大唐內典錄 4.6

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4.6.1

Mahiśāsaka-vinaya in thirty-four fascicles (found in Daozheng's Song-Qi Catalogue; Bie lu says twenty-four fascicles, which is probably an error).
Mahiśāsaka Prātimokṣa in one fascicle (found in Daozu's Catalogue).
Mahiśāsaka Karmavācanā (found in Zhu Daozu's Catalogue).
The above three works, total thirty-six fascicles. During the reign of the Deposed Emperor, the King of Xingyang, the Tripiṭaka master and vinaya master Buddhajīva from Jibin—called "Jueshou" in Song—studied under the Mahīśāsaka school in his youth. He was specialized in the vinaya sections and also conversant with the essentials of dhyāna. In the seventh month of the first year of Jingping, Jīva arrived at the capital of Yang. Previously, Faxian had obtained the Sanskrit text of the Mahīśāsaka [vinaya] in the lion country (Siṃhala). Before he could translate it, Faxian passed away. When the monks in the capital heard that Buddhajīva was skilled in this learning, the assembly conferred and requested him to produce it. Thus, in the eleventh month, winter of that year, they gathered at Longguang Si to translate it into thirty-four fascicles. Jīva held the Sanskrit text, the Khotanese monk Jñānavikrama transmitted the words, and the monk Zhu Daosheng of Longguang Si and the monk Huiyan of Dong'an Si took turns scribing the text, collating and rectifying the phrasing and meaning. Palace Attendant with the Same Ceremonies [as the Three Excellencies], Wang Lian of Langye, acted as the dānapati. It was completed only in the twelfth month of the second year. They then extracted the prātimokṣa and karmavācanā texts from the large piṭaka, both of which circulate in the world.
Lalitavistara-sūtra in eight fascicles (third translation; identical in text to the Shu translation and Zhu Fahu's version, differing only in phrasing; found in the Song-Qi Catalogue and Sengyou's and Huijiao's Biographies; variants give six or four fascicles).
Akṣayamati-bodhisattva-sūtra in six fascicles (also called the Akṣayamati-sūtra; found in Li Kuo's Catalogue).
Jātaka-sūtra in five fascicles (found in Bie lu).
*Vaipulyavyūha-sūtra in four fascicles (produced in the fourth year of Yuanjia; one is the Vaipulyavyūha Avaivartika Sūtra, one is the Avaivartikadharmacakra, being the same text as Fahu's Avaivartikacakra Sūtra but with different words).
Bodhisattvakeyūra-mūlakarma-sūtra in two fascicles.
*Virasamādhi-sūtra in two fascicles (clarifying the lay practitioner's entry into absorption; found in Dong lu; Sengyou says it is doubtful).
*Anāgāmin-sūtra in two fascicles.
Caturmahārāja-sūtra.
*Bhadra-brāhmaṇa-paripṛcchā-devadatta-sūtra.
Sūtra on the Single Voice Revealing the Saddharma (or Sūtra on the Single Voice Expounding the Saddharma).
Sūtra on Taming the Karma of Sentient Beings.
*Bhadra-upāsaka-sūtra.
Saddharmapuṇḍarīka-samādhi-sūtra.
Śuddhabodhi-samādhi-sūtra.
The above fourteen works, total thirty-six fascicles. In the fourth year of Yuanjia under Emperor Wen, the monk Shi Zhiyan of Liangzhou went forth into homelessness when he reached adulthood and traveled widely to study. He eventually encountered and obtained the Sanskrit texts of the aforementioned sūtras in the Western Regions. He brought them to the capital of Yang and produced them at Zhiyuan Si together with Baoyun. Yan's spiritual virtue is fully recorded in the Biographies of Eminent Monks and will not be reiterated here without basis.
Fu fazang jing in six fascicles (found in Li Kuo's Catalogue).
Buddhacarita in five fascicles (produced at Liuhe Shan Si; found in Baochang's Catalogue; one variant calls it Fo benxing in seven fascicles; another says it was composed by Aśvaghoṣa; found in Bie lu).
New Amitāyur-sūtra in two fascicles (produced at Daochang Si; this is the seventh translation, differing from those produced by Zhi Qian, Saṅghavarman, Bai Yan, Fahu, Kumārajīva, and Fali; found in Daohui's Song-Qi Catalogue and Biographies of Eminent Monks).
Śuddhabodhi-samādhi-sūtra in two fascicles (brought by Faxian and not yet translated; found in Daozu's Miscellaneous Catalogue).
The above four works, fifteen fascicles. Under Emperor Wen, the monk Baoyun of Liangzhou traveled extensively through the Western Regions in his youth and was skilled in Sanskrit texts and languages. He was fully conversant with the pronunciations, definitions, and glosses of the characters across the various kingdoms of India. Later, he returned to the region south of the Yangtze River. The scriptures produced in his later years were mostly revised and finalized by Yun. Being thoroughly proficient in both Chinese and barbarian languages, his pronunciation and terminology were accurate, and all the masses believed and accepted him. Earlier, in Guanzhong, there was Zhu Fonian, who was skilled in translating; he held solitary renown through both the Fu and Yao regimes, being regarded as the foremost in grasping the authentic texts. As for translating and transmitting, rendering Sanskrit into Song south of the Yangtze River, none surpassed Yun. At first, he always translated jointly with Zhiyan. After Yan passed away, Yun later expounded them alone; hence they are not described repeatedly.
Mahāparinirvāṇa-sūtra in thirty-six fascicles (found in Baochang's Catalogue and Biographies of Eminent Monks).
The above was originally translated by Dharmakṣema in Guzang at the end of the Jin for the Juqu clan of the Northern Liang. The original version was in forty fascicles; its wording was somewhat plain and not very fluent. Under Emperor Wen of the Song, in the early years of Yuanjia, it reached Jiankang. At that time, the monk Fan Huiyan of Yuzhou, the monk Cui Huiguan of Qinghe, together with the retired scholar Xie Lingyun of Chen Commandery and others, felt that the chapters of Dharmakṣema's Nirvāṇa were sparse and terse, making it difficult for beginners to grasp. Thereupon, relying on the old Niwan jing, they added chapter titles; and where the text was overly unpolished, they also revised it considerably, compiling it into thirty-six fascicles. The rest of the miraculous omens and spiritual resonances are extensive, as recounted in the Biographies of Eminent Monks.
*Saṃyuktābhidharmahṛdaya in eleven fascicles.
The above was translated under Emperor Wen by the foreign monk Īśvara—called "Zizai" in Song—for Wang Zhongde, Regional Inspector of Northern Xuzhou, in Pengcheng. When he reached the "Chapter on Discrimination," an obstruction arose, and he discontinued it.
Bodhisattva-bhadraśīla-sūtra in twenty fascicles (the second translation, produced at Zhihuan Si; slightly different from Dharmakṣema's translation of eight fascicles; found in Daozu's Catalogue and Biographies of Eminent Monks; later, his disciple at Dinglin Si produced two more chapters to make thirty fascicles).
*Saṃyuktābhidharmahṛdaya in thirteen fascicles (Īśvara initially produced it, stopping when reaching the "Chapter on Discrimination"; later he continued the translation to completion; found in Biographies of Eminent Monks).
Caturvargikā-bhikṣuṇī-karmavācanā (produced in the eighth year of Yuanjia at Zhihuan Si; the second translation, identical to that produced by Dandi of the Wei; found in Biographies of Eminent Monks, Bie lu, and Baochang's Catalogue).
Upāsakapañcaśīla-saṃkṣepa-śāstra (produced in the eighth year of Yuanjia at Zhihuan Si; also called Upāsakapañcaśīla-lakṣaṇa, or Pañcaśīla-saṃkṣepa-śāstra; found in Biographies of Eminent Monks and Baochang's Catalogue).
Twenty-Two Precepts of the Faithful (also called Twenty-Two Precepts Fully Practiced by Upāsakas and Upāsikās Free from Desire; also called The Precepts of the Three Refuges for Upāsakas; found in Biographies of Eminent Monks).
Śrāmaṇera-cāritra.
Record of Differences between the Sūtras and Vinayas.
The above seven works, total thirty-eight fascicles. The Tripiṭaka master Guṇavarman of the kingdom of Jibin—called "Gongde'ai" in Song—arrived in Jianye during the Yuanjia era. Emperor Wen granted him an audience and inquired after his well-being with attentive warmth. He then asked: "To uphold the vegetarian fast and refrain from killing—pressed as I am to sacrifice myself for the state, I cannot fulfill my wish." Guṇavarman answered that what is practiced by emperors and ordinary men is different. The emperor tapped his table and sighed [in praise]. The matter is recorded in the Biographies of Eminent Monks. He then ordered him to reside at Zhihuan [Si], providing him with abundant supplies. When translating the aforementioned sūtras and treatises, sometimes flowers spread beneath his seat would become fresh and flourish anew. Guṇavarman later passed away at Zhihuan [Si], having composed beforehand a posthumous verse of thirty-six lines, stating that he had realized the second fruition. Its text is extensive, as in his biography.
*Saṃyuktābhidharma-vibhāṣā in fourteen fascicles (produced in the tenth year of Yuanjia at Changgan Si; the second translation, slightly different from the previous text).
Mātṛkā-vinaya in ten fascicles (one variant calls it Sarvāstivāda-vinaya; produced in the twelfth year of Yuanjia at Pingle Si in Moling; found in Daohui's Song-Qi Catalogue).
Mahāvīra-bodhisattva's Collection on the Distinction of Karmic Retributions (one variant adds "Abridged"; found in the Tang Catalogue).
Nāgārjuna Bodhisattva's Essential Verses for Exhorting the Various Kings (one variant says produced by Guṇavarman; found in the Tang Catalogue).

4.6.2

Text on Inviting the Holy Sangha to Bathe (both recorded in the Gaoseng zhuan and the Bie lu).
The above five works, totaling twenty-seven fascicles, were translated during the reign of Emperor Wen by the Indian Tripiṭaka master Saṅghavarman (rendered in Song as Zhongkai). In the tenth year of the Yuanjia era, he arrived at Jianye. Skilled in the Vinaya-piṭaka and thoroughly versed in the Miśrakābhidharma-hṛdaya-śāstra (Zaxin), he was revered for his monastic discipline by Liu Yikang, Prince of Pengcheng, who requested him as his teacher; his fame was renowned throughout the capital. Seeing that Varman had an exquisite understanding of the Zaxin and could recite it fluently, Hui觀 of Da場 Si—although earlier Tripiṭaka masters had translated it, it had not yet been copied out properly—earnestly requested him to translate it again. Baoyun interpreted the speech, while Huiguan transcribed it with his own brush; the task was completed in a single cycle. Thereafter, in succession, he translated texts such as the Mātṛkā.
Saṃyuktāgama, in fifty fascicles (brought by the monk Faxian of Waguan Si; recorded in Daohui's Song-Qi Catalogue);
Abhidharma-prakaraṇa-pāda, in twelve fascicles (translated jointly with Bodhiyaśas);
Laṅkāvatāra-sūtra, in four fascicles (translated at Daochang Si in the twentieth year of Yuanjia, transcribed by Huiguan; recorded in the catalogues of Daohui, Sengyou, Fashang, and others);
Aṅgulimālīya-sūtra, in four fascicles (produced at Daochang Si; recorded in Daohui's Song-Qi Catalogue and the catalogues of Sengyou, Fashang, the Bie lu, etc.);
Sūtra on Past and Present Causes and Effects, in four fascicles (the third translation, produced at Xin Si in Jingzhou; largely the same with minor variations compared to the Benqi and Ruiying translated by Zhu Dali of the Han and Zhi Qian of the Wu; recorded in Shixing, Sengyou, Li Kuo's catalogues, etc.);
Sūtra Explaining the Sixty-Two Views, in four fascicles (recorded in the Bie lu; Sengyou states it is in one fascicle);
Mahāvaipulya-ratnakāraṇḍaka-sūtra, in three fascicles (recorded in Li Kuo's catalogue);
Sūtra of the Present Buddhas' Names, in three fascicles (translated in Jingzhou on the twenty-seventh day of the first month of the twenty-ninth year of Yuanjia for Liu Yixuan, Prince of Nanjiao; also titled Huafu xianzai foming; recorded in Shixing and the Gaoseng zhuan);
Upāyakaushalya-ṛddhivikurvaṇa-bodhisattva-cārikā-sūtra, in three fascicles (recorded in Li Kuo's catalogue);
Pure Deliverance Samādhi Sūtra, in three fascicles (recorded in Li Kuo's catalogue);
Sūtra of Definitive Meaning on Continuous Liberation, in two fascicles (produced at Dong'an Si; recorded in four catalogues: Daohui, Sengyou, Li Kuo, and Fashang);
Mahābherīhāraka-parivarta-sūtra, in two fascicles (translated at Dong'an Si; recorded in Daohui, Sengyou, Li Kuo, the Bie lu, and others);
Āraṇyaka Dhyāna Practice Sūtra, in two fascicles (recorded in Li Kuo's catalogue);
Śrīmālādevī-siṃhanāda-ekayāna-mahopa-pāyakauśalya-sūtra, in one fascicle (produced in Danyang Commandery; interpreted by Baoyun and transcribed by Huiguan; recorded in the catalogues of Daohui, Sengyou, Li Kuo, etc.);
Sukhāvatīvyūha-sūtra (produced in the Xiaojian era, the eighth translation; recorded in Daohui's Song-Qi Catalogue; largely identical with minor expansions and omissions compared to the versions by Sengkai, Zhi Qian, Bo Yan, Dharmarakṣa, Kumārajīva, Fali, Baoyun, and others);
Sūtra of Piṇḍola-Bhāradvāja Expounding the Dharma to King Udayana;
Parinirvāṇa-sūtra (the second translation, produced at Xin Si in the first year of Xiaojian; sometimes without the word 'pan'; largely the same with minor differences compared to Dharmarakṣa's Nirvāṇa-sūtra; recorded in Daohui's Song-Qi Catalogue);
Aṣṭamaṅgala-sūtra (translated in Jingzhou in the twenty-ninth year of Yuanjia for Liu Yixuan, Minister of Works and Prince of Nanjiao; the second translation, with minor differences from Zhi Qian's Wu version; recorded in the two catalogues of Sengyou and Baochang);
Aśokarāja-sūtra (later arranged in one fascicle, translated at Xin Si in Jingzhou; recorded in the Wu Catalogue);
Sūtra on the Gate of Immeasurable Retention (recorded in the Wu Catalogue);
Sūtra on the Three Small Kalpas (recorded in the Bie lu);
Sūtra on the Four Types of Food (recorded in the Bie lu);
Sūtra on the Twelve Wandering Journeys (the second translation, with minor differences from the Jin translation by Kālôdaka; recorded in the Old Catalogue);
Twelve Dhūta Sūtra;
Three Causes and Conditions Sūtra;
Sūtra on the Seven Abodes and Three Contemplations in Other Places (the second translation, extracted from the Saṃyuktāgama; sometimes without the words 'Other Places');
Sūtra on the Eleven Contemplations of the Tathāgata (or 'Reflecting upon and Contemplating');
Sūtra on the Twelve Chapters on Birth and Death;
Sūtra on the Ten Retribution Dharmas and Summary of the Three Lineages;
Sūtra on the Retribution of Sins and Blessings;
Sūtra on the Six Fasting Days and Eight Precepts;
Twelve Dhūta Sūtra;
Sūtra on the Four Types of Persons Appearing in the World (extracted from the Saṃyuktāgama);
Sūtra on the Four Categories of Learning the Dharma;
Original Sūtra of Shendou (or Shenri);
Sūtra of the Uncle and Nephew (extracted from the Jātaka-sūtra);
Milindapañha Sūtra (extracted from an alternate edition);
Sunan Sūtra (also known as Yuenan);
Sūtra of the Ruler and Ministers (extracted from the Jātaka-sūtra);
Vimokṣa Sūtra;
Parrot Sūtra (extracted from the Madhyamāgama);
Sūtra on Becoming an Ox Due to Unpaid Debts (extracted from the Jātaka-sūtra);
Nalai Sūtra (extracted from the Jātaka-sūtra);
Sūtra of the Two Sojourning Scholars (extracted from the Avadāna-sūtra);
Original Sūtra of Mahānāma;
Araṇa Sūtra;
Old Mother Sūtra;
Jyotika Sūtra;
Asuda Sūtra;
Great Meaning Sūtra;
Sūtra of Maudgalyāyana Subduing the Dragon King;
Sūtra on Ānanda Witnessing Female Performers Weeping over Impermanence;
Sūtra on Śāriputra and Other Monks Attaining Bodily Realization;
Sūtra on the Buddha Visiting and Consoling Kāśyapa in His Illness;
Sūtra on Inviting the Monk Panthaka (also reads 'Time');
Sūtra on the Buddha Directing Ānanda to Visit the Chief Elder;
Sūtra on Maudgalyāyana's Younger Brother Giving Alms and Expecting Immediate Reward;
Sūtra on Śāriputra's Parinirvāṇa (extracted from the Jātaka-sūtra);
Sūtra on Mahākāśyapa Liberating the Poor Mother;
Sūtra on Aniruddha's Seven Reflections;
Miscellaneous Piṭaka Sūtra;
Ākāśagarbha Bodhisattva Sūtra;
Sūtra on the Bodhisattva Rebuking Desires (the second translation);
Amida Sūtra;
Sūtra of the Non-Action of All Phenomena;
Sūtra of the Poor Son Sura (recorded in Li Kuo's catalogue);
Immeasurable Meanings Sūtra (recorded in Li Kuo's catalogue);
Sūtra on Slaying the Dragon to Save a Country (from the Shaḍpāramitā-saṃgraha);
Sūtra on the Boundless Dharani Gate;
Sūtra on Dropping a Pearl into the Ocean (extracted from the Jātaka-sūtra);
Sūtra on the Future Selection of the Evil Worlds;
Ānandamukha-nirhāra-sūtra;
Sūtra on the Buddha Entering the Nectar to Regulate the Right Mind (extracted from the Mahādvādaśadvāra-sūtra);
Sūtra on the Past Practice of the Dānapāramitā;
Sūtra on the Original Practice of the Six Pāramitās (all of the above without notes to specific catalogues are from the Bie lu);
Brief Collection of the Five Marks of Ultimate Reality, in one fascicle (translated at Dong'an Si; recorded in Sengyou's catalogue);
The Tripiṭaka Master's Personal Account of Metaphors, in one fascicle (recorded in the Miscellaneous Catalogue).
The above seventy-seven works, totaling one hundred and sixty-one fascicles, were translated during the reign of Emperor Wen by Guṇabhadra, a Tripiṭaka master from Central India (rendered in Song as Gongdexian). He was well versed in the Mahāyāna teachings, and people of that time referred to him as 'Mahāyāna' or 'Yān'. In the twelfth year of the Yuanjia era, he came to Yangdu. The Emperor revered him deeply, and both Liu Yikang, Prince of Pengcheng, and Liu Yixuan, Prince of Nanjiao, took him as their teacher. By imperial decree he resided at Zhihuan Si, and was requested to translate works such as the Saṃyuktāgama. Baoyun interpreted the speech, while Huiguan transcribed it with his brush. Later, following the Prince of Qiao to garrison and pacify Jingzhou, he translated texts such as the Aśokarāja-sūtra again at Xin Si. In total there were over a hundred fascicles, for most of which his disciple Fayong translated the speech. The Prince of Qiao invited him to lecture on the Avataṃsaka-sūtra; Guṇabhadra considered that he had not yet mastered the Song language, so morning and evening he supplicated Avalokiteśvara, and subsequently dreamt that his head was replaced. The next morning when he went to lecture, his eloquence flowed like a torrent. The rest of his lifetime's spiritual awakening and comprehension is fully detailed in the Biographies of Eminent Monks. Sengyou's catalogue states only that Guṇabhadra translated seventy-three fascicles; now, having examined the various catalogues, they are all completely listed here.
Sūtra of the Secret Essentials of Dhyāna, in three fascicles (also called Essentials of the Dharma of Dhyāna, translated at Zhihuan Si in the eighteenth year of the Yuanjia era; recorded in Sengyou's catalogue).

4.6.3

Essential Methods of the Five Gates of Dhyāna Sūtra (found in You's and Chang's catalogues)
Sūtra on the Method of Contemplating Bodhisattva Samantabhadra (extracted from the profound Merit Sūtra; also titled Samantabhadra Contemplation Sūtra; found in You's catalogue)
Ākāśagarbha Contemplation Sūtra (also titled Contemplating Bodhisattva Ākāśagarbha; also without the word "Contemplating"; found in Daohui's and Sengyou's catalogues)
Sarvadharma-vīrarāja Sūtra (found in Li Kuo's catalogue)
Sūtra on the Buddha Ascending to Trāyastriṃśa Heaven to Expound the Dharma for His Mother
Sūtra on Transforming the Female Body
Sūtra on the Elephant's Armpit
Sūtra of the Questions of the Elder Ugra
Sūtra of Bodhisattva Ākāśagarbha's Divine Dhāraṇī (the above six sūtras are all found in Li Kuo's Northern Wei Catalogue)
The above ten texts in twelve fascicles. In the reign of Emperor Wen, the Kashmirian Tripiṭaka master and Dhyāna master Dharmamitra (in Song called Faxiu), born with connected eyebrows, was deep and introspective in character, possessing profound wisdom and discernment. Benign spirits continually cloaked themselves and secretly protected him. Whenever he reached a country's border, the spirits invariably appeared in dreams to notify its king; it was likewise when he departed. He took traveling afar to teach and transform beings as his vow. By nature he was pure in practice, not bound by fame or profit. When he first arrived in Dunhuang, he immediately established a meditation pavilion in an open and quiet spot, planting a thousand crabapple trees and cultivating a garden of a hundred mu. The meditating congregation was magnificent, and those hastening to him were like clouds. In the beginning of the Yuanjia era, he came to Jianye and stayed at Zhongsi, and later took rest at Zhihuan Monastery. Thereupon he translated dhyāna sūtras and divine dhāraṇīs, and in addition transmitted painted depictions of the icon of the spirit king Kapila, which to this day serve as standard models.
Sūtra on Contemplating the Two Bodhisattvas Bhaiṣajyarāja and Bhaiṣajyasamudgata
Sūtra on the Contemplation of the Buddha of Immeasurable Life (the above two sūtras are both found in Daohui's Song-Qi Catalogue and the Biographies of Eminent Monks)
The above, in the reign of Emperor Wen, by the Western Region monk Kālayaśas (in Song called Shicheng). He was unyielding and upright by nature, with few desires, well-versed in the Tripiṭaka, knowledgeable in many matters, and particularly skilled in meditative contemplation. In the beginning of the Yuanjia era, he reached the Chinese capital. The Emperor esteemed him greatly and decreed that he reside in Daolin Hermitage on Mount Zhong. Because the above two sūtras are the secret arts for removing hindrances and the vast causes for the Pure Land, which he constantly held and recited, the monk Senghan requested him to translate them, and Han personally scribed them.
Sūtra on the Prediction of Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara (the second translation; slightly different from Dharmarakṣa's translation)
Record of Foreign Countries in five fascicles (Jie's personal account of his travels in the Western Regions)
The above two texts in six fascicles. In the first year of Yongchu of Emperor Wu, the monk Dharmodgata (in Song called Fayong) of the State of Huanglong gathered like-minded companions, including monk Sengmeng and twenty-five others, to travel together to the Western Regions. Over more than twenty years, all the others passed away; only Jie returned alone to Kashmir, where he copied and acquired the Sanskrit text of the aforementioned sūtra and brought it back. In the late Yuanjia era he reached Jiangzuo, and in Yangdu translated it himself. Recorded in the catalogues of Wang Zong, Sengyou, Huijiao, Li Kuo, and Fashang.
Sūtra on the Secret and Essential Methods for Curing Meditation Illnesses in two fascicles (translated in the second year of Xiaojian at Zhuyuan Monastery; sometimes without the word "sūtra"; found in Zu's, You's, and Chang's catalogues)
Sūtra on King Śuddhodana's Parinirvāṇa (second translation)
Sūtra on the Eight-Precept Retreat (a variant translation)
Sūtra on King Puming
Sūtra on the Greatness of the Buddha and the Greatness of the Saṅgha (name seen thrice)
Sūtra on the Transformation of Consciousness in Birth and Death
Sūtra on King Fenhetan
Sūtra on the Elder Yinyue
Sūtra on the Virtuous One's Monastic Demeanour (also titled Demeanour)
Sūtra on Advancing Learning
Sūtra on the Upāsaka's Five Precepts (also titled Sūtra on the Five Marks)
Sūtra on Xieqi
Sūtra on Moda
Sūtra on the Five Hundred Brahmacārins
Sūtra on Zhantuoyue
Sūtra on the Great Meaning of the Five Reciprocities
Sūtra on Kāśyapa's Prohibitive Precepts
Sūtra on the Disciple Who Died and Returned to Life
Sūtra on the Auspicious and Inauspicious Results of Disciples Serving the Buddha
Sūtra of Verses on the Five Sufferings
Sūtra on the Śākyas Inquiring of the Upāsaka (extracted from the Saṃyuktāgama)
Sūtra on King Prasenajit Mourning His Mother
Sūtra on the Bodhisattva's Vow
Sūtra on the Intermediate State
Sūtra on the Bhikṣu Lin'yi
Sūtra on the Buddha's Mother Entering Parinirvāṇa (translated in the second year of Xiaojian at Dinglin Monastery on Mount Zhong; found in You's catalogue; also titled Mahāprajāpatī Sūtra)
Sūtra on King Fanmo
Sūtra on the Upāsaka's Five Dharmas
Sūtra on the Five Terrifying Ages
Sūtra on King Malla
Sūtra on Contemplating Bodhisattva Maitreya's Ascent to Tuṣita Heaven (found in Daohui's Song-Qi Catalogue and Records of the Tripiṭaka)
Sūtra on the Contemplation of Avalokiteśvara
Sūtra on Admonishing the King
Sūtra on the Pure Faithful Layman Ayishan (also titled Sūtra on the Father and Son Ayishanchi)
Sūtra on the Disciple's Arrogance Related for Jīvaka (also titled Sūtra on the Disciple Relating Arrogance for Jīvaka; or Sūtra on the Disciple's Playful Fabrication; those above without noted locations are all from the Separate Catalogue)
The above thirty-five texts, total thirty-six fascicles. In the reign of Emperor Xiaowu, Juqu Jingsheng, Marquis of Anyang and cousin of Juqu Mengxun, King of Hexi in the Northern Liang. When the fortune of Liang came to an end and it was destroyed by the Yuan Wei, Jingsheng fled secretly south to Jiankang. Concealing his ambitions and humbling himself, he avoided social contact with the secular world, constantly visiting and staying at stupas and monasteries, humbling himself as a layman. Forswearing wife and family, indifferent to glory and profit, he leisurely joined with companions of the Dharma to propagate the orthodox teachings. For this reason, both monastics and laity respected him. Having long chanted and practiced the various essential miscellaneous sūtras listed above, he transcribed and composed them before the assembly without any obstruction. Meng Yi, the Governor of Danyang, admired him and rewarded him generously; see the Biographies of Eminent Monks.
Sūtra on the Bodhisattva's Buddha-Contemplation Samādhi in six fascicles (also titled Buddha-Contemplation Samādhi Sūtra; found in Daohui's Song-Qi Catalogue)
Sūtra on the Boundless Gate Dispelling Māra Dhāraṇī (or Boundless Gate; found in Sengyou's catalogue)
The above two texts in seven fascicles. In the reign of Emperor Xiaowu, the Western Region monk Guṇabhadra translated them in the sixth year of Daming in Jingzhou for the monk Shi Xuanchang. Chang rectified the text and meaning, and the phraseology was subtle and precise. Now Chang could extend his hand and emit fragrance, with flowing water in his palm, the reason for which could not be fathomed. Later he went to Chengdu and resided at Dashi Monastery, which was the site of an Aśoka stupa. He then fashioned with his own hands sixteen divine statues such as Guhyapada Vajra, which have been passed down to this day.
Bhaiṣajyaguru-vaiḍūryaprabhā Sūtra (translated in the first year of Daming; also titled Eradication of Sins and Transgression and Liberation from Birth and Death; also named Consecration; extracted from the Consecration Sūtra; marked as doubtful in You's catalogue; Changfang verified that it was an Indian text and now there is a Sanskrit original, differing only slightly in the spirit's words)
Sūtra on Merchants Seeking Wealth
Sūtra on the Sangha-King's Five Messengers (doubt regarding the word Sangha)
Sūtra on Prince Sujāta (also an alternate translation of the Sūtra on Bowing in Six Directions)
Sūtra on the Indolent Plowman (titled Indolent Plowman Sees the Sūtra in the old catalogue)
Sūtra on Śākya Ending His Retribution (one edition has the word "Jia"; extracted from the Jātaka Sūtra)
Sūtra on the Impoverished Old Man (or Impoverished Old Person)
Sūtra on Sacrificing One's Body to Save Merchants (extracted from the Saṭpāramitā-saṃgraha)
Sūtra on the Person in Śrāvastī Driven Mad by the Death of His Child (extracted from the Āgama)
Avadāna Sūtra
Sūtra on the Method of Inviting Piṇḍola
Sūtra on Ānanda Seeing the Auspicious Sign of Water Light (also titled Water Light Sūtra)
Sūtra on Incantations and Wishes
Sūtra on Gautamī's Prediction of the Fruit
Sūtra on the Disordered Mind of the Student (also titled Sūtra on the Disordered Mind of Mother and Son Becoming Monk and Nun; extracted from the Ekottarikāgama)
Sūtra on Secretly Becoming a Monk
Sūtra on the Buddha's Mother Entering Parinirvāṇa (slightly different from the Marquis of Anyang's translation)
Sūtra on the Elder's Son Leaving the Household Six Times (extracted from the Udāna Sūtra)

4.6.4

Sūtra on the Hunter Renouncing Home to Study the Way (extracted from the Udāna Sūtra)
Sūtra on Gautamī
Sūtra on the Matter of Ciñcāmāṇavikā Slandering the Buddha (extracted from the Udāna Sūtra)
Sūtra on Two Old Men Seeing the Buddha, Leaving the Household, and Attaining the Way
Sūtra on the True and False Monk (or True and False Sūtra)
Sūtra on the Monks after the Buddha's Nirvāṇa (also titled Sūtra on the Wrestler Bhadra; extracted from the Saṃyuktāgama; "Self and Other Have No Dharma"; all found in the Separate Catalogue under Epochal Changes)
Sūtra on the Mighty Wrestler Leaving the Household and Attaining the Way (also titled Sūtra on the Wrestler Bhadra; extracted from the Saṃyuktāgama; "Self and Other Have No Dharma"; both found in the Separate Catalogue)
The above twenty-five texts, total twenty-five fascicles. In the reign of Emperor Xiaowu, monk Shi Huijian translated them at Luye Monastery.
Karmavācanā for the Essential Affairs of Monks and Nuns of the Sarvāstivāda Vinaya in two fascicles
The above, in the reign of the Deposed Emperor, the seventh year of Daming, Vinaya master Shi Sengqu compiled from the Vinaya at Zhongxing Monastery in Yangdu (also titled Abbreviated Essential Karmavācanā Methods; found in Sengyou's Records of the Tripiṭaka).
Bhikṣu Prātimokṣa of the Sarvāstivāda Vinaya (translated in the Daming era)
Bhikṣuṇī Prātimokṣa of the Sarvāstivāda Vinaya (translated in the Taishi era)
Miscellaneous Karmavācanā Affairs of the Sarvāstivāda Vinaya (both essential uses; translated in the Taishi era)
The above three sūtras in three fascicles. In the reign of Emperor Ming, Vinaya master Shi Faying compiled them from the Vinaya at Changgan Monastery in Yangdu. Found in Sengyou's Records of the Tripiṭaka and Baochang's catalogue.
Akṣayamati Sūtra in ten fascicles
Sāgaramati Sūtra in seven fascicles
Sūtra on the Inconceivable Grace and Wisdom of the Tathāgata in five fascicles
Ratnacūḍa Sūtra in five fascicles
Bodhisattva Aśokadattā Sūtra (translated in Guangzhou during the Taishi era; third translation; largely identical with the two translations by Dharmarakṣa under the Jin)
Sammitīya Sūtra (also titled Sūtra of the Wise Employing the Vinaya)
The above six texts in twenty-nine fascicles. In the reign of Emperor Ming, the Indian monk Zhu Fakuan translated them in Guangzhou. Found in Shixing's, Sengyou's Records of the Tripiṭaka, and Baochang's—three catalogues.
Sūtra on Bodhisattva Ruoshou's Supreme Pure Almsround in two fascicles (also titled Sūtra on the Decisive Comprehension of All Dharmas as Illusory Samādhi)
The above is from the Song dynasty, year not indicated, and it is unclear under which emperor it was translated. The various catalogues simply note: "Monk Master Xiang produced it in Nanhai Commandery." Found in the catalogues of Dao'an, Shixing, and You.
Sūtra on the Primary Activities of the Bodhisattva Necklace in two fascicles
Mahāvaipulya Sūtra of the Buddha Piṭaka (also titled Sūtra of Questions and Clear Illumination)
The above is from the Song dynasty, year not indicated, and it is unclear under which emperor it was translated. The various catalogues simply state: "Monk Shi Daoyan produced it." Found recorded in both Shixing's and Fashang's catalogues.
Empty and Pure Samādhi Sūtra (also titled Empty and Pure Great Resonating Samādhi Sūtra)
Chandaka Sūtra (or Origin and End of Chandaka Sūtra)
Sūtra on Encouraging the Study of the Way (translated together with an official of Liang; also titled Sūtra on Encouraging Advancement)
Sūtra on the Brahmin Woman Shouyi (also titled Shouyi Woman Sūtra)
The above four texts were translated during the Song dynasty, emperor and year not indicated. The various catalogues simply state: "Monk Master Yong produced them." Found in the Shixing and Zhao catalogues, and also recorded in Fashang's catalogue.
Sūtra on Joyous Necklace Adornment and Skillful Means (also titled Mahāyāna Necklace Adornment; also titled Sūtra on the Bodhisattva Transforming the Female Body; identical to Dharmarakṣa's Sūtra on Following Skillful Means)
Sūtra of the Questions of Śāntasvaranādin (also titled Sūtra on the Pure Subduing Spoken by the Tathāgata; identical text to Dharmarakṣa's Sūtra on Mañjuśrī's Practice of the Vinaya)
The above two fascicles were translated during the Song dynasty, emperor and year not indicated. The various catalogues note: "Monk Shi Fahai produced them." Found in Shixing's and Fashang's catalogues.
Candrapradīpa Samādhi Sūtra (also titled Sūtra on Bodhisattva Mañjuśrī's Ten Practices; also titled Establishing Wisdom Samādhi Sūtra)
The above is the same as the previous, emperor and year of translation not indicated. The various catalogues note: "Monk Master Xian produced it." Found in Zhao's catalogue, and also recorded in Fashang's catalogue.
Treatise Deciding and Rectifying the Vinaya of the Four Divisions in two fascicles
The above was compiled from the various vinayas by monk Shi Daoyan in the first year of Shengming.
Treatise on Goodness Incurring No Karmic Retribution
Treatise on the Buddha Having No Pure Land
Treatise on Response Possessing Conditions
Treatise on Sudden Awakening Becoming a Buddha
Treatise on Buddha-Nature Being Inevitably Attained
Treatise on the Dharma-Body Having No Form
Treatise on the Two Truths
The above seven texts were composed by the monk Zhu Daosheng of Longguang Monastery in the early Song. His capacity for reflection was naturally exceptional, and his wisdom did not stem from teachers. He deduced that Buddha-nature extends to all possessing consciousness; he probed the nature of life to its ultimate on the Dharma seat, composing treatises to open up and transform beings, as detailed in his principal biography.

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大唐內典錄 — Classical Chinese