大唐內典錄 5.15.2

5.15.2

combined. The titles are exceedingly well-ordered. Moreover, regarding what is currently being translated of what is heard [from him], there are parts belonging to the Mahāsaṃnipāta; when briefly summarized and completely finished, it should fill a hundred fascicles, which would be nearly one-third of the original brāhmī text. Now, when earth and stone are powdered into fine dust, they have no power to support themselves; but when they consolidate into hills and mountains, they possess the merit of generating and bearing [all things]. How much more so when branches part from the trunk wishing for lush flourish, or when a stream abandons its source seeking broad moistening—could that ever be attained? When the Emperor of our Sui dynasty arose, he responded to heavenly seasons and accorded with earthly patterns. The nine provinces had been sundered for more than three hundred years, and the parts of the one hundred thousand verses had been separated for nearly a thousand years. The scattered sūtras have now been reunited, congregating and illuminating the text of the Great Collection; the divided lands have at last been joined together, comprehensively manifesting the great and flourishing realm. Were it not for one holding the golden wheel in his station and propagating the Vaipulya teachings through his transformation—a former sovereign or previous emperor opening territories and expounding the Dharma—who could equal this?
*Fo benxing ji jing* in sixty fascicles (Begun in the seventh month of the seventh year [of Kaihuang], completed in the second month of the eleventh year. Scribe duties by Sengtan, Scholar Changfang, Liu Ping, and others; preface by Yancong)
*Faju tuoluoni jing* in twenty fascicles (Begun in the fourth month of the twelfth year, completed in the sixth month of the fourteenth year. Scribe duties by Daosui and others)
*Weide tuoluoni jing* in twenty fascicles (Begun in the seventh month of the fifteenth year, completed in the twelfth month of the sixteenth year. Scribe duties by Sengkun and others)
*Zhufo huniang jing* in ten fascicles (Begun in the tenth month of the fourteenth year, completed in the twelfth month. Scribe duties by Sengtan and others)
*Wuqian wubai fo ming jing* in eight fascicles (Begun in the eighth month of the thirteenth year, completed in the ninth month of the fourteenth year. Scribe duties by Sengtan and others)
*Daji xianhu pusa jing* in six fascicles (Begun in the twelfth month of the fourteenth year, completed in the second month of the fifteenth year. Scribe duties by Mingfen and others)
*Sheng shanzhu tianzi suowen jing* in four fascicles (Produced in the fourth month of the fifteenth year. Scribe duties by Daosui and others)
*Guancha zhufa xing jing* in four fascicles (Begun on the twenty-fourth day of the fourth month of the fifteenth year, completed on the twenty-fifth day of the fifth month. Scribe duties by Changfang and others)
*Si tongzi jing* in three fascicles (Begun in the fifth month of the thirteenth year, completed in the seventh month. Scribe duties by Sengkun)
*Zhufa benwu jing* in three fascicles (Begun in the sixth month of the fifteenth year of Kaihuang, completed in the seventh month. Scribe duties by Liu Ping and others)
*Xukongyun pusa jing* in two fascicles (Begun in the first month of the seventh year, completed in the third month. Scribe duties by Sengtan; preface by Yancong)
*Dafangdeng dayun qingyu jing* (Recorded in the Tang catalogue)
*Yueshangnü jing* in two fascicles (Translated in the fourth month of the eleventh year, completed in the sixth month. Scribe duties by Liu Ping; preface by [Yan]cong)
*Shansi tongzi jing* in two fascicles (Begun in the seventh month of the eleventh year, completed in the ninth month. Scribe duties by Changfang; preface by [Yan]cong)
*Wusuoyou pusa jing* in four fascicles (Recorded in the Tang catalogue)
*Yishi jing* in two fascicles (Translated in the eleventh month of the eleventh year, completed in the twelfth month. Scribe duties by Changfang)
*Piyu wang jing* in two fascicles (Begun in the fifth month of the fifteenth year, completed in the sixth month. Scribe duties by Daomi and others)
*Huruo pusa jing* in two fascicles (Recorded in the Tang catalogue)
*Fajue jingxin jing* in two fascicles (Begun in the ninth month of the fifteenth year, completed in the tenth month. Scribe duties by Sengkun)
*Yixiang chusheng pusa jing* (Begun in the eleventh month of the fifth year, completed in the twelfth month. Scribe duties by Sengtan and others; preface by [Yan]cong)
*Fohuayan ru rulai busiyi jingjie jing* in two fascicles (Recorded in the Tang catalogue)
*Da weiteng xianren wenyi jing* (Begun in the first month of the sixth year, completed in the second month. Scribe duties by Daosui; preface by [Yan]cong)
*Wenshushili xing jing* (Begun in the third month of the sixth year, completed in the fourth month. Scribe duties by Sengtan; preface by [Yan]cong)
*Dongfang zuisheng dengwang rulai jing* (Recorded in the Tang catalogue)
*Ba fo minghao jing* (Begun in the fifth month of the sixth year, completed in the sixth month. Scribe duties by Daosui; preface by [Yan]cong)
*Xiyou jiaoliang gongde jing* (Begun in the sixth month of the sixth year, completed that month. Scribe duties by Sengtan; preface by Yancong)
*Shan gongjing shi jing* (Begun in the seventh month of the sixth year, completed in the eighth month. Scribe duties by Sengtan; preface by [Yan]cong)
*Rulai fangbian shanjiao zhou jing* (Begun in the first month of the seventh year, completed in the second month. Scribe duties by Sengtan; preface by [Yan]cong)
*Bukun juansuo guanshiyin xinzhou jing* (Begun in the fourth month of the seventh year, completed in the fifth month. Scribe duties by Sengtan; preface by [Yan]cong)
*Shi'er fo ming shenzhou chuzhang miezui jing* (Begun in the fifth month of the seventh year and completed. Scribe duties by Sengkun; preface by [Yan]cong)
*Jingangchang tuoluoni jing* (Begun in the sixth month of the seventh year, completed in the eighth month. Scribe duties by Sengkun; preface by [Yan]cong)
*Zhufa zuishang wang jing* (Begun in the fifteenth year, completed in the seventh month. Scribe duties by Mingfen)
*Ru fajie jing* (Begun in the seventh month of the fifteenth year, completed in the eighth month. Scribe duties by Daomi and others)
*Shangzhu tianzi wen jing* (Translated in the eighth month of the fifteenth year, completed in the ninth month. Scribe duties by Scholar Fei Changfang and others)
*Chusheng puti jing* (Translated and completed in the tenth month of the fifteenth year. Scribe duties by Scholar Liu Ping)
*Jin guangming jing*, Entrustment Chapter and Silver Master Chapter (In the Liang [period], Dharmakṣema produced four fascicles; in the Liang [dynasty], Paramārtha produced six fascicles; in the Zhou [dynasty], [Jñāna]gupta produced five fascicles; all lacked these two chapters. Being extant now, they were therefore translated anew.)
*Dacheng sanju chanhui jing* (Recorded in the Tang catalogue)
The above thirty-seven works, totaling one hundred and seventy-six fascicles, were translated by the Tripiṭaka Master Jñānagupta—in the language of the Sui, Zhide ("Utmost Virtue"), or Fode ("Buddha Virtue")—of Gandhāra in North India. During the reign of Emperor Ming of the Northern Zhou, in the early years of the Wucheng era, he and his fellow student Yaśogupta followed their primary master, the Tripiṭaka Dhyāna Master Jñānayaśas of Magadha, bringing sūtras and entering the realm. Master, disciple, and fellow students all learned the local dialects. Over more than twenty years, [Jñāna]gupta proved the most proficient. During the Zhou period, while residing in the capital and traveling to the Shu region, wherever he was he expounded and translated new sūtras, or supplied what was previously missing, the phrasing and meaning being thoroughly fitting. Then encountering adversity from Māra, under pressure from the royal authority of the era, in the third year of Jiande they faced the suppression of the two religions. The seven groups of [disciples] of the Xia were all reduced to the common garment of layfolk. [Jñāna]gupta, master and disciples, were also coerced by entice and threat. Having originally covenanted to give up their lives to travel foreign lands, not shirking bitterness or toil and taking propagation of the teachings as their enterprise, encountering the destruction and extinction of the Dharma ran counter to their original resolve. Since they were men of India and would not adopt Chinese garb, maintaining their former resolve and integrity, they petitioned to return to their home country. The imperial court granted permission and saw them off with due courtesy. Our Cina is truly the continental sea of Jambudvīpa; people of all remote peripheries in distinct attire and alien forms congregate here. Were it not a land of delight, how could it draw forth this longing for transformation and cause them to come? Those who come are accommodated; those yearning for home and wishing to depart are not opposed. Returning toward North India, his road passed through the Turks, where he directly encountered the court of Taspar Qaghan, who earnestly invited him to remain. Taking the occasion to discuss former days, [the Qaghan said:] "The Zhou has its rise and fall, causing the Master the toil of departing and returning. Here there is no decline or resurgence. Pray dwell here in peace of mind; I shall provide provisions and offerings to your heart's satisfaction." Thus they remained together for over ten years. His master and fellow student both passed away there before him; only [Jñāna]gupta remained alone. At that time, eleven monks of Xiangzhou—Baoxian, Daosui, Zhiwei, Sengwei, Fabao, Sengtan, Zhizhao, Senglü, and others—owing to the martial [power] of Qi