辯正論 8.48

8.48

檢玄都觀經。自稱道家傳記符圖論等。總有六千三百六十三卷。其二千四十卷見有本計須紙四萬五十四張。其一千一百五十六卷。是道經傳及符圖。其八百八十四卷。是諸子論等。其四千三百二十三卷。披檢道士陸修靜答宋明帝所上目錄。其目及本今並未見。

Examining the scriptures of the Xuandu Abbey, they claim that the records, talismans, diagrams, and treatises of the Daoists amount to a total of 6,363 fascicles. Of these, 2,040 fascicles currently exist as physical copies, calculated to require 40,054 sheets of paper. Of these, 1,156 fascicles are Daoist scriptures, chronicles, talismans, and diagrams; and 884 fascicles are treatises of the various philosophers and the like. As for the remaining 4,323 fascicles, upon opening and examining the catalogue presented by the Daoist master Lu Xiujing in reply to Emperor Ming of the Song, neither the catalogue nor the physical texts are to be seen today.