歷代三寶紀 4.199

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右二部合三卷。安息國優婆塞都尉安玄。靈帝末世遊賈雒陽。因遇佛調即共翻譯。世亦號為安侯騎都尉。云祐稱世高。此是姓同相濫涉耳。高乃國王之太子也應嗣。故讓玄職號為侯。直據經題。居然可驗。以不細尋致合論耳。

The above two works, comprising three fascicles in total, [were translated by] the upāsaka and Cavalry Commandant An Xuan of the Parthian kingdom (Arsacid Empire). In the late reign of Emperor Ling, he traveled as a merchant to Luoyang, and meeting Yan Fotiao, collaborated with him on the translation. People of the era also called him the Marquis An, the Cavalry Commandant. That Sengyou calls him Shigao is simply a confusion arising from their sharing the same surname. Shigao was the crown prince of that kingdom and due to inherit the throne, so he ceded it; Xuan's official title was Marquis. Based directly on the titles of the sūtras, this is clearly verifiable; it was only due to a lack of careful investigation that they were conflated.