[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) › 5.4 # 出三藏記集 5.4 出三藏記集 5.4 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [5.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2145.5.4) 抄經者。蓋撮舉義要也。昔安世高抄出修行為大道地經。良以廣譯為難。故省文略說。及支謙出經亦有孛抄。此並約寫胡本。非割斷成經也。而後人弗思肆意抄撮。或棋散眾品。或爪剖正文。既使聖言離本。復令學者逐末。竟陵文宣王慧見明深。亦不能免。若相競不已。則歲代彌繁蕪黷法寶。不其惜歟。名部一成難用刊削。其安公時抄。悉附本錄。新集所獲。撰目如左。庶誡來葉無效尤焉。 > As for "excerpted sūtras," they select and extract the essential principles. In the past, An Shigao excerpted and produced the \*Sūtra on the Cultivation of the Great Ground of the Way\* (\*Xiuxing wei dadaodi jing\*); precisely because an extensive translation was difficult, he simplified the text and gave an abridged exposition. When Zhi Qian translated sūtras, there were also excerpts of the \*Bo jing\*. These both condensed and transcribed Hu originals; they did not cut apart texts to fabricate sūtras. But later people did not reflect, and excerpts were recklessly made at will: sometimes scattering the various chapters like chess pieces, sometimes tearing the authentic text with their claws. This caused the sacred words to depart from their root, and furthermore made students pursue the branches. Even Prince Wenxuan of Jingling, with his lucid and profound discernment, could not avoid doing so. If this rivalry continues unabated, then with passing years and generations, texts will proliferate ever more extensively to sully and defile the Dharma-treasure—is this not lamentable? Once a designated title is established, it is difficult to excise. The excerpts made in Master Dao'an's time have all been appended to the main catalogue. Those collected in this new compilation are listed below, in the hope of warning future generations not to imitate them. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2145.5.3) - [Next: 5.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2145.5.5) - [Up: 5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2145.5) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2145~en-mt.5.4) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2145.5.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2145.5.4) · Pramāṇa