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出三藏記集 2.5.1

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2.5.1

Sūtra in Forty-Two Sections, one fascicle (The Old Catalogue says: 'Emperor Xiaoming's Forty-Two Sections'; this sūtra is lacking in Master Dao'an's catalogue).
The above is one work in one fascicle. Emperor Xiaoming of the Han dreamed of a golden man. He issued an edict dispatching the envoy Zhang Qian and the Leader of the Court Gentlemen of the Feathered Forest Qin Jing to the Western Regions. In the country of the Yuezhi they first met the śramaṇa Zhu Moteng [Dharmaratna], translated and transcribed this sūtra, and returned to Luoyang, storing it in the fourteenth chamber of the Stone Chamber of the Orchid Terrace. This sūtra is currently transmitted in the world.

Sūtra on the Mindfulness of Anapana, one fascicle (Dao'an's catalogue calls it 'Shorter Anapana Sūtra').
Sūtra on the Aggregates, Dhātus, and Āyatanas, one fascicle.
Sūtra of One Hundred and Sixty Chapters, one fascicle (The Old Catalogue calls it 'One Hundred and Sixty Chapters of the Ekottarika-āgama').
Sūtra of the Great Twelve Entrances, one fascicle.
Sūtra of the Lesser Twelve Entrances, one fascicle.
Sūtra on the Stages of the Great Path, two fascicles (Master Dao'an says: 'The Sūtra on the Stages of the Great Path is an excerpt from the Yogācārabhūmi-sūtra, excerpted in foreign lands').
Sūtra on the Origins of Human Desire to Live, one fascicle.
Sūtra on the Generation of the Thought of the Path, two fascicles.
Abhidharma Sūtra of the Five Dharmas, one fascicle (The Old Catalogue calls it 'Abhidharma Sūtra of the Practice of the Five Dharmas').
Sūtra of the Seven Dharmas, one fascicle (The Old Catalogue calls it 'Abhidharma Sūtra of the Practice of the Seven Dharmas', or 'Practice of the Seven Dharmas'; this sūtra is now lacking).
Sūtra of the Five Dharmas, one fascicle.
Sūtra of the Ten Retributions, two fascicles (The Old Catalogue calls it 'Dīrgha-āgama Ten Retribution Dharmas').
Sūtra on the Universal Meaning of the Dharma, one fascicle (Also named 'Endowed with Dharma Practice'; 'Endowed with Dharma Practice' writes 'Śāriputra', 'Universal Meaning of the Dharma' writes 'Sheliyue'; the rest are all identical).
Vinaya for the Resolution of Doubts, one fascicle (Or called 'Vinaya and Dharma Practice Sūtra for the Resolution of Doubts'; Master Dao'an says the above two sūtras were extracted from the Dīrgha-āgama; now lacking).
Sūtra on the Distribution of Inflows, one fascicle.
Sūtra on the Four Truths, one fascicle (Master Dao'an says the above two sūtras were extracted from the Dīrgha-āgama).
Sūtra on the Seven Bases and Three Contemplations, two fascicles.
Sūtra on the Nine Untimely Deaths, one fascicle.
Sūtra on the Eightfold Noble Path, one fascicle (Master Dao'an says the above three sūtras were extracted from the Saṃyukta-āgama).
Miscellaneous Sūtras in Forty-Four Chapters, two fascicles (Master Dao'an says it was extracted from the Ekottarika-āgama; since titles are not marked, which sūtras they are is not clear; now lacking).
Sūtra on the Fifty Computations, two fascicles (Or called 'Fifty Computations of the Illumination of Insight').
Greater Anapana Sūtra, one fascicle.
Sūtra on Contemplation, one fascicle (Or 'Abridged Essential Methods of Contemplation').
Sūtra on the Twelve Links of Dependent Arising, one fascicle.
Sūtra on the Simile of the Five Aggregates, one fascicle (The Old Catalogue calls it 'Sūtra of Parables on the Five Aggregates').
Sūtra on Turning the Wheel of the Dharma, one fascicle (Or called 'Sūtra on the Turning of the Dharma Wheel').
Sūtra on Flow and Restraint, one fascicle (The Old Catalogue calls it 'Sūtra on All Flows', or called 'Sūtra on All Flows, Restraint, and Guarding').
Sūtra on What Is Dharma and What Is Non-Dharma, one fascicle.
Sūtra on the Reception of Defilements by Phenomena, one fascicle.
Sūtra on the Fourteen Intentions, one fascicle (The Old Catalogue calls it 'Bodhisattva Fourteen Intentions Sūtra'; now lacking).
Sūtra on Mutual Dependence of Fundamental Characteristics, one fascicle (Master Dao'an says it was extracted from the Madhyama-āgama).
Oral Explanation of the Āgama, one fascicle (Or called 'Āgama Oral Explanation on the Sūtra on the Twelve Links of Dependent Arising', or called 'Severing the Twelve Links of Dependent Arising'; the Old Catalogue calls it 'Marquis An's Oral Explanation'; there are four names in all, but they are the same text).
Abhidharma Sūtra on the Ninety-Eight Fetters, one fascicle (Now lacking).
Sūtra on the Mental Contemplation of Dhyāna Practice, one fascicle.
Nandikāravata-sūtra, one fascicle (Now lacking).
The above thirty-four works, totalling forty fascicles, were translated during the time of Emperor Huan of the Han by the śramaṇa An Shigao of the Kingdom of Parthia. Regarding the Four Truths, Oral Explanation, Fourteen Intentions, and Ninety-Eight Fetters, Master Dao'an says they seem to have been compiled by Shigao.

Sūtra on the Practice of the Path, one fascicle (Master Dao'an says: 'The Sūtra of the Chapter on the Practice of the Path is an excerpt from the Prajñāpāramitā, compiled by eminent persons from foreign lands; Master Dao'an wrote a preface and commentary for it').
The above is one work in one fascicle. In the time of Emperor Huan of the Han, the Tianzhu śramaṇa Zhu Shuofo brought the Hu text to China; coming down to the time of Emperor Ling, it was translated in Luoyang.

Sūtra of the Chapter on the Practice of the Path of Prajñā, ten fascicles (Or called 'Mahāprajñāpāramitā-sūtra'; or eight fascicles; produced on the eighth day of the tenth month of the second year of Guanghe).
Śūraṅgama-sūtra, two fascicles (Produced on the eighth day of the twelfth month of the second year of Zhongping; now lacking).
Pratyutpanna-samādhi-sūtra, one fascicle (The Old Catalogue calls it 'Great Pratyutpanna-samādhi-sūtra'; produced on the eighth day of the tenth month of the second year of Guanghe).
Druma-kinnara-rāja-sūtra, two fascicles (The Old Catalogue calls it 'Druma-kinnara-rāja-sūtra'; recorded in the Separate Catalogue, absent in Dao'an's catalogue; now lacking).
Ancient Chapter of the Mahāvaipulya Section entitled Yiri Expounds the Prajñā Sūtra, one fascicle (Now lacking).
Samādhi of Light Sūtra, one fascicle (Extracted from the Separate Catalogue; absent in Dao'an's catalogue).
Ajātaśatru-rāja-sūtra, two fascicles (Master Dao'an says it was extracted from the Dīrgha-āgama; the Old Catalogue calls it 'Ajātaśatru Sūtra').
Ratnakūṭa-sūtra, one fascicle (Master Dao'an says: 'Another name is Mani Jewel'; produced in the second year of Guanghe; the Old Catalogue calls it 'Mani Jewel Sūtra' in two fascicles).
Sūtra on Inquiring into the Offices, one fascicle (Master Dao'an says it is from the Mahāvaipulya section; or called 'Mañjuśrī's Inquiry into the Bodhisattvas' Offices Sūtra').
Hu Parinirvāṇa Sūtra, one fascicle (Now lacking).
Tousha-sūtra, one fascicle.
Akṣobhya-buddha-kṣetra-sūtra, one fascicle (Or called 'Sūtra of the Chapter on Bodhisattvas Training to Accomplishment in the Buddha Land of Akṣobhya', or called 'Akṣobhya Buddha Sūtra').
Bo Ben Sūtra, two fascicles (Now lacking).
Sūtra of the Inner Treasury's Hundred Chapters, one fascicle (Master Dao'an says it is from the Mahāvaipulya section; the Old Catalogue calls it 'Sūtra of the Inner Treasury's Hundred Jewels'; having collated the various catalogues comprehensively, they all say 'Inner Treasury's Hundred Jewels' and lack 'Inner Treasury's Hundred Chapters'; hence we know it is this very sūtra).
The above thirteen works, totalling twenty-seven fascicles, were translated during the reigns of Emperors Huan and Ling of the Han by the śramaṇa Zhi Chen of the Yuezhi nation. Regarding the nine sūtras from the Ancient Chapter down to the Inner Treasury's Hundred Chapters, Master Dao'an says they seem to have been produced by Zhi Chen.

Sūtra of Perfect Realisation and Light, one fascicle (Or called 'Sūtra of the Samādhi of Perfect Realisation and Light', or called 'Sūtra of the Concentration of Intent of Perfect Realisation and Light').
The above is one work in one fascicle, translated during the time of Emperor Ling of the Han by Zhi Yao.

Mirror of the Dharma Sūtra, one fascicle (Master Dao'an says it is from the Mahāvaipulya sūtras).
Ten Wisdoms, one fascicle (Or called 'Ten Wisdoms of a Śrāmaṇera').
The above two works, totalling two fascicles, were translated together during the time of Emperor Ling of the Han by the śramaṇa Yan Fotiao and the Major of the Commandery An Xuan. The Ten Wisdoms was compiled by Fotiao.

Middle Sūtra on the Origin of [the Buddha's] Life, two fascicles (Or called 'Middle Sūtra on the Origin of the Crown Prince's Life').
The above is one work in two fascicles, translated during the Jian'an reign era of Emperor Xian of the Han by Kang Mengxiang.

Dharmapada, two fascicles.
The above is one work in two fascicles. In the time of Emperor Wen of the Wei, the Tianzhu śramaṇa Vighna brought the Hu text in the third year of Huangwu of the Wu sovereign Sun Quan; it was translated jointly in Wuchang by Zhu Jiangyan and Zhi Qian.

Vimalakīrtinirdeśa-sūtra, two fascicles (Lacking).
Mahāparinirvāṇa-sūtra, two fascicles (Master Dao'an says it was extracted from the Dīrgha-āgama; Sengyou notes that the present Dīrgha-āgama is different from this).
Sūtra on the Auspicious Response of the Origin of Life, two fascicles.
Lesser Akṣayamati-sūtra, two fascicles (Lacking).
Seal of Wisdom Sūtra, one fascicle (Or called 'Seal of Wisdom Samādhi Sūtra', or called 'Practical Application of the Seal of Wisdom Samādhi Sūtra').
Fundamental Karma Sūtra, one fascicle (Or called 'Bodhisattva Fundamental Karma Sūtra').
Dharmapada, two fascicles.
Surata-sūtra, one fascicle (Or called 'Surata-bodhisattva-sūtra').
Brahmāyu-sūtra, one fascicle.

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