開元釋教錄 18.8
開元釋教錄 18.8
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18.8.1
佛名經十六卷(本經雖真以有偽雜編之於此或十二卷)
右一經時俗號為馬頭羅剎佛名。似是近
代所集。乃取留支所譯十二卷者錯綜而
成。於中取諸經名目。取後辟支佛名及菩
薩名諸經阿羅漢名。以為三寶次第。總有
三十二件。禮三寶後皆有懺悔。懺悔之下
仍引馬頭羅剎偽經置之於後。乃以凡俗
鄙語雜於聖言。經言。抄前著後抄後著前。
前後著中。中著前後。此正當也。尋其所集
之者全是庸愚只如第四卷中云南無法顯
傳經。在法寶中列此傳。乃是東晉平陽沙
門法顯。往遊天竺自記行迹。元非是經置
法寶中誤謬之甚。又如第九卷云南無富
樓那南無彌多羅尼子。此是一人之名分
為二唱。次云南無阿難羅睺羅。此乃二人
之名合之為一。如斯謬妄其數寔繁不能
廣陳。略指如右。群愚倣習邪黨共傳。若
不指明恐穢真教。故述之也。
要行捨身經一卷(三紙餘後有捨身願文共有五紙)
右一經。不知何人所造。邪黨盛行。經初
題云。三藏法師玄奘譯。按法師所譯無有
此經。偽謬之情昭然可見。且述四件用曉
愚心。
一 偽經初云。王舍城靈鷲山者。靈鷲山
名古譯經有。奘法師譯皆曰鷲峯。今言靈
鷲一偽彰也。
一 偽經初又云。靈鷲山屍陀林側者。按
諸傳記。其鷲峯山在摩伽陀國山城之內
宮城東北十四五里。豈有都城之內。而安
棄屍之處。事既不然二偽彰也。
一 偽經中又云。佛說過去燃燈佛時初
願捨身者。燃燈如來是釋迦牟尼佛第二
無數劫滿授記之師。豈有得記當成方能
死捨。事與理乖三偽彰也。
一 偽經中又云。若有人殺害有情遍索
訶界。四重五逆謗方等經。及盜常住現前
僧物。如是等罪合墮地獄。若能捨身罪必
消滅者。謗經造逆合墮阿鼻。死捨得除便
無重報(如外道妄計殑伽河浴罪垢消除輕命自沈生天受福也言死捨除罪與彼妄計何殊)。
愚夫造惡用此除愆。智者審思勿被欺誑。
永淪惡趣無解脫期。事與理乖四偽彰也
(訛殊極多不能備記)。
瑜伽法鏡經二卷(或一卷兼有偽序)
右一經。即舊偽錄中像法決疑經前文增
加二品共成一經。初云佛臨涅槃為阿難
說法住滅品。此品乃取奘法師所譯佛臨
涅槃記法住經。改換增減置之於首。次是
地藏菩薩讚歎法身觀行品。後是常施菩
薩所問品。此品即是舊經。據其文勢次第
不相聯貫。景龍元年三階僧師利偽造。序
中妄云。三藏菩提流志三藏寶思惟等於
崇福寺同譯。師利云有梵夾流志曾不見
聞。以舊編入偽中。再造望蠲疑錄。偽上加
偽訛舛尤多。目閱可知不勞廣敘(撰錄者曰
余曾以此事親問流志三藏三藏口云吾邊元無梵夾不曾翻譯此經三藏弟子般若丘多識量明敏具委其事恐
時代綿遠謬濫真詮故此指明以誡於後其僧師利因少鬪訟聖躬親慮特令還俗豈非上天不祐降罰斯人
又臨終之時腹大如瓮惡徵遄及可不懼歟)。
彌勒下生遣觀世音大勢至勸化眾生捨惡作
善壽樂經一卷(亦直云壽樂經十紙)
光愍菩薩問如來出世當用何時普告經一卷
(八紙)
隨身本官彌勒成佛經一卷(賢樹菩薩問佛品)
金剛密要論經一卷(亦名方明王緣起經或無論字兼說彌勒下生
事十四紙)
右上四經並是妖徒偽造。其中說彌勒如
來即欲下生等事(謹按正經從釋迦滅後人間經五十七俱胝六十百千歲贍部洲人
壽增八萬彌勒如來方始出世豈可壽年減百而有彌勒下生耶)以斯妖妄誘惑
凡愚。淺識之流多從信受。因斯墜沒。可謂
傷哉。故此甄明特希詳鑒耳。
佛昇忉利天後阿難為諸四部眾說禮佛持齋
儀式經一卷(亦云佛昇忉利天持齋儀式經)
彌勒摩尼佛說開悟佛性經一卷(經後題云人身因緣開悟佛性
經或直云開悟佛性經九紙)
淨行優婆塞戒經一卷(或云淨行優婆塞戒經感應品第十三改遺教經作六紙)
甲申年洪災大水經一卷(與彼佛鉢記中甲申年水事不同二紙)
蝦蟇經青呱品一卷(半紙許)
自省經一卷(二紙)
*Foming jing* (Buddha Names Sūtra), sixteen fascicles (Though the root sūtra is authentic, because it is mixed with spurious material it is compiled here; or twelve fascicles)
Regarding the one sūtra above, the common people call it the *Matou luocha foming* (Horse-Headed Rākṣasa Buddha Names). It seems to have been compiled in recent times. It took the twelve-fascicle version translated by Bodhiruci and wove it together with interpolations. Within it, it took the titles of various sūtras, took the names of pratyekabuddhas, the names of bodhisattvas, and the names of arhats from various sūtras thereafter, and made them into the sequence of the Three Jewels, with thirty-two items in all. After paying homage to the Three Jewels, there is a confession of faults in each case; below the confession of faults, it further cited the spurious *Matou luocha jing* (Horse-Headed Rākṣasa Sūtra) and placed it after them. Thus it mixed worldly, vulgar words with the sacred speech. As the scripture says: "Copying what is before and putting it behind, copying what is behind and putting it before; putting what is before and behind into the middle, putting what is in the middle into before and behind." This describes it precisely. Examining the person who compiled it, he was entirely mediocre and foolish. For instance, in the fourth fascicle, it says: "Homage to the Sūtra of Faxian's Account." Listing this account within the Jewel of the Dharma—this was the śramaṇa Faxian of Pingyang under the Eastern Jin, who traveled to Tianzhu and recorded his own itinerary; it was originally not a sūtra, so placing it within the Jewel of the Dharma is an extreme error. Furthermore, in the ninth fascicle, it says: "Homage to Pūrṇa; homage to Maitrāyaṇīputra." This is the name of one person divided into two recitations. Next, it says: "Homage to Ānanda-Rāhula." This is the names of two persons combined into one. Such errors and fabrications are truly numerous and cannot be set forth in full; they are indicated in outline as above. Multitudes of fools follow and practice it, and deviant factions transmit it together. If it is not clearly pointed out, I fear it will defile the true teaching; therefore, I have set it forth.
*Yaoxing sheshen jing* (Sūtra on the Essential Practice of Renouncing the Body), one fascicle (More than three sheets; followed by a vow for renouncing the body, totaling five sheets)
Regarding the one sūtra above, it is unknown who composed it; deviant factions circulate it widely. The initial title of the sūtra states: "Translated by Tripiṭaka Dharma Master Xuanzang." According to the Dharma Master's translations, there is no such sūtra; its spurious and erroneous nature is clearly visible. Here I set forth four points to enlighten foolish minds:
First: The spurious sūtra states at the beginning: "Vulture Peak in Rājagṛha." The name "Mount Lingjiu" (Vulture Peak) exists in old translations of sūtras; Dharma Master Xuanzang's translations all say "Jiufeng" (Gṛdhrakūṭa). Now saying "Lingjiu" is the first manifestation of spuriousness.
Second: The spurious sūtra also states at the beginning: "Beside the Śītavana of Vulture Peak." According to various records, Vulture Peak is inside the Mountain City of Magadha, fourteen or fifteen li northeast of the palace city. How could the place for abandoning corpses be situated inside the capital city? Since this is not the case, this is the second manifestation of spuriousness.
Third: The spurious sūtra also states: "The Buddha said that in the past, at the time of Dīpaṃkara Buddha, he first vowed to renounce the body." Dīpaṃkara Tathāgata was the teacher who conferred the prophecy upon Śākyamuni Buddha at the completion of his second incalculable aeon. How could it be that only upon receiving the prophecy that he would become a buddha was he able to renounce his life? This matter contradicts reason, which is the third manifestation of spuriousness.
Fourth: The spurious sūtra also states: "If someone kills sentient beings throughout the sahā world, commits the four grave offenses and the five heinous crimes, slanders the vaipulya sūtras, and steals the saṃgha's property of the permanent or present quarters—such sins warrant falling into hell; if one is able to renounce the body, the sins will surely be eradicated." Slandering sūtras and committing heinous crimes warrant falling into Avīci; if renouncing one's life can eradicate them, then there would be no heavy retribution (Just as non-Buddhists falsely surmise that bathing in the Ganges eliminates sins and defilements, lightly casting away their lives to drown themselves in order to be born in heaven and receive blessings; to say that dying and renouncing the body eliminates sins, how is it different from their false surmises?). Fools commit evil and use this to eliminate their faults. The wise should examine this carefully and not be deceived, sinking forever into the evil destinies with no time of liberation. This matter contradicts reason, which is the fourth manifestation of spuriousness. (The errors and differences are extremely numerous and cannot be recorded fully).
*Yuqie fajing jing* (Sūtra of the Dharma Mirror of Yoga), two fascicles (or one fascicle, along with a spurious preface)
Regarding the one sūtra above, it is the *Xiangfa jueyi jing* (Sūtra on Resolving Doubts Concerning the Semblance Dharma) from the old catalogue of spurious texts, with two chapters added before the text to form one sūtra together. The first is called "Chapter on the Buddha's Parinirvāṇa Expounding the Duration and Destruction of the Dharma for Ānanda"; this chapter took the *Fo lin niepan ji fazhu jing* (Sūtra on the Buddha's Parinirvāṇa Recording the Duration of the Dharma) translated by Dharma Master Xuanzang, altered and modified it with additions and subtractions, and placed it at the beginning. Next is the "Chapter on Bodhisattva Kṣitigarbha's Praising the Practice of Contemplating the Dharmakāya." The last is the "Chapter on Bodhisattva Nityodgata's Questions"; this chapter is the old sūtra. According to the style of the text, their sequence is not coherently connected. It was forged in the first year of the Jinglong era [707 CE] by the Sanjie monk Shili. The preface falsely states: "Translated together at Chongfu Temple by the Tripiṭaka Master Bodhiruci, the Tripiṭaka Master Baosiwei, and others." Shili claimed there were Sanskrit manuscripts, yet Bodhiruci had never seen or heard of them. Because the text had formerly been compiled into the spurious category, he refabricated it hoping to clear it from the doubtful catalogue. Adding forgery upon forgery, its errors and distortions are especially numerous; one can know this upon reading it, so there is no need to relate it at length. (The compiler notes: I once personally questioned the Tripiṭaka Master Bodhiruci about this matter. The Tripiṭaka Master said orally: "I originally had no Sanskrit manuscript here, nor did I ever translate this sūtra." The Tripiṭaka Master's disciple Prajñāgupta [?], possessing keen knowledge and discerning judgment, was fully informed about this matter. Fearing that as time goes by, this would mistakenly corrupt the authentic teachings, I clearly point it out here to admonish posterity. That monk Shili, on account of a minor dispute and lawsuit, was personally investigated by the Emperor and specifically ordered to return to secular life. Is it not that Heaven did not bless him and sent punishment upon this man? Moreover, at the time of his death, his belly swelled as large as an urn; evil omens came swiftly upon him—how could one not be terrified!)
*Mile xiasheng qian Guanshiyin Dashizhi quanhua zhongsheng she'e zuoshan shoule jing* (Sūtra on Maitreya's Descent Sending Avalokiteśvara and Mahāsthāmaprāpta to Admonish Sentient Beings to Renounce Evil, Do Good, and Enjoy Longevity), one fascicle (Also simply titled *Shoule jing*, ten sheets)
*Guangmin pusa wen rulai chushi dang yong heshi pugao jing* (Sūtra on Bodhisattva Guangmin Asking at What Time the Tathāgata Shall Appear in the World to Announce Universally), one fascicle (eight sheets)
*Suishen benguan Mile chengfo jing* (Sūtra on Maitreya Becoming a Buddha in Accordance with One's Original Office), one fascicle ("Chapter on Bodhisattva Bhadravṛkṣa's Questions to the Buddha")
*Jingang miyao lun jing* (Sūtra of the Treatise on the Secret Essentials of the Vajra), one fascicle (Also titled *Fangming wang yuanqi jing*; or without the word *lun*; also expounds Maitreya's descent; fourteen sheets)
Regarding the four sūtras above, all were forged by wicked factions. Among them, they expound matters such as Maitreya Tathāgata being on the verge of descending immediately. (Respectfully examining the orthodox sūtras, after Śākyamuni's parinirvāṇa, fifty-seven koṭis and sixty hundred-thousand years in the human realm must pass, and the lifespan of humans in Jambudvīpa must increase to eighty thousand, before Maitreya Tathāgata will first appear in the world. How could Maitreya descend when the human lifespan is decreasing below one hundred?) Using such wicked fabrications, they entice and delude ordinary fools. Shallow-minded folk mostly follow and accept them, and because of this fall into ruin—how lamentable it is! Therefore, I clearly distinguish them here, particularly hoping for careful scrutiny.
*Fo sheng Daolitian hou Anan wei zhu sibuzhong shuo lifo chizhai yishi jing* (Sūtra on Ānanda Explaining the Ritual of Worshipping the Buddha and Upholding the Poṣadha to the Fourfold Assembly After the Buddha Ascended to Trāyastriṃśa Heaven), one fascicle (Also called *Fo sheng Daolitian chizhai yishi jing*)
*Mile Monifo shuo kaiwu foxing jing* (Sūtra Spoken by Maitreya Mani Buddha on Awakening to Buddha-Nature), one fascicle (The colophon title at the end of the sūtra reads *Renshen yinyuan kaiwu foxing jing*, or simply *Kaiwu foxing jing*; nine sheets)
*Jingxing youpose jie jing* (Sūtra on the Precepts for Upāsakas of Pure Practice), one fascicle (Or called *Jingxing youpose jie jing ganying pin di shisan*; altered from the *Yijiao jing*; six sheets)
*Jiashen nian hongzai dashui jing* (Sūtra on the Great Flood and Calamity in the Jiashen Year), one fascicle (Different from the matter of the water in the jiashen year in the *Fo bo ji*; two sheets)
*Xiama jing qinggua pin* (Frog Sūtra, Chapter on the Green Croaking), one fascicle (About half a sheet)
*Zisheng jing* (Sūtra on Self-Reflection), one fascicle (two sheets)
18.8.2
父母恩重經一卷(經引丁蘭董黯郭巨等故知人造三紙)
如來正教祕要藏經一卷(十紙)
毘尼藏經一卷(八紙)
頂蓋經一卷(內題云佛說深妙法義論說深義生死道七紙)
禪門經一卷(五紙)
嫉妬新婦經一卷(亦云妬婦經)
右一經近代人造。忘其人名。緣妻嫉妬偽
造此經以誑之。於中說嫉妬之人受報極
重。
央崛摩羅經二卷(亦直云央崛經與真經名同中有央崛摩羅經二卷疑此經是蕭子
良抄撰)
重樓戒經一卷
清淨居士子度人經一卷(亦云清淨士經)
摩登耆經一卷
譬喻經一卷(宋慧蘭譯中有譬喻經一卷時聞無本與此名同真偽相濫故兩存之)
目連問經一卷(與真經名同語意全異)
小法滅盡經一卷(與真經中法滅盡經文意全異)
鳴鍾經一卷
持戒法經一卷
金錍決口經一卷
地獄經一卷(漢代失譯有地獄經一卷疑即此是且兩存之)
優鉢祇王經一卷
阿難請福報論一卷
阿難請問毘尼論一卷(或即阿難請問戒律論是)
沙門論一卷
獨乞辟支迦論一卷
毘尼請問論一卷
地獄傳一卷
央崛經下。一十八部一十九卷。並義理
乖背偽妄昭然。章疏共引靡知虛偽。故載
斯錄傳示後賢。儻悟非真希同革弊。又偽
經之類其數寔繁。更待尋求續編此例。
從佛名經下。三十七部五十四卷。承前諸
錄皆未曾載。今開元新錄搜集編上。
定行三昧經一卷(一名摩訶目揵連所問經或云佛遣定行經)
真諦比丘慧明經一卷(或云慧明比丘經或云清淨真諦經)
尼吒國王經一卷(或云尼吒黃羅國王經或云黃羅王經)
胸有萬字經一卷(或云胸現萬字經)
薩惒菩薩經一卷(舊錄云國王薩惒菩薩經或云薩惒薩經法經錄云一名國一切度
經)
善信女經一卷(或云善信經)
護身主妙經一卷(一名度世護世經有云十二妙者誤)
度護經一卷(或云度護法經法經錄云度法護經)
毘羅三昧經二卷
善王皇帝經二卷(或云善王皇帝功德尊經或為一卷)
惟務三昧經一卷(或作惟無三昧)
阿羅呵公經一卷(或云相國阿羅訶公經)
慧定普遍神通菩薩經一卷(舊錄云慧定普遍國土神通菩薩經)
陰馬藏經一卷(或云陰馬藏光明經法經錄云一名身土王所問治國經)
大阿育王經一卷(云佛在波羅柰者)
四事解脫經一卷(或云四事解脫度人經)
大阿那律經一卷(非是八念者)
貧女人經一卷(名難陀者舊錄云貧女難陀經謹按賢愚經第十一卷有貧女難陀緣起若與
彼同即非是偽)
鑄金像經一卷
四身經一卷
普慧三昧經一卷
阿秋那經一卷(舊錄云阿秋那三昧經)
兩部獨證經一卷
法本齋經一卷(云西涼州來)
覓歷所傳大比丘尼戒一卷(周錄云異比丘尼戒本尸梨蜜弟子覓歷所傳)
右定行三昧經下。二十五部二十八卷。苻
秦沙門彌天釋道安錄中偽疑經(安公偽錄本有二十六經
今以寶如來三昧經翻譯有源以曾兩譯編之正錄故此除之)安公云。外國僧法
學皆跪而口受。同師所受若十二十轉以
授後學。若有一字異者。共相推劾得便
擯之。僧法無縱也。經至晉土其年未遠。
而憙事者以沙糅金。斌斌如也而無括正。
何以別真偽乎。農者禾草俱存。后稷為之
歎息。金匱玉石同緘。卞和為之懷恥。安敢
豫學次。見涇渭淆雜龍蛇並進。豈不恥之。
今列意謂非佛經者如右。以示將來學士。
共知鄙倍焉。
比丘應供法行經一卷(亦云如來初度五比丘即說應供行經)
僧祐錄云。此經前題云羅什出。祐按經卷
舊無譯名。兼羅什所出又無此經。故入疑
錄。
居士請僧福田經一卷(祐云此經前題云曇無讖出按讖所出無此經故入疑錄)
灌頂度星招魂斷絕復連經一卷(法經錄云此經更有一小本盡
是人作)
無為道經二卷(長房等錄云無讖譯復云世注為疑隋法經錄及仁壽錄並云大乘妙經)
右一經余親見其本。似是漢魏之代此方
撰集。非梵本翻。周錄之中編之入正。今以
名濫真經。依祐編之偽錄。
Sūtra on the Profound Kindness of Parents, one fascicle (The sūtra cites Ding Lan, Dong An, Guo Ju, and others, so it is known to be a human fabrication; three sheets).
Sūtra on the Secret Essence Treasury of the Tathāgata's Correct Teaching, one fascicle (ten sheets).
Sūtra on the Vinayapiṭaka, one fascicle (eight sheets).
Sūtra on the Summit Canopy, one fascicle (The inner title reads: "Treatise Spoken by the Buddha on the Deep and Marvellous Dharma Meaning, Explaining the Deep Meaning of the Path of Saṃsāra"; seven sheets).
Sūtra on the Gates of Dhyāna, one fascicle (five sheets).
Sūtra on the Jealous Bride, one fascicle (also called Sūtra on the Jealous Wife).
The one work above was fabricated by someone in recent times; his name is forgotten. Because his wife was jealous, he spuriously fabricated this sūtra to deceive her. In it, he expounds that people of jealousy receive extremely severe retribution.
Aṅgulimāla-sūtra, two fascicles (also called simply Aṅguli Sūtra. It shares the same title with the authentic sūtra, which contains an Aṅgulimāla-sūtra in two fascicles; it is suspected that this sūtra was excerpted and compiled by Xiao Ziliang).
Sūtra on the Multi-Storied Pavilion Precepts, one fascicle.
Sūtra on the Pure Layman's Son Delivering People, one fascicle (also called Sūtra on the Pure Layman).
Mātaṅga-sūtra, one fascicle.
Avadāna-sūtra, one fascicle (Among the translations of the Song monk Huilan, there is an Avadāna-sūtra in one fascicle; at the time it was reported that no exemplar existed. Since its title is identical with this one and the authentic and spurious are confounded, both are temporarily preserved).
Sūtra on Maudgalyāyana's Questions, one fascicle (Its title is identical with that of an authentic sūtra, but the wording and meaning are completely different).
Minor Sūtra on the Extinction of the Dharma, one fascicle (Its text and meaning are completely different from the Sūtra on the Extinction of the Dharma among the authentic sūtras).
Sūtra on Striking the Bell, one fascicle.
Sūtra on the Method of Maintaining Precepts, one fascicle.
Sūtra on Opening the Mouth with a Gold Probe, one fascicle.
Sūtra on Hell, one fascicle (There is a Sūtra on Hell in one fascicle among the anonymous translations of the Han period; it is suspected to be this one, and both are temporarily preserved).
Utpalā-rāja-sūtra, one fascicle.
Treatise on Ānanda Requesting Karmic Rewards of Merit, one fascicle.
Treatise on Ānanda Inquiring about the Vinaya, one fascicle (perhaps identical with the Treatise on Ānanda Inquiring about Precepts and Vinaya).
Treatise on the Śramaṇa, one fascicle.
Treatise on the Solitary Mendicant Pratyekabuddha, one fascicle.
Treatise on Inquiries into the Vinaya, one fascicle.
Account of Hell, one fascicle.
From the Aṅguli Sūtra downwards: eighteen works, nineteen fascicles. All of their doctrines and principles run contrary [to true teachings], and their spuriousness and falsehood are plain to see. Commentaries have cited them together, none knowing their falsity. Hence they are recorded in this catalogue to pass down and show to later worthies, in the hope that, realising they are not authentic, all will join in reforming these evils. Moreover, categories of spurious sūtras are truly manifold; we await further investigation to continue compiling such cases.
From the Sūtra of Buddha-names downwards: thirty-seven works, fifty-four fascicles. None of the preceding catalogues had ever recorded them; now in the new Kaiyuan catalogue they have been collected and compiled above.
Sūtra on the Samādhi of Constant Practice, one fascicle (also called Sūtra of the Inquiries of Mahāmaudgalyāyana; or called Sūtra of the Buddha Dispatching Constant Practice).
Sūtra on the Bhikṣu Paramārtha Huiming, one fascicle (or called Sūtra on Bhikṣu Huiming; or called Sūtra on the Pure Paramārtha).
Sūtra on the King of the State of Nīca, one fascicle (or called Sūtra on King Nīca-huángluó; or called Sūtra on King Huangluó).
Sūtra on the Ten-Thousand Character on the Chest, one fascicle (or called Sūtra on the Manifestation of the Ten-Thousand Character on the Chest).
Sūtra on the Bodhisattva Sarva, one fascicle (The old catalogue has: Sūtra on the King Bodhisattva Sarva; or called Sūtra on Sarvasattva; Fajing's catalogue has: also called Sūtra on Saving All in the State).
Sūtra on the Woman of Good Faith, one fascicle (or called Sūtra on Good Faith).
Marvelous Sūtra on the Master Protecting the Body, one fascicle (also called Sūtra on Crossing Over the World and Protecting the World; those who call it Twelvefold Marvelous are in error).
Sūtra on Delivering and Protecting, one fascicle (or called Sūtra on Delivering and Protecting the Dharma; Fajing's catalogue has: Sūtra on Delivering the Dharmapāla).
Vīra-samādhi-sūtra, two fascicles.
Sūtra on the Sovereign Emperor of Goodness, two fascicles (or called Most Venerable Sūtra on the Merits of the Sovereign Emperor of Goodness; or in one fascicle).
Sūtra on the Samādhi of Exclusive Effort, one fascicle (or written as Samādhi of Non-attachment).
Sūtra on Duke Arhat, one fascicle (or called Sūtra on Prime Minister Duke Arhat).
Sūtra on the Bodhisattva of Omnipresent Supernatural Powers of Wisdom and Concentration, one fascicle (The old catalogue has: Sūtra on the Bodhisattva of Omnipresent Supernatural Powers of Wisdom and Concentration in the Lands).
Sūtra on the Concealed Horse-Organ, one fascicle (or called Light Sūtra on the Concealed Horse-Organ; Fajing's catalogue has: also called Sūtra on Inquiries of the Body and Land King on Governing the State).
Great Sūtra on King Aśoka, one fascicle (The one stating that the Buddha was in Vārāṇasī).
Sūtra on the Four Matters of Liberation, one fascicle (or called Sūtra on the Four Matters of Liberation for Delivering People).
Great Aniruddha Sūtra, one fascicle (The one that is not the Eight Thoughts).
Sūtra on the Poor Woman, one fascicle (named Nandā; the old catalogue has: Sūtra on the Poor Woman Nandā; on careful examination of fascicle eleven of the Sūtra of the Wise and Foolish, there is an origin story of the poor woman Nandā; if it is identical with that, then it is not spurious).
Sūtra on Casting a Golden Image, one fascicle.
Sūtra on the Four Bodies, one fascicle.
Samantaprajñā-samādhi-sūtra, one fascicle.
Arjuna-sūtra, one fascicle (The old catalogue has: Arjuna-samādhi-sūtra).
Sūtra on the Independent Proof of the Two Piṭakas, one fascicle.
Sūtra on the Root of the Dharma Uposatha, one fascicle (It states that it came from West Liangzhou).
Precepts for the Great Bhikṣuṇīs Transmitted by Milí, one fascicle (The Zhou catalogue has: A Variant Bhikṣuṇī Prātimokṣa, transmitted by Śrīmitra's disciple Milí).
The twenty-five works, twenty-eight fascicles, from the Sūtra on the Samādhi of Constant Practice downwards, were recorded as spurious and doubtful sūtras in the catalogue by Śramaṇa Shi Dao'an, [who filled] the Vast Heavens, under the Fu Qin (Master An's catalogue of spurious works originally had twenty-six sūtras; now, because the Ratnatathāgata-samādhi-sūtra has a reliable source of translation and has been translated twice, it has been compiled into the authentic catalogue, and is thus excluded here). Master An said: "In the monastic regulations of foreign lands, students all kneel and receive [the teaching] orally. That which is received from the same master is transmitted through ten or twenty successions to subsequent students. If there is a single character that differs, they investigate and impeach together, and if it is verified, [the offender] is immediately expelled; the monastic regulations brook no laxity. The arrival of the sūtras in the Jin land is not yet long ago, but meddlesome people mix sand with gold; it seems flourishing and elegant, but there is no correction or rectifying. How can the authentic and spurious be distinguished? When the farmer sees both grain and weeds left standing, Houji sighs for it; when jade and stone are locked together in a golden chest, Bian He feels shame for it. How could I, Dao'an, daring to be numbered among the ranks of students, seeing the Jing and Wei rivers muddied together and dragons and serpents advancing side by side, not feel ashamed? Now, those which in my opinion are not sūtras of the Buddha are listed as above, to demonstrate to future scholars that they may together know their vulgarity and perversity."
Sūtra on the Monastic Conduct of a Bhikṣu Worthy of Offerings, one fascicle (also called Sūtra on the Conduct Worthy of Offerings Spoken When the Tathāgata First Delivered the Five Bhikṣus).
Sengyou's catalogue states: "The front of this sūtra bears the title, 'Produced by Kumārajīva.' You notes: 'The sūtra scroll originally had no translator's name, and furthermore among Kumārajīva's productions there is no such sūtra; therefore it is entered into the doubtful catalogue.'"
Sūtra on the Householder Inviting the Sangha as a Field of Merit, one fascicle (You states: "The front of this sūtra bears the title, 'Produced by Dharmakṣema.' On examination, among Kṣema's productions there is no such sūtra; therefore it is entered into the doubtful catalogue.").
Consecration Sūtra on Saving from the Stars, Summoning the Soul, and Severing Repeated Afflictions, one fascicle (Fajing's catalogue states: "There is another short text of this sūtra; both are entirely human fabrications").
Sūtra on the Path of Non-action, two fascicles (The catalogues of Changfang and others state: "Translated by Dharmakṣema"; and further state: "Annotated by the world as doubtful"; both Sui Fajing's catalogue and the Renshou catalogue call it: Mahāyāna Marvelous Sūtra).
Regarding the one work above, I personally saw its exemplar. It appears to have been compiled in this land during the Han or Wei periods, not translated from a Sanskrit exemplar. In the Zhou catalogue it was compiled into the authentic texts. Now, because its title confounds an authentic sūtra, following Sengyou it is compiled into the catalogue of spurious works.
18.8.3
決定罪福經一卷(法經錄云一名慧法經仁壽錄云二卷)
情離有罪經一卷(題云情離有罪經品下)
燒香呪願經一卷(一云呪願經)
安墓呪經一卷(法經錄云安墓神呪經長房錄云簫齊道備撰)
觀月光菩薩記一卷(或有經字)
佛鉢記一卷(或云佛鉢記甲申年大水及月光菩薩事)
彌勒下教經一卷(或在鉢記後)
九十六種道經一卷(法經錄云九十五種道經仁壽錄云二卷具題云除去九十五
種邪道雜類神呪經)
右一十二部經記。僧祐錄云。或義理乖背。
或文偈淺鄙。故入疑錄。庶耘蕪穬以顯法
寶(祐錄又有灌頂藥師經一卷云宋代慧蕳依經抄撰今以此經本出灌頂新舊已經四譯所以偽錄除之)。
提謂波利經二卷(宋武時北國比丘曇靖撰舊別有提謂經一卷與此真偽全異)
寶車經一卷(或云妙好寶車經北國淮州沙門曇辯撰青州比丘道侍改治)
右比丘應供經下。一十四部一十六卷。梁
僧祐錄中偽經。祐錄略云。祐挍閱群經廣
集同異。約以經律頗見所疑。夫真經體趣
融然深遠。假託之文辭意淺雜。玉石朱紫
無所逃形也今區別所疑注之於錄。并近
世妄撰亦標于末。並依倚雜經而自製名
題。進不聞遠適西域。退不見承譯西賓。
我聞興於戶牖印可出於胸懷。誑誤後學
良足寒心。既躬所見聞寧敢默已。嗚呼來
葉慎而察焉(祐錄又有菩提福藏法化三昧經一卷眾經要覽法偈二十一首一卷並云沙
門道歡所撰准長房等錄道歡更有偽經故從於後一處編上)。
九傷經一卷(房云見別錄)
菩提福藏法化三昧經一卷(房云武帝世出見三藏記及寶唱錄)
七佛各說偈經一卷(房云見吳錄)
深自知身偈經一卷(房云見吳錄祐云失譯)
眾經要攬法偈二十一首一卷(梁天監三年撰見三藏記及長房錄)
右五部五卷。長房錄云。簫齊沙門釋道備
撰。備後改名道歡。雖見眾錄。然並注入疑
經。今依舊編(長房錄中道備更有安墓呪經一卷祐錄雖不題造人以顯偽錄此不重
載)。
淨土經七卷 簫齊永元元年出時年九歲
寶頂經一卷 永元元年出時年九歲
正頂經一卷 永元元年出時年九歲
法華經一卷 永元元年出時年九歲
勝鬘經一卷 永元元年出時年九歲
藥草經一卷 永元二年出時年十歲
太子經一卷 永元二年出時年十歲
伽耶波經一卷 永元二年出時年十歲
波羅㮈經一卷 中興元年出時年十二
優婁頻經一卷 中興元年出時年十二
益意經二卷 梁天監元年出時年十三(智遠承旨)
般若得經二卷 天監元年出時年十三(智遠承旨)
華嚴瓔珞經一卷 天監元年出時年十三
(智遠承旨)
出乘師子吼經一卷 天監三年出時年十五
踰陀衛經一卷 天監四年臺內華光殿出時
年十六
阿那含經二卷 天監四年出時年十六
妙音師子吼經三卷 天監四年出時年十六
優曇經一卷
妙莊嚴經四卷
維摩經一卷
序七世經一卷
右二十一種經凡三十五卷如前所列并
得三十四卷 梁僧祐錄云。齊末太學博士
江泌處女尼子所出。初尼子年在齠齓。有
時閉目靜坐誦出此經。或說上天。或稱神
授。發言通利如有宿習。令人寫出俄而還
止。經歷旬朔續復如前。京都道俗咸傳其
異。今上勅見面問所以。其依事奉答不異
常人。然篤信正法少修梵行。父母欲嫁之
誓而弗許。後遂出家名僧法。住青園寺。祐
既收集正典撿括異聞。事接耳目就求省
視。其家祕隱不以見示。唯得妙音師子吼
經三卷。以備疑經之錄。此尼天監年三月
亡。有好事者得其文疏。前後所出定二十
餘卷厥舅孫質以為真經。行疏勸化收合
傳寫既染毫牘必存於世。昔漢建安末濟
陰丁氏之妻。忽如中疾便能胡語。又求紙
筆自為胡書。復有西域胡人見其此書云
是經莂推尋往古不無此事。但義非金口。
又無師譯取捨兼懷。附之疑例(長房以為熏習有由
置之正目仁壽錄及內典等錄以非梵本翻傳編於偽錄今依仁壽等定亦編偽中)。
Jueding zuifu jing (Sūtra on Determining Transgressions and Blessings), 1 fascicle (The Fajing Catalogue calls it Huifa jing; the Renshou Catalogue says 2 fascicles).
Qingli youzui jing (Sūtra on Emotionally Departing from Sins and Transgressions), 1 fascicle (titled Qingli youzui jing, final chapter).
Shaoxiang zhouyuan jing (Incense-Burning Dhāraṇī and Aspiration Sūtra), 1 fascicle (one title calls it Zhouyuan jing).
Anmu zhou jing (Tomb-Securing Dhāraṇī Sūtra), 1 fascicle (The Fajing Catalogue calls it Anmu shenzhou jing; the Changfang Catalogue says it was composed by Daobei of the Xiao Qi).
Guan Yueguang pusa ji (Record of Contemplating Candraprabha Bodhisattva), 1 fascicle (some titles have the word 'jing' [Sūtra]).
Fobo ji (Record of the Buddha's Bowl), 1 fascicle (some call it Record of the Buddha's Bowl: The Great Flood in the Jiashen Year and Candraprabha Bodhisattva Matters).
Miledid jiaojing (Sūtra on Maitreya's Descent to Teach), 1 fascicle (sometimes placed after the Record of the Bowl).
Jiushiliu zhong dao jing (Sūtra on the Ninety-Six Kinds of Ways), 1 fascicle (The Fajing Catalogue calls it Jiushiwu zhong dao jing; the Renshou Catalogue says 2 fascicles, fully titled Spurious Miscellaneous Divine Dhāraṇī Sūtra on Eliminating Ninety-Five Heterodox Ways).
The above twelve works of scriptures and records Sengyou's catalogue notes as follows: 'Some are contrary to doctrine and principle, or their language and verses are shallow and vulgar; hence they are entered into the catalogue of doubtful works, in the hope of weeding out the tares and chaff to make manifest the Dharma jewel.' (You's catalogue also has Guanding yaoshi jing, 1 fascicle, stating it was compiled and extracted from scriptures by Huijian in the Song dynasty. As this sūtra was originally drawn from the Abhiṣeka-sūtra and has already undergone four translations in the old and new versions, it has been removed from the catalogue of spurious texts.)
Tiwei Boli jing (Trapuṣa and Bhallika Sūtra), 2 fascicles (Composed by the northern monk Tanqing in the time of Emperor Wu of Song. Formerly there was a separate 1-fascicle Tiwei jing, which is entirely different from this in genuineness).
Baoce jing (Precious Cart Sūtra), 1 fascicle (also called Miaohao baoce jing; composed by the śramaṇa Tanbian of Huaizhou in the Northern Kingdom, and revised by the monk Daoshi of Qingzhou).
The fourteen works in sixteen fascicles listed from the Bhikṣu yinggong jing down are spurious texts found in the catalogue of Sengyou of the Liang. You's catalogue states in brief: 'I, Sengyou, have collated and inspected the various scriptures and broadly gathered together their agreements and differences, evaluating them against the sūtras and vinaya, and have found much that is suspect. The purport and essence of true scriptures are harmonious, deep, and far-reaching, whereas fraudulent writings are shallow, mixed, and confused in phrasing and sense; jade and stone, cinnabar and purple, have nowhere to hide their true forms. I now distinguish what is suspect and annotate them in this catalogue; spurious compositions of recent times are also appended at the end. All of them rely upon miscellaneous scriptures to fabricate titles of their own. Looking outward, one does not hear of their traveling to the Western Regions; looking inward, one sees no Western guest who undertook the translation. "Thus have I heard" arises from domestic doors and windows; approvals issue solely from private minds. To deceive and mislead later students is truly enough to chill the heart! Having witnessed and heard this with my own eyes and ears, how could I dare remain silent? Alas, let future generations take heed and examine this!' (You's catalogue also contains the Putifuzang fahua sanmei jing, 1 fascicle, and the Zhongjing yaolan fajie ershiyi shou, 1 fascicle, both stated to have been composed by the śramaṇa Daohuan. According to the Changfang and other catalogues, Daohuan produced other spurious scriptures, so these are catalogued together below).
Jiushang jing (Sūtra of the Nine Injuries), 1 fascicle (Changfang says it appears in the Bie lu).
Putifuzang fahua sanmei jing (Bodhi-Merit-Treasury Transformation-Samādhi Sūtra), 1 fascicle (Changfang says it appeared in the reign of Emperor Wu, found in the Sanzang ji and Baochang's catalogue).
Qifo geshuo jie jing (Sūtra on the Gāthās Spoken Severally by the Seven Buddhas), 1 fascicle (Changfang says it appears in the Wu lu).
Shen zizhi shen jie jing (Gāthā Sūtra on Deep Self-Knowledge of the Body), 1 fascicle (Changfang says it appears in the Wu lu; You says it is an anonymous translation).
Zhongjing yaolan fajie ershiyi shou (Twenty-One Dharma Gāthās of the Essential Compendium of Various Sūtras), 1 fascicle (Composed in the third year of Tianjian of the Liang; appears in the Sanzang ji and Changfang's catalogue).
The above five works in five fascicles: the Changfang Catalogue states that they were composed by the śramaṇa Shi Daobei of the Xiao Qi. Daobei later changed his name to Daohuan. Although they appear across various catalogues, they are all annotated under doubtful scriptures. They are now arranged following the old classification. (In the Changfang Catalogue, Daobei also has the Anmu zhou jing, 1 fascicle. Although You's catalogue does not list the author's name, as it has already been shown in the spurious catalogue, it is not repeated here).
Jingtu jing (Pure Land Sūtra), 7 fascicles (Produced in the first year of Yongyuan of the Xiao Qi, when she was nine years old).
Baoding jing (Precious Pinnacle Sūtra), 1 fascicle (Produced in the first year of Yongyuan, when she was nine years old).
Zhengding jing (Right Pinnacle Sūtra), 1 fascicle (Produced in the first year of Yongyuan, when she was nine years old).
Fahua jing (Lotus Sūtra), 1 fascicle (Produced in the first year of Yongyuan, when she was nine years old).
Shengman jing (Śrīmālā Sūtra), 1 fascicle (Produced in the first year of Yongyuan, when she was nine years old).
Yaocao jing (Medicinal Herbs Sūtra), 1 fascicle (Produced in the second year of Yongyuan, when she was ten years old).
Taizi jing (Prince Sūtra), 1 fascicle (Produced in the second year of Yongyuan, when she was ten years old).
Jiayebo jing (Kāśyapa Sūtra), 1 fascicle (Produced in the second year of Yongyuan, when she was ten years old).
Boluonai jing (Vārāṇasī Sūtra), 1 fascicle (Produced in the first year of Zhongxing, when she was twelve years old).
Uloubin jing (Uruvilvā Sūtra), 1 fascicle (Produced in the first year of Zhongxing, when she was twelve years old).
Yiyi jing (Augmenting Intention Sūtra), 2 fascicles (Produced in the first year of Tianjian of the Liang, when she was thirteen years old; Zhiyuan recorded it).
Borede jing (Attaining Wisdom Sūtra), 2 fascicles (Produced in the first year of Tianjian, when she was thirteen years old; Zhiyuan recorded it).
Huayan yingluo jing (Avataṃsaka Necklace Sūtra), 1 fascicle (Produced in the first year of Tianjian, when she was thirteen years old; Zhiyuan recorded it).
Chusheng shizihou jing (Lion's Roar of the Emerging Vehicle Sūtra), 1 fascicle (Produced in the third year of Tianjian, when she was fifteen years old).
Yutuowei jing (Yutuowei Sūtra), 1 fascicle (Produced in the Huaguang Hall of the Palace in the fourth year of Tianjian, when she was sixteen years old).
Anahan jing (Anāgāmin Sūtra), 2 fascicles (Produced in the fourth year of Tianjian, when she was sixteen years old).
Miaoyin shizihou jing (Wondrous Sound Lion's Roar Sūtra), 3 fascicles (Produced in the fourth year of Tianjian, when she was sixteen years old).
Youdan jing (Udumbara Sūtra), 1 fascicle.
Miaozhuangyan jing (Wondrous Adornment Sūtra), 4 fascicles.
Weimo jing (Vimalakīrti Sūtra), 1 fascicle.
Xu qishi jing (Preface on Seven Lifetimes Sūtra), 1 fascicle.
The above twenty-one kinds of scriptures, totaling thirty-five fascicles, as listed above, amount to thirty-four fascicles. Sengyou's Liang Catalogue states: 'Produced by Nizi, the maiden daughter of Jiang Mi, Erudite of the National University at the end of the Qi. Initially, when Nizi was still in her childhood, she would sometimes close her eyes, sit quietly, and recite these scriptures, claiming either to have ascended to heaven or to have received them by divine bestowal. Her utterances were fluent and unimpeded, as if from habitual practice in a past life. She had people transcribe them, and after a short while she would stop. After intervals of ten days or a month, she would resume as before. Clergy and laity in the capital all spread word of this wonder. His Present Majesty ordered her into his presence and questioned her in person regarding the circumstances; she replied according to the facts, no differently from an ordinary person. Yet she had devout faith in the true Dharma and practiced pure conduct from youth; when her parents wished to marry her off, she took an oath refusing them. Later she went forth from home under the name Sengfa, residing at Qingyuan Temple. When I, Sengyou, was collecting canonical works and investigating strange reports, this matter occurred before my own ears and eyes, and I went to request sight of them. Her family kept them secret and concealed, refusing to show them to me; I obtained only the Miaoyin shizihou jing in three fascicles to place in the catalogue of doubtful scriptures. This nun died in the third month of the [seventh] year of Tianjian. An enthusiast obtained her texts and commentaries; what she produced from first to last was determined to be over twenty fascicles. Her maternal uncle Sun Zhi considered them genuine scriptures, circulated notices to solicit conversions, and collected and copied them; having been set to brush and paper, they were bound to survive in the world. Formerly, at the end of the Jian'an reign of the Han, the wife of a certain Mr. Ding of Jiyin suddenly fell as if struck by illness and could speak foreign tongues; she then asked for paper and brush and composed foreign script by herself. Furthermore, there were foreigners from the Western Regions who saw this writing of hers and said it was a scriptural prophecy. Looking back into antiquity, such things are not unprecedented. However, as the meaning does not stem from the Golden Mouth, nor is there a master to translate, holding both acceptance and rejection in mind, I append them to the category of doubtful works.' (Fei Changfang considered this to have had an origin in past karmic habituation and placed them in the orthodox catalogue; the Renshou and Neidian catalogues, on the grounds that they were not translated from Indic originals, compiled them under spurious works. Following the determinations of the Renshou and other catalogues, they are now also compiled among the spurious).
18.8.4
高王觀世音經一卷(亦云小觀世音經半紙餘)
右一經。昔元魏天平年中。定州募士孫敬
德。在防造觀世音像。年滿將還在家禮事。
後為賊所引。不堪考楚遂妄承罪明日將
刑。其夜禮懺流淚。忽如夢睡見一沙門教
誦救生觀世音經。經有諸佛名令誦千遍
得免苦難。敬德驚覺如夢所緣了無參錯。
遂誦一百遍。有司執縛向市。且行且誦臨
刑滿千。刀下斫之折為三段皮肉不傷。易
刀又斫。凡經三換刀折如初。監司問之。具
陳本末。以狀聞承相高歡。乃為表請免
死。因此廣行于世。所謂高王觀世音經
也。敬德還設齋迎像。乃見項上有三刀痕。
見齊書及辯正論內典錄等(撰錄者曰此經周錄之內編之
入藏今則不然此雖冥授不因傳譯與前僧法所誦何殊何得彼入偽中此編正錄例既如此故附此中)。
薩婆若陀眷屬莊嚴經一卷(二十餘紙)
右一經。僧祐錄云。梁天監九年郢州投陀
道人妙光。戒歲七臘矯以勝相。諸尼嫗人
僉稱聖道。彼州僧正議欲驅擯。遂潛下都
住普弘寺造作此經。又寫在屏風紅紗映
覆香花供養。雲集四部嚫供烟塞。事源顯
發勅付建康。辯覈欵狀云。抄略諸經多
有私意。妄造借書人路琰屬辭潤色。獄牒
妙光巧詐事應斬刑。路琰同謀十歲讁戍
即以其年四月二十一日。勅僧正慧超令
喚京師能講大法師宿德。如僧祐曇准等
二十人共至建康前辯妙光事。超即奉旨
與曇准僧祐法寵慧令慧集智藏僧旻法雲
等二十人於縣辯問。妙光伏罪事事如牒。
眾僧詳議依律擯治。天恩免死。恐於偏地
復為惑亂。長繫東治。即收拾此經得二十
餘本及屏風於縣燒除。然猶有零散恐亂
後生。故復略說(薩婆若陀長者是妙光父名妙光弟名金剛德體弟子名師子撰錄
者曰餘錄之中略述由委今具明者欲使委悉根源共同鑒勗)。
阿那含經二卷(余親見一本一卷成部亦是人造)
右按長房等代錄及失譯錄俱有此經。僧
法尼誦中復有阿那含經二卷。既並無本
詮定真偽難分。且各存其目。
像法決疑經一卷
清淨法行經一卷
龍種尊國變化經一卷(與安公偽錄中四事解脫經大同)
觀世音十大願經一卷(仁壽錄云一名大悲觀世音經具題云大悲觀世音弘猛
慧海十大願品第七百)
觀世音三昧經一卷
大乘蓮華馬頭羅剎經一卷(亦云寶達菩薩問報應沙門經)
空淨三昧經一卷(一名空靜天感應三昧經謹按代錄已經兩譯恐濫竊真名故兩存其目)
初波羅耀經二卷
大法尊王經三十一卷
十方佛決狐疑經一卷
八方根原八十六佛名經一卷(亦云根本)
普賢菩薩說此證明經一卷
彌勒成佛本起經一十七卷(仁壽錄云七十卷)
彌勒下生觀世音施珠寶經一卷
彌勒成佛伏魔經一卷(一云救度眾生經)
妙法蓮華度量天地經一卷(亦云妙法蓮華經度量天地品第二十九)
觀世音詠託生經一卷
滅七部莊嚴成佛經一卷
空寂菩薩所問經一卷(一名法滅盡經亦云法沒盡經法經錄云此經偽妄炳然
固非竺護所譯)
右空寂所問經。謹按群錄已經兩譯。恐濫
竊真名。故兩存其目。又有法滅盡經一卷。
即此異名不復重載(其法滅盡經大小二乘偽錄皆載者誤也)。
照明菩薩經一卷(一加頭陀字)
照明菩薩方便譬喻治病經一卷
首羅比丘見月光童子經一卷
阿難現變經一卷
般若玄記經一卷
幽深玄記經一卷
玄記經二卷(周錄云一卷)
大契經四卷(周錄云一名彌勒下生結大善契經或三卷)
發菩提心經一卷(今有兩卷者是其真經此雖名同卷多少異)
菩薩求五眼經一卷(聶道真所譯有此經名此中復載應偽竊真名所以真偽俱有)
般泥洹後諸比丘經一卷(按僧祐錄即小般泥洹異名)
小般泥洹經一卷(一名大法滅盡經)
右按安世高譯處有小般泥洹經。此既名
同。復無本可定。且二處俱載。
五濁惡世經一卷(又有大五濁經應即此是)
妙法蓮華天地變異經一卷
華嚴十惡經一卷
觀世樓炭經一卷
小樓炭經一卷
須彌四域經一卷
Gaowang Guanshiyin jing (Sūtra of Avalokiteśvara of King Gao), one fascicle (also called Xiao Guanshiyin jing [Minor Avalokiteśvara Sūtra]; a little over half a sheet).
The above single sūtra: In the past, during the Tianping era of the Northern Wei, Sun Jingde, an enlisted soldier from Dingzhou, crafted an image of Avalokiteśvara while serving at a garrison. When his service term ended and he was about to return home, he enshrined and worshipped it at his house. Later, he was implicated by a bandit; unable to endure the torture, he falsely confessed to the crime and was sentenced to be executed the following day. That night, he made prostrations, repented, and wept. Suddenly, as if in a dream, he saw a śramaṇa who taught him to chant the Sūtra of Avalokiteśvara Who Saves Lives, which contained the names of various Buddhas. The monk told him that if he chanted it a thousand times, he would be freed from distress and hardship. Jingde startled awake; what he remembered from the dream was clear without any confusion or error. He then chanted it one hundred times. The officials bound him and led him to the marketplace. As he walked, he chanted, and just as he was about to face execution, he completed one thousand times. The blade struck down to chop him, but it shattered into three pieces without harming his skin or flesh. They switched blades and struck again; altogether they replaced the sword three times, and each blade shattered just as the first. The supervising official questioned him, and he recounted the whole story from beginning to end. The matter was reported to Prime Minister Gao Huan, who submitted a memorial requesting a pardon from death. Due to this, it came to circulate widely in the world; this is what is known as the Gaowang Guanshiyin jing. When Jingde returned home and held a feast to welcome the statue, he saw three blade marks upon its neck. This appears in the Qi shu (Book of Qi), Bianzheng lun (Treatise Distinguishing the Correct), Neidian lu (Catalogue of Inner Canons), and other works. (The compiler notes: In the Zhou Catalogue, this sūtra was entered into the canon. Now we do not do so. Although this was bestowed through an invisible response and did not originate from translation, how does it differ from what the bhikṣuṇī Sengfa recited previously? How could that one be placed among the spurious texts while this one is entered into the authentic canon? Since the precedent is such, it is appended here.)
Sapo ruotuo juanshu zhuangyan jing (Sūtra on the Adornment of Sarvajña's Retinue), one fascicle (more than twenty sheets).
The above single sūtra: Sengyou's catalogue states: In the ninth year of the Tianjian era of the Liang, Miaoguang, an ascetic practitioner from Yingzhou, had held the precepts for seven summer retreats and feigned superior signs. Various nuns and old women all praised his holy way. The monastic leader of that prefecture deliberated on expelling him. Consequently, he secretly went down to the capital, resided at Puhong Temple, and fabricated this sūtra. Moreover, he transcribed it on a standing screen, veiled it with red gauze, and made offerings with incense and flowers. The four assemblies gathered like clouds, and their donations and offerings filled the place like smoke. When the root of the matter came to light, an imperial decree remanded him to the Jiankang magistrate. The interrogation and confession stated: 'He extracted and abridged various sūtras, adding many personal notions, and fabricated it. He hired Lu Yan, a scribe, to compose and polish the phrasing.' The court docket determined that Miaoguang's deceitful craft merited capital punishment, while Lu Yan was sentenced to ten years of penal military servitude as an accomplice. Then, on the twenty-first day of the fourth month of that year, an imperial decree instructed the monastic leader Huichao to summon twenty venerable senior masters of the capital who could lecture on the great Dharma, such as Sengyou and Tanchun, to go together before the Jiankang magistrate to interrogate Miaoguang on the matter. Huichao then complied with the decree and, together with twenty masters including Tanchun, Sengyou, Fachong, Huiling, Huiji, Zhizang, Sengmin, and Fayun, questioned and examined him at the district magistrate's office. Miaoguang submitted to his guilt, every detail agreeing with the court docket. The sangha deliberated and disciplined him with expulsion in accordance with the vinaya. By imperial mercy, his life was spared, but fearing that he would cause confusion again in remote areas, he was permanently imprisoned in the Dongzhi jail. Thereupon, more than twenty copies of this sūtra and the standing screen were seized and burned at the district office. However, some scattered copies still exist, and fearing they might confuse future generations, the account is briefly presented again. ('Elder Sarvajña' was the name of Miaoguang's father; Miaoguang's younger brother was named Jingangdeti, and his disciple was named Shizi. The compiler notes: Other catalogues briefly narrated the background; that it is now explained in detail is to make its origins thoroughly clear so that all may jointly observe and take heed.)
Anahan jing (Anāgāmin Sūtra), two fascicles (I personally saw a copy complete as an independent work in one fascicle; it is also a human fabrication).
The above text: According to Fei Changfang's chronological catalogue and the catalogue of anonymous translations, this sūtra is present in both. In the sūtras recited by the bhikṣuṇī Sengfa, there is also an Anahan jing in two fascicles. Since none of them has an extant manuscript to assess and determine, it is difficult to distinguish the genuine from the spurious; for now, their titles are each preserved.
Xiangfa jueyi jing (Sūtra on Resolving Doubts in the Semblance Dharma), one fascicle.
Qingjing faxing jing (Sūtra on Pure Dharma Practice), one fascicle.
Longzhongzun guo bianhua jing (Sūtra on Transformations in the Country of the Dragon-Lineage Honoured One), one fascicle (largely identical with the Sishi jietuo jing [Sūtra of Liberation through Four Matters] in Master Dao'an's catalogue of spurious works).
Guanshiyin shi da yuan jing (Sūtra on the Ten Great Vows of Avalokiteśvara), one fascicle (the Renshou Catalogue calls it Dabei Guanshiyin jing [Sūtra of the Great Compassionate Avalokiteśvara]; its full title is Dabi Guanshiyin hongmeng huihai shi da yuan pin di qibai [Seven-Hundredth Chapter on the Ten Great Vows from the Ocean of Vast and Fierce Wisdom of the Great Compassionate Avalokiteśvara]).
Guanshiyin sanmei jing (Sūtra on the Samādhi of Avalokiteśvara), one fascicle.
Dasheng lianhua matou luocha jing (Mahāyāna Sūtra on the Lotus Horse-Headed Rākṣasa), one fascicle (also called Baoda pusa wen baoying shamen jing [Sūtra of Bodhisattva Baoda Asking about Śramaṇas and Retribution]).
Kongjing sanmei jing (Sūtra on the Samādhi of Empty Purity), one fascicle (also called Kongjing tian ganying sanmei jing [Sūtra on the Responsive Samādhi of the Deva of Empty Tranquillity]; respectfully noting that according to the chronological catalogue it has already been translated twice, fearing that it falsely appropriates a genuine title, both entries are preserved).
Chu poluoyao jing (First Prajñā-radiance Sūtra), two fascicles.
Dafa zunwang jing (Sūtra of the King Honoured by the Great Dharma), thirty-one fascicles.
Shifang fo jue huyi jing (Sūtra on the Buddhas of the Ten Directions Resolving Doubts), one fascicle.
Bafang genyuan bashiliu fo ming jing (Sūtra on the Names of the Eighty-Six Buddhas, Root Source of the Eight Directions), one fascicle (also called Genben [Fundamental]).
Puxian pusa shuo ci zhengming jing (Sūtra Spoken by Samantabhadra Bodhisattva as Testimony to This), one fascicle.
Mile chengfo benqi jing (Sūtra on the Original Arising of Maitreya's Attainment of Buddhahood), seventeen fascicles (the Renshou Catalogue says seventy fascicles).
Mile xiasheng Guanshiyin shi zhubao jing (Sūtra on Maitreya's Descent and Avalokiteśvara Bestowing Jewels), one fascicle.
Mile chengfo fumo jing (Sūtra on Maitreya Attaining Buddhahood and Subduing Māra), one fascicle (also called Jiudu zhongsheng jing [Sūtra on Saving and Liberating Sentient Beings]).
Miaofa lianhua duliang tiandi jing (Sūtra of the Lotus of the Wonderful Dharma on Measuring Heaven and Earth), one fascicle (also called Miaofa lianhua jing duliang tiandi pin di ershijiu [Twenty-Ninth Chapter on Measuring Heaven and Earth from the Lotus Sūtra of the Wonderful Dharma]).
Guanshiyin yongtuosheng jing (Sūtra on Avalokiteśvara Singing of Rebirth), one fascicle.
Mie qi bu zhuangyan chengfo jing (Sūtra on Extinguishing the Seven Divisions to Adorn the Attainment of Buddhahood), one fascicle.
Kongji pusa suowen jing (Sūtra of the Questions of Bodhisattva Śūnyasaṃśānta), one fascicle (also called Fameijin jing [Sūtra on the Extinction of the Dharma], or Fameijin jing [Sūtra on the Sinking and Extinction of the Dharma]; the Fajing Catalogue states that this sūtra is clearly spurious and definitely not translated by Dharmarakṣa).
The above Kongji suowen jing: Respectfully noting that according to various catalogues, it has already been translated twice; fearing that it falsely appropriates a genuine title, both entries are preserved. There is also a Fameijin jing in one fascicle, which is an alternative title for this text and is not re-entered. (The fact that both Mahāyāna and Hīnayāna spurious catalogues record the Fameijin jing is an error).
Zhaoming pusa jing (Sūtra of Bodhisattva Illuminating Radiance), one fascicle (one variant adds the word 'Toutuo' [Dhūta]).
Zhaoming pusa fangbian piyu zhibing jing (Sūtra on the Expedient Parables for Curing Illness of Bodhisattva Illuminating Radiance), one fascicle.
Shouluo biqiu jian Yueguang tongzi jing (Sūtra of the Bhikṣu Śūra Seeing Candraprabha Kumāra), one fascicle.
Anan xianbian jing (Sūtra on Ānanda Manifesting Transformations), one fascicle.
Banruo xuanji jing (Sūtra on the Profound Record of Prajñā), one fascicle.
Youzhen xuanji jing (Sūtra on the Deep and Profound Record), one fascicle.
Xuanji jing (Sūtra of the Profound Record), two fascicles (the Zhou Catalogue says one fascicle).
Da qi jing (Sūtra of the Great Covenant), four fascicles (the Zhou Catalogue says it is also named Mile xiasheng jie da shan qi jing [Sūtra on Maitreya's Descent and the Covenant of Great Goodness], or three fascicles).
Fa putixin jing (Sūtra on Generating the Bodhicitta), one fascicle (the one extant today in two fascicles is the genuine sūtra; although this one shares the same title, the number of fascicles differs).
Pusa qiu wu yan jing (Sūtra on the Bodhisattva Seeking the Five Eyes), one fascicle (among the translations of Nie Daozhen, this sūtra title exists; since it is recorded here again, it likely falsely usurped a genuine title, which is why it exists among both genuine and spurious texts).
Banniwan hou zhu biqiu jing (Sūtra on the Bhikṣus after the Parinirvāṇa), one fascicle (according to Sengyou's catalogue, this is an alternative title for the Xiao banniwan [Minor Parinirvāṇa Sūtra]).
Xiao banniwan jing (Minor Parinirvāṇa Sūtra), one fascicle (also called Da fameijin jing [Great Sūtra on the Extinction of the Dharma]).
The above text: According to the records, the Xiao banniwan jing exists among the translations of An Shigao. Since this has the same title and no manuscript is available to verify it, it is recorded in both places.
Wuzhuo eshi jing (Sūtra on the Evil World of the Five Turbidities), one fascicle (there is also a Da wuzhuo jing [Great Sūtra of the Five Turbidities], which should be this one).
Miaofa lianhua tiandi bianyi jing (Sūtra of the Lotus of the Wonderful Dharma on the Anomalies of Heaven and Earth), one fascicle.
Huayan shi'e jing (Avataṃsaka Sūtra on the Ten Evils), one fascicle.
Guanshi loutan jing (Sūtra on Observing the Worldly Lokasthiti), one fascicle.
Xiao loutan jing (Minor Lokasthiti Sūtra), one fascicle.
Xumi si yu jing (Sūtra on the Four Realms of Sumeru), one fascicle.
18.8.5
正化內外經一卷(一名老子化胡經傳錄云晉時祭酒王浮作)
魔化比丘經一卷(支謙錄內有此經名恐偽竊真名且兩存其目)
善信神呪經一卷(羅什錄內有善信摩訶神呪經二卷名目相濫真偽未分且兩
存其目)
五濁經一卷(又有小五濁經應此經是)
華鮮經中說罪福經一卷(亦直云華鮮經)
五龍悔過經一卷(一名五龍悔過護法經一名空慧悔過經)
戒具三昧道門經一卷
最妙勝定經一卷
天竺沙門經一卷
救護身命濟人病苦厄經一卷(亦直云救護身命經亦云護身經)
右此經更有一本。題云大佛頂陀羅尼經。
初云婆羅門三藏流支譯。加呪一首餘文
大同(撰錄者曰經題流支未詳何者若其流支再譯經語與舊全殊今乃呪異餘同未能令人除惑推
尋無據不可妄編故依舊錄列之於此)。
大那羅經一卷
慧明正行經一卷
天皇梵摩經一卷
安墓經一卷
安家經一卷
安宅經一卷(正錄中安宅神呪經與此異)
天公經一卷
度生死海神船經一卷
救蟻沙彌經一卷(謹按雜寶藏經第四卷有沙彌救蟻事如與彼同即非是偽此既未覩且
復存之)
北方禮佛呪經一卷
敬福經一卷(具題云如來在金棺囑累清淨莊嚴敬福經)
阿羅訶條國王經一卷
五百梵志經一卷(一名亦有亦無經)
修行方便經一卷
偈令經一卷
度世不死經一卷
齋法清淨經一卷
無為法道經一卷
呪媚經一卷
正齋經一卷(安世高譯中有正齋經竺法護錄中亦有恐濫竊真名故亦存其目)
尸陀林經一卷
招魂魄經一卷(亦云招魂經周錄云招魄經)
法社經一卷(法錄云披尋古錄更應別有法社制度但未見此經無假具顯)
右此單卷法社經曾見三本。說處雖同文
辭全異。尋其義理並是人造(一本三紙名為法社罪福報應
經一本兩紙一本一紙餘少許)。
太子讚經一卷
比丘法藏見地獄變經一卷
人民求願經一卷
閻羅王東太山經一卷
七寶經一卷
字論經一卷
救護眾生惡疾經一卷(亦云救疾經)
五果譬喻經一卷
孤兒孤女經一卷
庶人王并庶民受五戒正信除邪經一卷
遺教法律三昧經二卷
右按長房等代錄及失譯錄俱有此經。既
並無本詮定寔難。且各存其目(撰錄者曰此經余雖不覩全本
見所引者多是人造)。
二百五十戒經一卷(法經錄云諸錄並云有六七種異先所出故入疑)
毘跋律一卷(法經錄云此律乃南齊永明年沙門法度於楊州作以濫律名及錄注譯故附偽)
右按梁僧祐錄隋費長房錄唐道宣錄等。
並云齊武帝時沙門釋法度出而不言譯。
未詳出字其意云何。為是集出為是偽出。
其本復闕詮定寔難。且依法經錄中載之
偽錄。
異威儀一卷(法經錄云宋元嘉世曇摩耶舍弟子法度造違反正律誑耀僧尼楊州于今尚有行者故
指明耳)
五凡夫論一卷
右阿那含經下。八十六部一百四十一卷。
隋開皇十四年勅沙門法經等所撰眾經錄
內偽疑經錄云。並名號乖真或首掠金言
而末申謠讖。或初論世術後託法詞。或引
陰陽吉凶。或明神鬼禍福。諸如此比偽妄
灼然。今宜祕寢以救世患(然法經錄中以隨願往生經藥師經梵天
神策經仁王經寶如來三昧經占察經梵網經五苦章句經安宅神呪經遺教論等並編疑偽者不然其隨願
往生等三經出大灌頂仁王等七經並翻譯有源編為疑偽將為未可今編正錄此中不載)。
金剛藏經三十卷(周錄或云三十一卷)
隨葉佛說須菩提經二卷(一名須菩提經)
般若得道經一卷(法經錄云般若得經或可般若得經即是僧法尼所誦者)
造天地經一卷
蒺䔧園經一卷
危脆經一卷(竺曇無蘭譯中有此經名既未見本實難詮定且兩存之)
墮落優婆塞經一卷(後漢支曜譯中有名既無本定且各存之)
銀蹄金角犢子經一卷(或云孝順子應變破惡業修行經)
後母經一卷
應行律一卷(或云應律行或有經字)
大空般若論一卷
右金剛藏經下。一十一部四十一卷。隋仁
壽二年勅請興善寺大德。與翻經沙門及
學士等共。定眾經錄內偽疑經(撰錄者曰此為錄中復有
*Zhenghua neiwai jing* (Sūtra on Correctly Converting Inner and Outer), in one fascicle (also titled *Laozi huahu jing* [Sūtra on Laozi Converting the Barbarians]; biographical catalogues state that it was composed by the Libationer Wang Fu in the Jin dynasty);
*Mohua biqiu jing* (Sūtra on Māra Transforming into a Bhikṣu), in one fascicle (this sūtra title appears in Zhi Qian's catalogue; fearing that a spurious work has misappropriated a genuine title, both entries are retained for now);
*Shanxin shenzhou jing* (Sūtra of the Spirit Incantation of Good Faith), in one fascicle (Kumārajīva's catalogue contains the *Shanxin mohe shenzhou jing* in two fascicles; the titles are easily confused and the genuine and spurious have not been distinguished, so both entries are retained for now);
*Wuzhuo jing* (Sūtra on the Five Corruptions), in one fascicle (there is also a *Xiao wuzhuo jing* [Lesser Sūtra on the Five Corruptions], which should be this sūtra);
*Huaxian jing zhong shuo zuifu jing* (Sūtra on the Explanation of Sins and Blessings in the Fresh Flowers Sūtra), in one fascicle (also simply called *Huaxian jing*);
*Wulong huiguo jing* (Sūtra on the Five Dragons' Repentance), in one fascicle (also titled *Wulong huiguo hufa jing* [Sūtra on the Five Dragons' Repentance and Protection of the Dharma], and also titled *Konghui huiguo jing* [Sūtra on Repentance of Emptiness and Wisdom]);
*Jieju sanmei daomen jing* (Sūtra on the Gateway to the Way of Precept-Complete Samādhi), in one fascicle;
*Zui miaosheng ding jing* (Sūtra on the Most Wondrous and Supreme Concentration), in one fascicle;
*Tianzhu shamen jing* (Sūtra of the Śramaṇa of Tianzhu), in one fascicle;
*Jiuhu shenming ji ren bingku'e jing* (Sūtra on Rescuing and Protecting Life and Relieving People's Illness, Pain, and Distress), in one fascicle (also simply called *Jiuhu shenming jing*, and also called *Hushen jing*).
The above sūtra has another version titled *Da foding tuoluoni jing* (Sūtra of the Dhāraṇī of the Great Buddha's Uṣṇīṣa), which states at the beginning that it was translated by the Brāhmaṇa Tripiṭaka Master [Bodhi]ruci, with one incantation added, the rest of the text being largely the same. (The compiler notes: The sūtra title mentions "Ruci," but it is unclear which one this refers to. If that Ruci re-translated it, the language of the sūtra should be completely different from the older version. Now, only the incantation differs while the rest is the same; this cannot dispel doubts. As there is no evidence upon investigation, it cannot be arbitrarily entered [into the canon]; hence it is listed here following the old catalogue.)
*Da na luo jing* (Great Nara Sūtra), in one fascicle;
*Huiming zhengxing jing* (Sūtra on Bright Wisdom and Correct Practice), in one fascicle;
*Tianhuang fanmo jing* (Sūtra of Heavenly Emperor Brahmā), in one fascicle;
*Anmu jing* (Sūtra on Pacifying Graves), in one fascicle;
*Anjia jing* (Sūtra on Pacifying the Family), in one fascicle;
*Anzhai jing* (Sūtra on Pacifying the Dwelling), in one fascicle (the *Anzhai shenzhou jing* in the orthodox catalogue is different from this);
*Tiangong jing* (Sūtra of the Heavenly Lord), in one fascicle;
*Du shengsihai shenchuan jing* (Sūtra of the Divine Boat Crossing the Ocean of Birth and Death), in one fascicle;
*Jiu yi shami jing* (Sūtra of the Novice Who Saved Ants), in one fascicle (Upon examination, the fourth fascicle of the *Zabaozang jing* records the story of the novice saving ants. If this is identical to that, it is not spurious; as it has not yet been seen, it is retained for now);
*Beifang lifo zhou jing* (Sūtra of the Incantation for Paying Homage to the Buddhas of the North), in one fascicle;
*Jingfu jing* (Sūtra on Revering Blessings), in one fascicle (fully titled *Rulai zai jinti zhulei qingjing zhuangyan jingfu jing* [Sūtra on the Tathāgata Entrusting the Pure Adornment of Revering Blessings while in the Golden Coffin]);
*Aluhetiaguo wang jing* (Sūtra of the King of the Country of Aluhetiao), in one fascicle;
*Wubai fanzhi jing* (Sūtra of the Five Hundred Brāhmaṇas), in one fascicle (also titled *Yiyou yiwu jing* [Sūtra on Both Existence and Non-Existence]);
*Xiuxing fangbian jing* (Sūtra on the Skillful Means of Cultivation), in one fascicle;
*Jieling jing* (Sūtra on the Verse Ordinance), in one fascicle;
*Dushi busi jing* (Sūtra on Transcending the World and Attaining Deathlessness), in one fascicle;
*Zhaifa qingjing jing* (Sūtra on the Purity of the Fasting Rules), in one fascicle;
*Wuwei fadao jing* (Sūtra on the Unconditioned Path of Dharma), in one fascicle;
*Zhoumei jing* (Sūtra on Incantations and Enchantments), in one fascicle;
*Zhengzhai jing* (Sūtra on the Correct Fast), in one fascicle (among An Shigao's translations there is a *Zhengzhai jing*, and one also appears in Dharmarakṣa's catalogue; fearing that a spurious work has misappropriated a genuine title, this entry is also retained);
*Shituolin jing* (Sītwana Sūtra), in one fascicle;
*Zhao hunpo jing* (Sūtra on Summoning the Soul), in one fascicle (also called *Zhao hun jing*; the Zhou catalogue calls it *Zhao po jing*);
*Fashe jing* (Sūtra on the Dharma Society), in one fascicle (Fajing's catalogue states: "Searching through ancient catalogues, there should be another set of regulations for Dharma societies, but having not yet seen this sūtra, there is no need to set it out in detail").
Regarding the single-fascicle *Fashe jing* above, I have seen three versions: although the locations where they were delivered are the same, the texts are entirely different. Investigating their doctrines, they were all fabricated by people (one version has three sheets and is titled *Fashe zuifu baoying jing*; one version has two sheets; and one version has slightly more than one sheet).
*Taizi zan jing* (Sūtra on the Prince's Praise), in one fascicle;
*Biqiu Fazang jian diyubian jing* (Sūtra of the Monk Dharmākara Seeing the Transformations of Hell), in one fascicle;
*Renmin qiuyuan jing* (Sūtra on the People Making Vows), in one fascicle;
*Yanluowang dong Taishan jing* (Sūtra of King Yama and Eastern Mount Tai), in one fascicle;
*Qibao jing* (Sūtra of the Seven Jewels), in one fascicle;
*Zilun jing* (Sūtra of the Treatise on Graphs), in one fascicle;
*Jiuhu zhongsheng eji jing* (Sūtra on Rescuing and Protecting Sentient Beings from Malignant Illnesses), in one fascicle (also called *Jiuji jing* [Sūtra on Rescuing from Illness]);
*Wuguo piyu jing* (Sūtra of the Parables of the Five Fruits), in one fascicle;
*Gu'er gunü jing* (Sūtra on Orphaned Boys and Girls), in one fascicle;
*Sherenwang bing shermin shou wujie zhengxin chuxie jing* (Sūtra on the Commoner King and Commoners Receiving the Five Precepts with Right Faith and Eliminating Heterodoxy), in one fascicle;
*Yijiao falü sanmei jing* (Sūtra on the Samādhi of the Bequeathed Teachings and Vinaya), in two fascicles.
Examining the above, this sūtra appears both in Fei Changfang's chronological catalogue and in the catalogue of anonymous translations. Since no text survives in either case, it is truly difficult to make a definitive judgment; for now, the entry is preserved in each place. (The compiler notes: Although I have not seen the complete text of this sūtra, most of the passages cited from it were fabricated by people.)
*Erbaiwushi jie jing* (Sūtra on the Two Hundred and Fifty Precepts), in one fascicle (Fajing's catalogue states: "The various catalogues all say that there are six or seven versions that differ from earlier translations; hence it enters the doubtful section");
*Piba lü* (Piba Vinaya), in one fascicle (Fajing's catalogue states: "This vinaya was composed by the śramaṇa Fadu in Yangzhou during the Yongming era of the Southern Qi; because it misuses the name of 'vinaya' and the catalogue notes it as a translation, it is attached to the spurious section").
Examining the above, the Liang catalogue of Sengyou, the Sui catalogue of Fei Changfang, and the Tang catalogue of Daoxuan all state that it was produced by the śramaṇa Shi Fadu during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Qi, but they do not call it a translation. It is unclear what was intended by the word "produced"—whether it was compiled or spuriously fabricated. Furthermore, its text is lost, making a definitive judgment truly difficult. For now, it is recorded in the spurious section following Fajing's catalogue.
*Yi weiyi* (Different Demeanour), in one fascicle (Fajing's catalogue states: "Composed during the Yuanjia era of the Song by Dharmayaśas's disciple Fadu; it violates the correct vinaya and deceives monks and nuns; practitioners of it still exist in Yangzhou today, hence it is explicitly pointed out");
*Wu fanfu lun* (Treatise on the Five Ordinary Persons), in one fascicle.
The above, from the *Anahan jing* downwards, comprises eighty-six works in one hundred and forty-one fascicles. The section on spurious and doubtful sūtras in the *Zhongjing lu* compiled by the śramaṇa Fajing and others by imperial decree in the fourteenth year of the Kaihuang era of the Sui states: "Their titles either deviate from the authentic, or they plunder golden words at the beginning while putting forth popular prophecies at the end; or they discuss worldly arts first and then append Dharma terms later; or they cite yin-yang and fortunes and misfortunes; or they explain the curses and blessings of spirits and ghosts. Instances such as these are manifestly spurious. They ought now to be hidden away and suppressed, so as to remedy the world's afflictions." (However, in Fajing's catalogue, the *Suiyuan wangsheng jing*, *Yaoshi jing*, *Fantian shentiance jing*, *Renwang jing*, *Bao Rulai sanmei jing*, *Zhancha jing*, *Fanwang jing*, *Wuku zhangju jing*, *Anzhai shenzhou jing*, *Yijiao lun*, and others are all classified as doubtful and spurious, which is incorrect. The three sūtras including the *Suiyuan wangsheng jing* derive from the *Da guanding jing*; the seven sūtras including the *Renwang jing* have authentic origins of translation, so classifying them as doubtful and spurious must be deemed inappropriate. They are now entered into the orthodox catalogue and are not recorded here.)
*Jingangzang jing* (Vajragarbha Sūtra), in thirty fascicles (the Zhou catalogue says thirty-one fascicles);
*Suiye fosshuo Xubuti jing* (Sūtra of Subhūti Spoken by the Buddha in Accordance with Leaves), in two fascicles (also titled *Xubuti jing*);
*Bore dedao jing* (Sūtra on Attaining the Way through Prajñā), in one fascicle (Fajing's catalogue calls it *Bore de jing*; it may be that the *Bore de jing* is the one recited by the nun Sengfa);
*Zao tiandi jing* (Sūtra on the Creation of Heaven and Earth), in one fascicle;
*Jiliyuan jing* (Gokṣura Garden Sūtra), in one fascicle;
*Weicui jing* (Sūtra on Fragility), in one fascicle (this title exists among Zhu Falan's translations; since the text has not yet been seen, it is truly difficult to determine, so both entries are retained for now);
*Duoluo youpose jing* (Sūtra on the Fallen Upāsaka), in one fascicle (this title exists among the translations of Zhi Yao of the Later Han; since there is no text to determine it, both are retained for now);
*Yinti jinjiao duzi jing* (Sūtra of the Calf with Silver Hooves and Golden Horns), in one fascicle (also called *Xiaoshunzi yingbian po'eye xiuxing jing* [Sūtra on the Filial Child's Transformations, Destruction of Evil Karma, and Cultivation]);
*Houmu jing* (Sūtra of the Stepmother), in one fascicle;
*Yinghsing lü* (Vinaya of Fitting Conduct), in one fascicle (also called *Ying lüxing*; some versions have the character *jing* [sūtra]);
*Dakong bore lun* (Treatise on Great Emptiness and Prajñā), in one fascicle.
The above, from the *Jingangzang jing* downwards, comprises eleven works in forty-one fascicles. In the second year of the Renshou era of the Sui, an imperial order invited the venerable masters of the Xingshan Temple to determine the spurious and doubtful sūtras in the *Zhongjing lu* together with the translation śramaṇas and scholars. (The compiler notes: In this catalogue of spurious works, there are further…)
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