肇論新疏 2.318

2.318

午年者，即弘始八年丙午也。出維下，謂什公且譯且講，論主參譯而聽。及承稟之暇，輒又條貫記錄什公已成之言注解一經，蓋謙也。師〈序〉云：「余以暗短，時預聽次。雖思乏參玄，然麁得文意，輒順所聞為之注解，略記成言述而無作。」辭雖下，謙也。有本者，謂親承什公。君閑下，瑤本云：「詳議取看。」甚通。

The wuwu year was the bingwu year, the eighth year of Hongshi. From "translated the Vimalakīrtinirdeśa" downward: it means that Master Kumārajīva translated while also lecturing, and the author of the treatise took part in the translation and listened. In the leisure between receiving his instruction, he then categorized, linked, and recorded the established words of Master Kumārajīva to comment upon the single sutra; this is an expression of modesty. The master's preface says: "Because of my dullness and shortcomings, I was fortunate to attend the lectures. Although my thoughts lacked the ability to plumb the profound, I roughly grasped the meaning of the text, and thus following what I heard, I made a commentary for it, briefly recording his established words, transmitting without inventing." From "Although the phrasing" downward: this is modest. "Has an authentic origin" means he personally received it from Master Kumārajīva. From "at your leisure" downward: the Yao edition reads, "Please examine and deliberate, and take a look," which is very coherent.