歷代三寶紀 2.42

2.42

(Renzi) 1st year of Xiping. (Zhu Shixing's Han Catalogue states: In this year Zhu Foshuo translated the Daoxing jing in one fascicle in Luoyang; Dao'an composed a commentary and a preface for it). (Guichou) Year 2. (Jiayin) Year 3. (Yimao) Year 4 (The Emperor, fond of calligraphy, personally composed the Yihuang pian in fifty chapters). (Bingchen) Year 5. (Dingsi) Year 6. (Wuwu) 1st year of Guanghe. (Jiwei) Year 2 (Zhi Mindu's catalogue states: On the eighth day of the seventh month, Lokakṣema translated the Prajñā daoxing pin and others in ten fascicles). (Gengshen) Year 3 (Nie Daozhen's catalogue states: On the eighth day of the tenth month, Lokakṣema translated the Pratyutpanna-samādhi Sūtra in two fascicles and the Ratnakūṭa Sūtra in one fascicle in Luoyang). (Xinyou) Year 4 (Commandant An Xuan translated the Fajing jing in two fascicles and the Oral Explanation of the Āgamas in one fascicle; they were produced in Luoyang, with Yan Fotiao serving as scribe). (Renxu) Year 5. (Guihai) Year 6 (Zhu Foshuo translated the Daoxing jing in one fascicle in Luoyang; Lokakṣema interpreted orally, and Meng Fu and Zhang Lian served as scribes). (Jiazi) 1st year of Zhongping. (Yichou) Year 2 (Zhi Yao translated eleven sūtra texts in eleven fascicles, including the Chenggu guangming [jing], in Luoyang). (Bingyin) Year 3 (Zhu Shixing's Han Catalogue states: On the eighth day of the second month, Lokakṣema translated the Śūraṅgamasamādhi Sūtra in two fascicles in Luoyang). (Dingmao) Year 4 (Kang Ju translated the Wen diyushi jing in one fascicle in Luoyang. Emperor Wen of Wei was born). (Wuchen) Year 5 (The Biographies of Eminent Monks states: Six sūtras totaling ten fascicles, including the ancient Vimalakīrti, were all produced in Luoyang by Yan Fotiao of Linhuai). (Jisi) Year 6 (In the first month the era was changed to the 1st year of Guanghe [Guangxi]; in the tenth month it was changed to the 1st year of Zhaoning; in the twelfth month it was changed to the 1st year of Yonghan).