經律異相 1.8

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an imperial decree instructed the monk Senghao of Xin'an Temple, the monk Fasheng of Xinghuang Temple, and others to assist in examining and reading them. Thereupon, broadly synthesizing the scriptures and choosing the secret essentials, they submitted them for imperial consideration and took his models as standard rules. In all, it comprises fifty fascicles, with an additional catalogue in five fascicles, divided into five cases, entitled *Diverse Phenomena from the Sūtras and Vinaya* (*Jinglü yixiang*). Future scholars may thus gain wide knowledge without toil.