出三藏記集 13.8

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安玄。安息國人也。志性貞白深沈有理致。為優婆塞。秉持法戒豪釐弗虧。博誦群經多所通習。漢靈帝末。遊賈洛陽有功。號騎都尉。性虛靜溫恭。常以法事為己務。漸練漢言志宣經典。常與沙門講論道義。世所謂都尉言也。玄與沙門嚴佛調。共出法鏡經。玄口譯梵文。佛調筆受。理得音正。盡經微旨郢匠之美見述後代。佛調。臨淮人也。綺年頴悟。敏而好學。信慧自然。遂出家修道。通譯經典見重於時。世稱。安侯。都尉。佛調。三人傳譯號為難繼。佛調又撰十慧。並傳於世。安公稱。佛調出經省不煩全本妙巧。次有康孟詳者。其先康居人也。譯出中本起。安公稱。孟詳出經奕奕流便。足騰玄趣。後有沙門維秖難者。天竺人也。以孫權黃武三年齎曇鉢經胡本來至武昌。曇鉢即法句經也。時支謙請出經。乃令其同道竺將炎傳譯。謙寫為漢文。時炎未善漢言。頗有不盡。然志存義本近於質實。今所傳法句是也。白延者。不知何許人。魏正始之末重譯出首楞嚴。又須賴及除災患經凡三部云。

An Xuan was a native of Parthia. His disposition was upright and pure, profound and endowed with rational discernment. As an upāsaka, he upheld the precepts of the Dharma without the slightest deficiency. Broadly chanting the scriptures, he was conversant with many of them. Toward the end of the reign of Emperor Ling of the Han, he traded in Luoyang; having merit, he was titled Cavalry Commandant (Qiduwei). By nature he was quiet, modest, and respectful, always taking Dharma affairs as his personal duty. Gradually mastering the Chinese language, he set his will upon propagating the scriptures, often discussing the principles of the Way with śramaṇas; this was what the world called 'the discourses of the Commandant.' Xuan, together with the śramaṇa Yan Fotiao, produced the Fajing jing (Ugraparipṛcchā-sūtra). Xuan orally translated the Fan text, and Fotiao served as scribal recorder. The meaning was grasped and the phonetic rendering was accurate, fully conveying the subtle purport of the scripture; the excellence of their craftsmanship was praised by later generations. Fotiao was a native of Linhuai. In his youth he was extraordinarily intelligent, sharp, and fond of learning; faith and wisdom came naturally to him. He then left household life to cultivate the Way. Versed in translating scriptures, he was held in high esteem at the time. The world remarked: 'Marquis An, the Commandant, and Fotiao—the translations of these three are hailed as difficult to equal.' Fotiao also composed the Shihui (Tenfold Wisdom), which circulated in the world. Master Dao'an praised Fotiao's translation of scriptures as being concise and not tedious, keeping the original complete in its subtle skill. Next was Kang Mengxiang, whose ancestors were people of Kangju. He translated the Zhongbenqi [jing]. Master Dao'an praised Mengxiang's translated scriptures as flowing and smooth, fully conveying the profound subtleties. Later there was the śramaṇa Vighna, a native of Tianzhu. In the third year of the Huangwu era of Sun Quan, he brought a Hu text of the Tanbo jing to Wuchang. Tanbo is the Dharmapada (Faju jing). At that time, Zhi Qian requested that the scripture be translated, and so he had his companion Zhu Jiangyan translate it, with Qian transcribing it into Chinese text. At that time, Jiangyan was not yet proficient in Chinese, and quite a bit remained incomplete; nevertheless, aiming at the original meaning, it was close to plain truth. This is the Dharmapada transmitted today. As for Bai Yan, it is unknown where he came from. Toward the end of the Zhengshi era of Wei, he retranslated the Śūraṅgama, as well as the Xulai (Surata-paripṛcchā) and the Chuzai huan jing (Scripture on Eliminating Calamities), totaling three works.