歷代三寶紀 11.100

11.100

右子注及抄經合一十七部凡二百五十九卷。並齊司徒竟陵文宣王蕭子良。愛好博尋躬自緝撰。備忘擬歷不謂傳行。後代學人相踵抄讀。世人參雜惑亂正文。故舉本綱庶知由委。其外猶有二十餘經。並是單卷文繁不復備錄。但上題抄字者悉是其流。類例細尋始末自別。見三藏記及寶唱錄。

The works above with interlinear notes and sūtra extracts total seventeen works in two hundred and fifty-nine fascicles. They were all compiled and composed in person by Xiao Ziliang, Prince Wenxuan of Jingling and Minister of Works under the Qi, who had a passion for extensive investigation. They were intended for reference and to serve as a record, not for circulating transmission. Later generations of students followed one after another in copying and reading them, and people in the world mixed them up and confused the authentic texts. Therefore, the main outline is presented here in the hope that their origin will be known. Beyond these, there are still over twenty sūtras, all single fascicles; as the texts are numerous, they are not recorded in detail again. However, any text above with the word chao (extract) prefixed to its title belongs to this category. If one examines the categories carefully, the beginning and end will naturally be distinct. See the Sanzang ji and Baochang's catalogue.