（. . . text damaged） . . . Sam!ghadeva 僧伽提婆 to Lu-shan， to encourage Sam!ghadeva's translation work， which included the Apitan xinlun 阿毗昙心论 and other Sarva^stiva^din works. From 401， he struck up a lasting relationship with Kuma^raji^va 鸠摩罗什， who had arrived for a long stay in Chang-an. In 402 Hui-yüan assembled a group of 123 followers in front of an image of Amita^bha Buddha. Together they took a vow to be born in the Western paradise （Sukha^vati^） and formed the White Lotus Society. In 404 he wrote the Shamen bujing wangzhe 沙门不敬王者 in counter--argument to the theories of Huanxuan 桓玄. In 410 he welcomed to Lu-shan Buddhabhadra 佛陀跋陀罗， who had been chased out of Kuma^raji^va's Chang-an group. In addition to the above mentioned texts， Hui-yüan also composed the Tanfu lun 袒服论、 Mingbao lun 明报论 the Nianfosanmei shiji xu 念佛三昧诗集序 and other works. （acm） （2） （523-592） also known as Jingying Huiyuan 净影慧远； prominent monk-scholar traditionally affiliated with the Dilun school 地论宗， Huiyuan is also well-known for his exegetical work on the tatha^gatagarbha 如来藏 and a^layavijn~a^na 阿赖耶识. （jh）