金光明經文句記 1.2

1.2

In the past, when my late teacher resided at Baoyun, he once lectured on this scripture. His disciples gathered in crowds, vying to record what they heard and secretly putting it into scrolls; what is more, with the brush consigned to others' hands, the far-reaching import was conversely constrained. When it came to citing sūtras and treatises as proof, the phrasing contained many errors, so that every time I approached the text, I could not help but lament. Recently, in the course of lecturing, I recalled the great meaning that he had grasped and composed this record, also drawing upon worldly books and old precedents from the Gushan Suoyin to serve as an aid, hoping that those who peruse it will not let their minds be occupied with phenomenal aspects, but will simply contemplate the benefit of the contemplation of principle. Recorded on the third day of the twelfth month in the fifth year of the Tiansheng era.