開元釋教錄 1.17.7

1.17.7

The above ten works in eleven fascicles (five works in five fascicles, down to the *Xiao daodi*, are extant; five works in six fascicles, from *Wencheng* down, are lost).

The śramaṇa Zhi Yao was a man from the Western Regions. Broadly versed in the various scriptures, he subtly understood their profound subtleties. In the second year of the Zhongping era of Emperor Ling, the cyclical year yichou, he translated ten works at Luoyang, including the *Chengju guangming jing*. Catalogues such as [Fei] Zhangfang's also list the *Shouzhi wenfo shisi shi jing* (sometimes lacking the character *fo*). I have personally seen this text: it is merely an excerpt of an existing scripture and has already been compiled in the Catalogue of Extracted Texts (*Biesheng lu*). It is excised here and not recorded.

*Wen diyü shi jing*, one fascicle (recorded in Zhu Shixing's *Han lu* and the *Gaoseng zhuan*).

The above one work in one fascicle is lost.

The śramaṇa Kang Chen (sometimes written with the character *Ju*, but it is unclear which is correct) was a man from the Western Regions. Keeping his mind on itinerant proselytisation and aspiring to propagate the teachings, in the fourth year of the Zhongping era of Emperor Ling, the cyclical year dingmao, he translated the *Wen diyü jing* at Luoyang. Its phrasing was direct and grasped the underlying principles without added embellishment.

*Rushou pusa wushang qingjing fenwei jing*, two fascicles (also titled *Jueliao zhufa ru huanhua sanmei jing*; first translation; from the same original as the "Nāgaśrī Division" of the *Dabore jing*, etc.; sometimes in one fascicle; recorded in [Fei] Zhangfang's catalogue).

*Huishang pusa wen da shanquan jing*, two fascicles (first translation; from the same original as the "Assembly on Mahāyāna Expedient Means" of the *Baoji*, etc.; sometimes lacking the characters *pusa*; sometimes in one fascicle; recorded in [Fei] Zhangfang's catalogue).

*Gu Weimojie jing*, two fascicles (first translation; recorded in the *Gu lu* and Zhu Shixing's *Han lu*; from the same original as the Tang translation *Wugoucheng jing*, etc.).

*Siyi jing*, one fascicle (also titled *Yiyi jing*; first translation; recorded in [Fei] Zhangfang's catalogue).

*Pusa neixi liu boluomi jing*, one fascicle (Master An says it derives from the *Fangdeng* [Vaipulya] section; some call it the *Nei liu boluomi jing*, and some mention an *Inside and Outside* version; recorded in [Fei] Zhangfang's catalogue).

The above five works in eight fascicles (the first four works in seven fascicles are lost; the latter one work in one fascicle is extant).

The śramaṇa Yan Fodiao (also called Fu Diao; according to Sengyou's catalogue and the *Gaoseng zhuan*, he was properly a śramaṇa; catalogues such as Zhangfang's that call him an upāsaka are mistaken) was a man of Linhuai commandery. In his youth he was exceptionally gifted, intelligent, fond of learning, and endowed with natural faith and wisdom. He subsequently left the household to cultivate the Way, translated scriptures, and was highly regarded at the time. In the fifth year of the Zhongping era of Emperor Ling, the cyclical year wuchen, Diao translated five works at Luoyang, including the *Rushou pusa [jing]*. The world proclaimed the three masters—Lord An [Shigao], the Chief Commandant [An Xuan], and Fodiao—as translators whose achievements were hard to match. Master An praised Fodiao's translated scriptures as concise without being verbose, rendering the complete texts with great skill. Furthermore, catalogues like Zhangfang's additionally include a *Jiaye jie Anan jing*, also calling it Fodiao's translation. I have personally inspected this text: it is merely an excerpt of various scriptures, containing several matters. The *Zhongjing lu* states that it comes from the *Za piyü*. Both An Shigao's and Nie Chengyuan's catalogues include this scripture; the cataloguers were in error. As it is an extracted excerpt, it is not proper to count it among the official tally of translations. There is also a *Shami shihui jing*, which is said to have been authored with an annotated preface by Fodiao himself. Since it is not the holy word [of the Buddha] and the text is furthermore lost, it is now excised along with the other.

*Shelifo Momujianlian you siqu jing*, one fascicle (extracted from the forty-first fascicle of the *Ekottarika-āgama*; a different translation; recorded in the *Bie lu*).

*Xingqixing jing*, two fascicles (also titled *Yanjie su yuan jing*; recorded in the *Wu lu*; the title note states it comes from the *Zazang*).

*Fanwang jing*, two fascicles (first translation; recorded in the *Wu lu*; sometimes in three fascicles).

*Sidi jing*, one fascicle (translated in the first year of Xingping; second translation; extracted from the seventh fascicle of the *Madhyama-āgama*; a different translation, differing slightly from Shigao's translation; recorded in Zhu Daozu's *Han lu*).

*Taizi benqi ruiying jing*, two fascicles (also titled *Ruiying benqi*; second translation; from the same original as the *Guoxian yinguo jing*, etc.; [Fei Zhang]fang says it is recorded in the *Sanzang ji*, but in Sengyou's *Sanzang ji*, Mengxiang produced the *Zhong benqi*, not the *Ruiying benqi*).

*Baofu jing*, one fascicle (sometimes titled *Fubao*; recorded in the *Wu lu*).

The above six works in nine fascicles (the two works in three fascicles down through the *Xingqixing jing* are extant; the four works in six fascicles from the *Fanwang jing* down are lost).

The śramaṇa Kang Mengxiang was of Kangju ancestry. He enjoyed a reputation for wisdom and learning. From the first year of the Xingping era of Emperor Xian, the cyclical year jiaxu, to the fourth year of the Jian'an era, the cyclical year jimao, he translated six works at Luoyang, including the *You siqu [jing]*. Master An said: "The translations rendered by Mengxiang flow gracefully, amply conveying profound principles."

*Xiuxing benqi jing*, two fascicles (recorded in the *Shixing lu*; third translation; from the same original as the *Ruiying benqi jing*, etc.; also titled *Suxing benqi*).

The above one work in two fascicles is extant.

The śramaṇa Zhu Dali was a man from the Western Regions. Having a disposition for travel to distant parts, he shrank from no hardship or danger. In the third month of the second year of the Jian'an era of Emperor Xian, the cyclical year dingchou, he translated the *Xiuxing benqi jing* at Luoyang. The Sanskrit text of this scripture was brought from the country of Kapilavastu by Dharmaphala along with Kang Mengxiang, and Kang Mengxiang interpreted the language.

*Zhong benqi jing*, two fascicles (sometimes titled *Taizi zhong benqi jing*; recorded in the *Shixing lu*; the title note at the beginning of the scripture states that it comes from the *Dīrgha-āgama*).

The above one work in two fascicles is extant.

The śramaṇa Dharmaphala was a man from the Western Regions. His learning encompassed the internal and external [teachings], and his understanding penetrated both ultimate and conventional truth. Bringing the Sanskrit text of the scripture from the country of Kapilavastu, he arrived in Luoyang. In the twelfth year of the Jian'an era of Emperor Xian, the cyclical year dinghai, he translated the *Zhong benqi jing*, with Kang Mengxiang interpreting the language. The *Neidian lu*, seeing that Dharmaphala and Mengxiang produced it together, consequently combined it into one work with Mengxiang's *Taizi benqi ruiying*, which was mistaken. The two scriptures are completely different and must not be combined. When Sengyou states that the *Zhong benqi* was produced by Kang Mengxiang, it was simply based on their collaborative translation.

*Dafangbian fo bao'en jing*, seven fascicles.

*Moheyan baoyan jing*, one fascicle (also titled *Da jiaye pin*; second translation; from the same original as the "Bodhisattva Ratnacūḍa Assembly" of the *Baoji*, etc.; its note states: "In the language of the Jin; it was properly to be compiled into the Jin catalogue, but for now we follow the old arrangement"; Sengyou calls it the *Mohecheng baoyan jing*).

*Houchu omituofo ji jing*, one fascicle (sometimes lacking the character *jing*; second translation).

*Weicengyou jing*, one fascicle (first translation; from the same original as the Tang translation *Shen xiyou jing*, etc.).

*Zuo foxingxiang jing*, one fascicle (also titled *Youtianwang zuo foxingxiang jing*, and also titled *Zuoxiang yinyuan jing*; from the same original as the *Zaoli xingxiang fubao jing*).

*Anzhai shenzhou jing*, one fascicle (also titled *Anzhai zhou jing*; Sengyou calls it the *Anzhai zhou*).

*Shou shishan jie jing*, one fascicle.

*Kuyin jing*, one fascicle (extracted from the twenty-fifth fascicle of the *Madhyama-āgama*; a different translation).

*Mo raoluan jing*, one fascicle (also titled *Bimo shi Mulian jing*, and also titled *Mowang ru Mulian lanfu jing*; extracted from the thirtieth fascicle of the *Madhyama-āgama*; a different translation).

*Shamini jie jing*, one fascicle (sometimes lacking the character *jing*).

*Youpoli wen fo jing*, one fascicle (also called *Youpoli lü*).

*Fenbie gongde lun*, four fascicles (also called *Fenbie gongde jing*; sometimes in three or five fascicles).