[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [開元釋教錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2154) › 18.7 # 開元釋教錄 18.7 開元釋教錄 18.7 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [18.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2154.18.7) 偽經者邪見所造以亂真經者也。自大師韜影向二千年。魔教競興正法衰損。自有頑愚之輩惡見迷心。偽造諸經誑惑流俗。邪言亂正可不哀哉。今恐真偽相參是非一概。譬夫崐山寶玉與瓦石而同流。贍部真金共鉛鐵而齊價。今為件別真偽可分。庶涇渭殊流無貽後患。 > Spurious sūtras are those fabricated by people of deviant views to bring confusion to the authentic sūtras. Since the Great Master concealed his form nearly two thousand years ago, demonic teachings have vied to arise, and the right Dharma has declined. Stubborn and foolish sorts, whose minds are deluded by evil views, have forged various sūtras to dupe and confuse worldly customs. That deviant words bring disorder to the orthodox—how could this not be lamentable! Now, fearing that the authentic and the spurious are intermixed, with right and wrong treated as the same—just as the precious jade of Mount Kunlun would flow alongside tiles and stones, or the pure gold of Jambudvīpa would share the same value as lead and iron—they are now distinguished individually so that the authentic and the spurious can be separated, hoping that the Jing and Wei rivers will flow distinctly without leaving future troubles. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 18.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2154.18.6) - [Next: 18.8.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2154.18.8.1) - [Up: 18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2154.18) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2154~en-mt.18.7) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [貞元新定釋教目錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2157.28.8) — 圓照, Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2154.18.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2154.18.7) · Pramāṇa