佛祖統紀 44.8

44.8

六年。知開封府陳恕言。僧徒往西天取經者。臣嘗召問。皆罕習經業。而質狀庸陋。或往諸藩必招輕慢。自今宜試經業察人材。擇其可者令往。詔可○二月詔隋智者禪師科教類次刊牘。凡百五十四部。賜召天台總錄。譯館請繫開元東土集傳。制曰可。

In the sixth year, Chen Shu, Prefect of Kaifeng, stated: "Regarding monks who travel to the Western Heavens to seek sutras, I have summoned and questioned them: they have rarely practiced sutra studies, and their appearances are base and unrefined. If they go to the various barbarian realms, they will surely invite slight and contempt. From now on, their scriptural knowledge should be tested, their character and talent scrutinized, and only those deemed capable should be allowed to go." An imperial decree granted permission. In the second month, an imperial decree ordered that the classifications and teachings of Chan Master Zhizhe of the Sui dynasty be arranged by category and engraved on printing blocks, comprising 154 works in all; it was bestowed with the title General Catalogue of Tiantai. The Translation Institute requested that it be attached to the Kaiyuan Record of Eastern Scriptorium Collections and Biographies. The imperial rescript answered: "Granted."