釋氏要覽 2.441

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隋彥琮。法師云。夫預翻譯有八備。十條。一誠心受法。志在益人。二將踐勝場。先牢戒足。三文詮三藏。義貫五乘。四傍涉文史。工綴典詞。不過魯拙。五㦗怉平恕。器量虛融。不好專執。沈於道術。淡於名利。不欲高衒。六要識梵言。七不墜彼學。八博閱蒼雅粗諳篆隷不昧此文。十條者。一句韻。二問答。三名義。四經論。五歌頌。六呪功。七品題。八專業。九字部。十字聲。

Dharma Master Yancong of the Sui said: 'Those who participate in translation must have eight provisions and ten articles. First, a sincere mind to receive the Dharma, with the intention to benefit others. Second, when about to tread the field of victory, first secure the foundation of precepts. Third, in composition expound the Tripiṭaka, and in meaning penetrate the Five Vehicles. Fourth, cursorily read literature and history, skillfully compose classical phrasing, not being overly coarse or clumsy. Fifth, be open-minded and fair-minded, accommodating and flexible in capacity, not fond of obstinate bias, immersed in the arts of the Way, indifferent to fame and profit, without desire to boast ostentatiously. Sixth, one must know Sanskrit words. Seventh, do not let down that [Indian] scholarship. Eighth, widely peruse the Erya and Cangjie, have a rough acquaintance with seal and clerical scripts, and not be benighted about this [Chinese] writing.' As for the ten articles: first, phrasing and rhyme; second, questions and answers; third, names and meanings; fourth, sūtras and treatises; fifth, hymns and praises; sixth, the efficacy of dhāraṇīs; seventh, chapter titles; eighth, specialized vocation; ninth, character radicals; tenth, the sounds of words.