出三藏記集 7.65
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Collated three editions of the Subtle and Secret Dhāraṇī (the upper edition is Dhāraṇī; the lower edition is Dhāraṇī of Subtle and Secret):
Fo shuo wuliangmen weimi chi jing (The Sūtra on the Subtle and Secret Dhāraṇī of Immeasurable Gates Spoken by the Buddha) [Fo shuo anantuomuxie ni'alituolinni jing]
One title is Chengdao jiangmo de yiqiezhi (Attaining the Way, Subduing Demons, and Gaining All-Knowledge) (The subsequent parts of both editions have this title, but they are not listed here).
Furthermore, the record of Danfei of Xitai in Shan separately states:
Of this sūtra, there are altogether four editions. Three editions each have two titles, and one edition has three titles, completely listed below. Among them, the sentences vary; either the Indian or the Chinese sounds differ, or the phrases were formulated according to the meaning, each having its advantages and disadvantages. If one aligns with the meaning and conforms to the text, they can all agree. The places where they differ are: the subsequent lists of the stages and numbers of people of the three vehicles who attain Dharma benefits, as well as the earthquakes, rains of flowers, and the offerings of heavenly music, are mostly incomplete, the meaning not fully clear.
One edition: one title is Wuliangmen weimi zhi chi (The Subtle and Secret Dhāraṇī of Immeasurable Gates); the second title is Chengdao jiangmo de yiqiezhi (Attaining the Way, Subduing Demons, and Gaining All-Knowledge). This single edition is circulated in the world as the standard old edition.
One edition: one title is Anantuomuxie nihelituoluoni (Anantamukha-nirhāra-dhāraṇī); the second title is Jishi renmin de yiqiezhi (Swiftly Causing People to Attain All-Knowledge).
One edition: one title is Wuduandi men zongchi zhi xing (The Practice of Dhāraṇī of the Gate Without Extremity or Bottom); the second title is Pusa jiangque zhumo jiangu yu yiqiezhi (The Bodhisattva Subduing the Demons and Being Firm in All-Knowledge).
One edition: one title is Chusheng wuliangmen chi (Producing the Dhāraṇī of Immeasurable Gates); the second title is Yisheng buchu daoxing (The Practice of the Path of One Bound to Only One More Life); the third title is Chengdao jiangmo de yiqiezhi (Attaining the Way, Subduing Demons, and Gaining All-Knowledge). This edition fully explains the Dharma benefits, the earthquakes, and the musical events.
All four editions each mark the former title at the head of the sūtra; the second and third titles are not used as the sūtra title. Later, when Śāriputra requests a title, the titles spoken by the Buddha are all fully listed as above.
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- 出三藏記集 — 僧祐, Classical Chinese