出三藏記集 5.11

5.11

長阿鋡經云。佛將涅槃。為比丘說四大教法。若聞法律當於諸經推其虛實。與法相違則非佛說。又大涅槃經云。我滅度後。諸比丘輩抄造經典令法淡薄。種智所照驗於今矣。自像運澆季浮競者多。或憑真以構偽。或飾虛以亂實。昔安法師摘出偽經二十六部。又指慧達道人以為深戒。古既有之。今亦宜然矣。祐挍閱群經。廣集同異。約以經律。頗見所疑。夫真經體趣融然深遠。假託之文辭意淺雜。玉石朱紫無所逃形也。今區別所疑注之於錄。并近世妄撰。亦標于末。並依倚雜經而自製名題。進不聞遠適外域。退不見承譯西賓。我聞興於戶牖。印可出於胸懷。誑誤後學。良足寒心。既躬所見聞。寧敢默已。嗚呼來葉。慎而察焉。

The Dīrghāgama states: when the Buddha was about to enter nirvāṇa, he expounded the four great authorities to the bhikṣus: if one hears the teachings of the Dharma and vinaya, one must examine their authenticity against the sūtras; if it contradicts the Dharma, it is not spoken by the Buddha. Furthermore, the Mahāparinirvāṇa-sūtra states: after my extinction, groups of bhikṣus will copy and fabricate scriptures, causing the Dharma to dwindle away. What the omniscient knowledge illuminates has been verified in our own time! Ever since the degenerate end of the Semblance Dharma period, superficial and contentious people have been many. Some fabricate falsities relying on the genuine; others embellish vacuity to confuse reality. In the past, Master Shi Dao'an singled out twenty-six apocryphal sūtras, and also pointed to the cleric Huida as a grave warning. Since it happened in antiquity, it should naturally be addressed today as well. I, Sengyou, have collated the various scriptures, broadly gathered similarities and differences, and measured them against the sūtras and vinaya, thereby coming across quite a few suspect cases. Genuine sūtras are profound and far-reaching in style and purport, while fabricated texts are shallow and disorderly in phrasing and meaning; just like jade and common stone, or vermilion and purple, their true forms cannot be concealed. Now, I distinguish what is suspect and note it in this catalogue, and also append the spurious compositions of recent generations at the end. All of them rely on miscellaneous sūtras to invent their own titles. Looking forward, one never hears of them having travelled far from foreign lands; looking backward, one never sees them having been received and translated from Western guests. The words "Thus have I heard" originate merely behind doors and windows; approvals come solely from their own minds. Deceiving and misleading later students, it is truly chilling to the heart. Having witnessed and heard this myself, how could I dare remain silent? Ah, people of future generations, examine them with caution!