出三藏記集 7.54

7.54

In my youth, I, Sengyou, explored the sūtras and vinayas, furtively peering into the depths of the various collections. However, all things change and evolve, and the myriad affairs shift and alter through errors; thus variations between ancient and modern times are found everywhere among all kinds of texts. Hence fish (魚) was mistakenly written as Lu (魯), and Tao (陶) erroneously成了 Yin (陰). Examining the catalogues of scriptures by the various worthies of Guanzhong since the end of the Jin: the Huiyin sanmei jing (Seal of Wisdom Samādhi Sūtra) was produced by Zhi Qian; the Ji fangdeng dacheng xue jing (Sūtra on the Great Vehicle Studies Rescuing the Vaipulya) was produced by Dharmarakṣa. A postface to the Sheng fayin jing (Sūtra on the Holy Seal of the Dharma) states: 'In the fourth year of the Yuankang era of the Jin dynasty, the bodhisattva-śramaṇa Zhi Dharmarakṣa translated this sūtra in Jiuquan, and his disciple Zhu Fashou served as the scribal recorder.' Yet the scripture text acquired by He Gui contains two sūtras bound together in the same scroll: it titles the Vaipulya under Dharmarakṣa, but confuses the samādhi with Zhi Qian. This was in fact caused by the copying process; it was not a fabrication. However, upon a preliminary viewing, doubts might easily arise. I have briefly recorded what I recall and placed it at the very end. Thus I produced this separate record.