佛祖統紀 1.37

1.37

At the beginning of the Jiaxi era of Emperor Lizong, Dharma Master Jian of Liangzhu in Qiantang took Wu's text and, imitating historical methods, created Basic Annals, Hereditary Houses, Biographies, Monographic Records, and various Treatises, keeping the old title Shimen zhengtong. However, Jing'an suffered from the flaw of failing to establish a unified organizational framework, while Liangzhu committed the error of disordering titles and statuses. As for redundant phrasing, coarse language, dilatory treatment of events, and departure from core principles, both shared such faults. Moreover, designating the title simply as 'the Śākya Gate' was especially vague. In short, preliminary drafting, critical discussion, revision, and stylistic polishing cannot be expected to achieve perfection through a single person. Explanation of the Present Work: