歷代三寶紀 12.97

12.97

右四部合二十七卷。舍衛寺沙門釋慧影撰。影俗緣江氏。巴西人周世智度論師釋道安義解之神趾。傳燈注水繼踵法輪。述而不作弘（摩訶衍。亦為二十五眾主）潛形寺宇汎志慧流。跡罕人間情多物外。文鋒出口理窟入神。觀夫論興厥意可覩。傷學論者為除謗法之愆存廢。為防姦求之意厭修。令人改過服道者也。

The above four works comprise twenty-seven fascicles in total. Written by Śramaṇa Shi Huiying of Shewei Temple. Huiying's secular surname was Jiang, and he was a native of Baxi. He was an eminent disciple in doctrinal exegesis under Shi Dao'an, the master of the Mahāprajñāpāramitopadeśa under the Northern Zhou. Passing on the lamp and pouring water from vessel to vessel, he followed in the footsteps of the turning of the Dharma wheel. Transmitting rather than originating, he propagated the Mahāyāna (he was also a master of the Twenty-five Assemblies). Concealing his form within monastery grounds, he drifted his intent upon the stream of wisdom. His traces were rare among men, his mind dwelling largely beyond worldly matters. A sharp literary edge issued from his mouth, and his cavern of principles entered the spirit. Looking upon the arising of his treatises, his intention can be perceived. 'Grieving over Learning' was written to eradicate the fault of slandering the Dharma; 'Preservation and Abolition' was to guard against the intent of treacherous ambition; and 'Weariness with Cultivation' was to cause people to reform their errors and submit to the Way.