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Definition[1]

中國晉朝時的高僧,隆安中,自長安西度流沙,歷三十餘國,持經南歸,至京師,譯出百餘萬言。平陽武陽人,俗姓龔。公元五七六年生,六五二年圓寂。


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陳義孝編, 竺摩法師鑑定, 《佛學常見辭彙》
Definition[2]

Faxian, the famous pilgrim who with fellow-monks left Chang'an A.D. 399 overland for India, finally reached it, remained alone for six years, and spent three years on the return journey, arriving by sea in 414. His 佛國記 Records of the Buddhistic Kingdoms were made, for his information, by Buddhabhadra, an Indian monk in China. His own chief translation is the 僧祗律, a work on monastic discipline. 

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A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms, William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous
Definition[3]

法顯 Faxian(320?-420?) Famous Buddhist pilgrim and translator. Traveled to India from 399 to 414. On his return, he translated the six-fascicle version of the Mahāparinirvāna-sūtra 涅槃經 and some forty fascicles of vinaya materials. Also wrote a text called The "Record of Buddhist Kingdoms" and the 法句經. 

Definition[4]

(一)東晉僧。平陽武陽(位於山西)人,俗姓龔。或謂師生於東晉咸康六年(340)。三歲出家,二十歲受具足戒。後因慨嘆僧團規範與經律之殘闕,乃與同學慧景、道整、慧應、慧嵬等,於隆安三年(399)離長安,西渡流沙,越嶺,往天竺求法,時年六十頃。前後凡十餘年,經三十餘國,攜回許多梵本佛經。其路程經長安、敦煌、于闐到中印度,遍歷佛蹟後,三年學於華氏城,二年學於恆河下游加爾各答附近,後至錫蘭二年,經由蘇門答臘,於義熙九年(413)歸國。其間所學,有律、長阿含、雜阿含、涅槃經等。
 歸國後,於道場寺與佛馱跋陀羅合譯摩訶僧祇律、大般泥洹經、雜藏經、雜阿毗曇心論。師又將其旅行之見聞,記錄成書,即佛國記,或作高僧法顯傳,係描寫當時印度以及中亞之實情,具有文獻上之重要意義。後示寂於荊州辛寺,推其示寂年代約於義熙十四年至景平元年(418~423)之間,寂年不詳,一說八十六,一說八十二。師與七世紀頃之玄奘、義淨共為巡禮印度之名僧。〔出三藏記集卷二、卷三、卷八、梁高僧傳卷三、魏書釋老志第二十、歷代三寶紀卷七〕
 (二)唐代僧。扶風人,俗姓寧。雅好禪味,沈默寡欲,不為世俗所累。元魏末年,住京兆王寺。後住日嚴寺,晚年聚集徒眾講學,傳授佛戒。生卒年不詳,示寂時年近八十。〔續高僧傳卷二十六〕 (三)(577~653)唐代僧。江陵(位於湖北)人,俗姓丁。十二歲出家,依四層寺寶冥學經論。因心嚮往禪寂,曾參天台智顗、明智、成彥、習皓等諸師,得入堂奧。後隱遁,貞觀末年復出。於永徽四年示寂,世壽七十七。〔續高僧傳卷二十〕

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佛光電子大辭典
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