中國高僧列傳 (L068 中華印經協會．台灣生命電視台)

《中國高僧列傳》為 海濤法師 參考《高僧傳》所編著的白話文，精彩易讀。

《高僧傳》為一部成書於南北朝 記錄中國東漢至至當時佛教僧人的史料，由南朝梁僧人慧皎（497年～554年）撰。十四卷，收錄於大正藏 CBETA T50 No. 2059 。後人有時稱此書為《梁高僧傳》。

《高僧傳》含序共十四卷。記東漢永平至南朝梁天監間著名僧人257人事蹟，附見274人，又將僧人分為譯經、義解、神異、習禪、明律、遺身、誦經、興福、經師、唱導等10類。其中錄有多位高僧與譯經師。

《高僧傳》大量引用史料，可考者計80種，「及晉、宋、齊、梁春秋書史，秦、趙、燕、涼荒朝偽歷，地理雜篇，孤文片記。並博諮古老，廣訪先達，校其有無，取其同異。」孫星衍評價：「遁入釋道，故多通品，辭理可觀，且足資考史，地方古迹亦可借證，實為有用之書。」除了歷史價值外，還有文學價值。

本書以「高僧」為名，意思是「高蹈獨絕」的僧人《高僧傳·自序》中說：「前代所撰，多曰名僧，然名者本實之賓也，若實行潛光，則高而不名；寡德適時，則名而不高。名而不高，本非所紀；高而不名，則備今錄。」

《高僧傳》後，又有唐代道宣撰《續高僧傳》30卷，宋代贊寧等撰《宋高僧傳》30卷，明代如惺撰《大明高僧傳》8卷，合稱四朝高僧傳。 "Chinese monk Biography" for Haitao Master Reference "Monks" by Bianzhu vernacular, wonderful read.

"Monks" for a record book in the Northern and Southern Han Chinese Buddhist monks to to historical time, by Liang monks Dignitary (497 ~ 554 years) essays. Fourteen volumes, included in Thirteen CBETA T50 No. 2059. Descendants sometimes called the book as "beam Monks."

"Monks" sequence containing fourteen volumes. Kee Han Liang Yongping to between 257 days jail famous monk deeds attached see 274 people, monks turn into scriptures, righteous solution, miraculous, practices Zen, Ming Law, leaving the body, chanting, Xingfu, the teacher, singing lead other 10 categories. Which recorded a number of monks and scriptures division.

"Monks," a lot of references to historical data, may test who counted 80 species, "and Jin, Song, Qi, Liang Chunqiu history books, Qin, Zhao, Yan, cool shortage towards pseudo calendar, geography miscellaneous articles, solitary piece of note paper. And Bo consultative oldest first visit wide reach, whether their school, whichever similarities and differences, "Sun Xingyan evaluation:" fled to Buddhism, Taoism, so many pass goods, speech processing substantial and sufficient resources to test history, local monuments can borrow card, in fact, useful book. "In addition to the historical value, as well as literary value.

The book "monk" in the name, which means "high dance is never alone." Monks "Monks preface," said: "relegated to the previous generation, multi monk said, and then the name of the reality of the Philippines were also, if implemented submersible light is high but not the name; widowed timely Germany, the name rather than the high name without high, this undesired discipline; high without names, prepared this record. "

After the "Monks", another of the Tang Dynasty Daoxuan essays, "continued Monks" 30 volumes, Song Zanning Dengzhuan "Song Monks" 30 volumes, such as the Ming Xing essays, "Ming dynasty Monks" Volume 8, collectively known as four Korean monks pass.