大唐內典錄 10.16

10.16

According to the examination of various catalogues, these circumstances are fully recorded in detail. If they were to be transcribed in continuous succession here, it would cause a waste of paper and ink. However, lest they be confused with apocryphal scriptures, or involve edited compilations, the titles listed in the two catalogues are definitely not designated as separate extracts. The rest, which are not explicitly shown, are indeed extracted scriptures. Furthermore, generation by generation they were fragmented, and their fascicles and works gradually multiplied. Therefore, we briefly estimate their approximate numbers and seek their titles, setting them forth in the catalogue below.