法華傳記 10.42

10.42

唐僧祥公。不知其氏族。博聞達識之人。而記法華之應驗。誘愚昧之徒。殊載出傳譯等之科目。該括一化之始終。實維甚奇甚妙也。故盛行于世。為談者之資矣。然轉寫誤於豕亥𠝶有差脫。不可稱計。予甞披僧史傳并眾經錄等。忽覺此記傳之有本據。愈考愈質。輒命工鏤梓。學者幸勿疑惑焉。時

Master Sengxiang of the Tang—his clan and family origin are not known—was a man of broad learning and discerning insight. In recording the efficacious verifications of the Lotus Sūtra to guide the ignorant, he specially set out categories such as origins, transmissions, and translations, encompassing the beginning and end of a single teaching era; it is truly exceedingly remarkable and wondrous. Therefore it circulated widely in the world, providing material for conversationalists. However, through copying, errors such as 'pig' for 'hai' have arisen, and omissions and truncations are beyond count. I once opened the monastic histories, biographies, and catalogues of various scriptures, and suddenly realized that these records and accounts have authentic sources. The more I examined them, the more reliable they proved; so I promptly ordered craftsmen to carve the printing blocks. May students [of the teaching] have no doubts about them! Written at that time,