釋氏稽古略 3.236

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石壁經　太和三年。蘇州重玄寺刊石壁經成。白侍郎居易為碑。略曰。夫開示悟入諸佛知見。以了義度無邊。以圓教垂無窮。莫尊於法華經。凡六萬九千五百五言。證無生忍。造不二門。住不思議解脫。莫極於維摩經。凡二萬七千九十二言。攝四生九類。入無餘涅槃。實無得度者莫先於金剛經。凡五千二百八十七言。壞罪集福。淨一切惡道。莫急於尊勝陀羅尼經。凡三千二十言。應念隨願生極樂土。莫大於彌陀經。凡一千八百言。用正見觀真相。莫出於普賢行法經。凡六千九百九十言。詮自性認本覺。莫深於實相法密經。凡二千一百五言。空法塵依佛智。莫過於般若心經。凡二百五十八言。是八種經具十二部三乘之要旨萬佛之祕藏盡矣（詳見樂天文集）般若心經凡有三譯。二百五十八言者。太宗貞觀間玄奘三藏法師之譯也。譯之第三者也（詳見大藏目錄）。

Stone-Wall Sūtras. In the third year of Taihe, the engraving of the Stone-Wall Sūtras at Chongxuan Temple in Suzhou was completed. Vice Director Bai Juyi composed the stele inscription, which said in brief: 'Now, in revealing, displaying, awakening to, and entering into the vision and knowledge of the Buddhas, delivering the boundless through the definitive meaning, and bequeathing the endless through the perfect teaching, none is more revered than the Lotus Sūtra, in 69,505 characters. In realizing the forbearance of the unproduced, entering the gate of non-duality, and dwelling in inconceivable liberation, none is more consummate than the Vimalakīrti Sūtra, in 27,092 characters. In gathering the four kinds of birth and nine classes of beings to enter nirvāṇa without remainder, where in truth none are delivered, none is foremost over the Diamond Sūtra, in 5,287 characters. In destroying guilt, amassing merit, and purifying all evil destinies, none is more urgent than the Uṣṇīṣavijayā Dhāraṇī Sūtra, in 3,020 characters. In being born in the Land of Ultimate Bliss according with one's mindfulness and wishes, none is greater than the Amitābha Sūtra, in 1,800 characters. In employing right view to contemplate the true characteristic, none goes beyond the Sūtra on the Method of Practicing the Contemplation of the Bodhisattva Samantabhadra, in 6,990 characters. In explaining one's self-nature and recognizing fundamental awakening, none is deeper than the Sūtra of the Secret Reality of All Phenomena, in 2,105 characters. In emptying phenomenal defilements and relying on the Buddha's wisdom, none surpasses the Heart Sūtra, in 258 characters. These eight sūtras completely encompass the essential tenets of the twelve divisions of scripture and the three vehicles, as well as the secret treasury of myriad Buddhas' (see in detail the Collected Works of Bai Letian). There are three translations of the Heart Sūtra; the version of 258 characters is that translated by Tripiṭaka Dharma Master Xuanzang during the Zhenguan era of Taizong, being the third of the translations (see in detail the Great Canon Catalogue).