佛光大辭典 (慈怡法師主編)

師子賢

梵名 Haribhadra。為八世紀中葉之印度學僧。出身於剎帝利階級。於德瓦巴拉王(梵 Devapāla)之世,出家為僧,博通內外學,尤精於般若。嘗從維盧左曩帕哆拉(梵 Vairocanabhadra)習彌勒之懺悔法。一日,忽夢一僧勸其赴卡莎路巴納(梵 Khasarpana),醒後乃斷食三日以省察夢境。復夢處身於奧丹塔普利寺(梵 Odantapuri)中,時有一神人,僅現上半身,於雲中躬身禮拜。師乃問其緣由,神人告以正禮拜解說八千頌般若(梵 Astasāhasrikā)之彌勒。未久,師即見彌勒,全身金色,以支提飾頭,手結說法印,師叩之以彌勒所著現觀莊嚴論(梵 Abhisamayālajkāra)之多數注書中,究竟應以何本為準,彌勒乃謂:待領會全部注書後,再自其中別作注書。師以此因緣,夢醒後乃發憤搜覽撰著。其名望為當時之馬希巴拉王(梵 Mahīpāla)所重,王復召請至都城,俾令專事著作。所撰之注疏甚夥,較著者有 Vimuktasena 注、二萬五千頌般若(梵 Pañcavijśatisāhasrikā-prajñāpāramitā)之注、八千頌般若釋現觀莊嚴明(梵 Astasāhasrikā-prajñāpāramitā-vyākhyā, Abhisamayālajkārāloka)、薄伽梵功德寶集頌難語釋(梵 Bhagavad-ratnagunasañcaya-gāthā nāma pañjikā)、轉聲頌(梵 Vibhakti-kārikā)等,大多現存於西藏大藏經丹珠爾中。〔Śrī Sarat Chandra Das: Pag Sam Jon Zang; F.A. Schiefner: Geschichte des Buddhismus in Indien; E. Obermiller: Historyof Buddhism by Buston〕 p4093

 


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