佛祖統紀 29.46

29.46

Kai'an says: Master Chenzhao repeatedly evoked responses from heavenly spirits, examined the characteristics of the Vinaya, and referenced the various divergent schools, taking the Dharmaguptaka Vinaya (Sifen lü) as the principal authority. In authoring his commentaries and manuals, he refuted the various masters, yet relying only on the explanations of the masters of the Satyasiddhi-śāstra, he broadly aligned it with the Mahāyāna through five principles, establishing it as the precept-substance of the Perfect School (a Japanese master raised questions to challenge this). Furthermore, he established three kinds of repentance methods: not relying on the Vaipulya or Samantabhadra, he rather adopted Vijñaptimātra and the Separate Teaching to make them the contemplative practices for repenting grave offenses by beginners in the final age. His classification of the level was too high, not without being open to debate.