[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [佛祖歷代通載](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036) › 1.3 # 佛祖歷代通載 1.3 佛祖歷代通載 1.3 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.1.3) 國朝祕密之興義學之廣。亦前代之所未有。此其大略也。記載之書昔有寶林等傳。世久失傳。而傳燈之錄僧寶之史。僅及禪宗。若夫經論之師各傳於其教。宰臣外護因事而見錄。豈無遺闕。近世有為佛祖統紀者。儗諸史記書事無法。識者病焉。時則有若嘉興祥符禪寺住持華亭念常。得臨濟之旨於晦機之室。禪悅之外博及群書。乃取佛祖住世之本末。說法之因緣。譯經弘教之師。衣法嫡傳之裔。正流旁出散聖異僧。時君世主之所尊尚。王臣將相之所護持。論駁異同參考訛正。二十餘年始克成編。謂之佛祖歷代通載。凡二十二卷。其首卷則言彰所知論器世界情世界道果無為五論。則我 > dynasty, the rise of the Esoteric and the breadth of doctrinal studies have also been unprecedented in past ages. Such is the broad outline. In the past there were historical records such as the Baolin zhuan, which were lost to the world over time; while the records of the Transmission of the Lamp and the chronicles of the Sangha Jewels touched only upon the Chan school. As for masters of the sūtras and treatises, each transmitted their own teachings, and when ministers acting as external protectors were recorded incidentally in relation to events, how could there not be omissions? In recent times there was one who compiled the Fozu tongji, modeling it after the Shiji, yet its recording of events lacked proper method, which men of discernment found regrettable. At that time, there was the abbot of Xiangfu Chan Monastery in Jiaxing, Nianchang of Huating, who attained the Linji principle in the room of Huiji. Outside the bliss of meditation, he read extensively across all books. He thereupon took the fundamental origins and subsequent developments of the Buddhas and Patriarchs dwelling in the world, the causes and conditions of their preaching the Dharma, the masters who translated scriptures and propagated the teaching, the direct descendants of the transmission of the robe and Dharma, the orthodox streams, side branches, scattered sages, and unusual monks, those honored by rulers of the times and worldly sovereigns, and those protected by princes, ministers, generals, and chancellors. He debated differences and agreements, examined errors, and made corrections. Only after more than twenty years was he able to complete the compilation, entitling it the Comprehensive Record of the Buddhas and the Patriarchs through the Ages, in twenty-two fascicles in all. Its first fascicle speaks of the Zhang suozhi lun, the bhājana-loka, the sattva-loka, the mārgaphala, and asaṃskṛta—the five treatises. These were what was expounded by > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.1.2) - [Next: 1.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.1.4) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036~en-mt.1.3) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.1.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.1.3) · Pramāṇa