集古今佛道論衡 4.49

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按此一部四卷之書。其第四卷。國本與宋本則同。唯八紙耳。丹本大多至三十四紙。非唯多小不同。文義亦不相涉。又前第三卷。國本與宋本則同。丹本始終逈異者何耶。今進退撿校。宋本錯亂失第三卷。妄引第四卷為第三卷。於第四卷。則傍引道士郭行真捨道歸佛之文。十餘段凡八紙。補為一卷。國本依宋故同錯耳。今詳此一部撰集之體。始自漢明帝。終至唐高宗。歷紀帝代佛道論衡。而國本宋本之第三卷。凡七條事。即唐高宗時事也。今於第四卷八紙後。所連寫十條之事。是高祖大宗時事也。然則先後倒錯。勢必不然。理須正之。今依丹本。以高祖大宗時十事。為第三卷。高宗時七事為第四卷。而正焉。其郭行真捨道歸佛之文。并附于尾云。守其序。

Upon examining this four-fascicle work: in its fourth fascicle, the National Edition and the Song Edition are identical, being merely eight sheets. The Dan Edition, however, is much longer, reaching thirty-four sheets; not only is the quantity different, but the texts and meanings do not correspond. Furthermore, in the preceding third fascicle, while the National Edition and the Song Edition are identical, why is the Dan Edition entirely different from beginning to end? Now, after back-and-forth investigation and collation, [it is found that] the Song Edition became confused and lost the third fascicle, mistakenly citing the fourth fascicle as the third fascicle; and in the fourth fascicle, it drew from texts of the Daoist priest Guo Xingzhen abandoning Daoism and taking refuge in Buddhism—over ten passages spanning eight sheets—to patch together a fascicle. The National Edition followed the Song Edition and was thus erroneously the same. Now, examining the compiling framework of this entire work, it begins with Emperor Ming of the Han and ends with Emperor Gaozong of the Tang, chronologically recording the debates between Buddhism and Daoism through the imperial eras. The third fascicle of the National and Song editions contains seven items, which are events from the reign of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang. The ten items written continuously after the eight sheets of the present fourth fascicle are events from the reigns of Gaozu and Taizong. Thus, having the sequence reversed cannot possibly be correct; in principle, it must be rectified. Now, following the Dan Edition, the ten items from the reigns of Gaozu and Taizong are made the third fascicle, and the seven items from the reign of Gaozong are made the fourth fascicle, thereby rectifying it. The texts of Guo Xingzhen abandoning Daoism and taking refuge in Buddhism are appended together at the end. Recorded by Shou.