[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [出三藏記集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2145) › 3.4 # 出三藏記集 3.4 出三藏記集 3.4 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2145.3.4) 古異經者。蓋先出之遺文也。尋安錄。自道地要語迄四姓長者。合九十有二經。標為古異。雖經文散逸多有闕亡。觀其存篇古今可辯。或無別名題。取經語以為目。或撮略四鋡。摘一事而立卷名號質實信古典矣。安公覿其古異編之於末。祐推其歲遠列之于首。雖則失源而舊譯見矣。 > As for the "ancient variant scriptures," these are surviving texts of earlier translations. Searching through Dao'an's catalogue, from the Daodi yaoyu down to the Sixing zhangzhe, there are ninety-two scriptures in total designated as "ancient and variant." Although the scriptures have become scattered and largely lost, by examining the surviving pieces one can distinguish between the ancient and the modern. Some have no distinct titles, taking phrases from the scripture as their titles; or they abridge the Four Āgamas, extracting a single episode to establish a scroll title. Their titles are unadorned and solid, truly classical texts! Master Dao'an observed their ancient variation and compiled them at the end; I, Sengyou, deducing their antiquity, have arranged them at the very beginning. Even though their origins are lost, the early translations are made manifest thereby. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2145.3.3) - [Next: 3.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2145.3.5) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2145.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2145~en-mt.3.4) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [大周刊定眾經目錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2153.7.3.5) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2145.3.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2145.3.4) · Pramāṇa