說此法。為地神所護,使所居安樂。』今鋒鏑方始。曾是為益乎。乃誓以罄身,躬往和勸,遂二國交歡,由是顯譽。逮漢永平中,明帝夜夢金人飛空而至。乃大集群臣以占所夢。通事明鈔本事作人。傅毅奏曰:「臣聞西域有神,其名曰佛。陛下所夢,將必是乎。」帝以為然。即遣郎中蔡愔、博士弟子秦景等使往天竺,尋訪佛法。愔等於彼,遇見摩騰,要還漢地。騰誓志弘通,不憚疲苦,冒涉流沙,至乎雒邑。明帝甚加賞接,於城西門外立精舍以處之。漢地有沙門之始也。但大法初傳,人未皈信,故蘊其深解,無所宣述。後少時。卒於雒陽。有記云:騰譯四十二章經一卷,初緘在蘭臺石室第十四間中。騰所住處。今雒陽城西雍門外白馬寺是也。相傳云。外夷國王嘗毀破諸寺,唯招提寺未及毀壞,夜有一白馬繞塔悲鳴。即以啟王,王即停壞諸寺。因改招提以為白馬,故諸寺立名,多取則焉。出《高僧傳》

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