開元釋教錄 11

English (machine translation) 11

Language: English

11.16 — 4 parts
11.26 — 4 parts

11.1

Compiled in the gengwu year by the śramaṇa Zhisheng of Western Chongfu Temple

11.2

Classified Catalogue of Vehicles and Piṭakas, Part Two

11.3

The Classified Catalogue is further divided into seven categories:

1. Catalogue of Works with Translators and Extant Texts (1,124 works, 5,048 fascicles)
2. Catalogue of Works with Translators but Lost Texts (1,148 works, 1,980 fascicles)
3. Catalogue of Independent Circulations of Extracted Sections (682 works, 812 fascicles)
4. Catalogue of Redundancies Deleted and Condensed (147 works, 408 fascicles)
5. Catalogue of Supplements for Omissions and Left-out Texts (306 works, 1,111 fascicles)
6. Catalogue of Doubtful Works Subject to Reinvestigation (fourteen works, nineteen fascicles)
7. Catalogue of Spurious and False Texts Confounding the Genuine (392 works, 1,055 fascicles)

11.5

1. Catalogue of Works with Translators and Extant Texts, Part One

11.6

Within this catalogue of extant texts, there are further three sections:
1. Catalogue of the Bodhisattva Piṭaka (686 works, 2,745 fascicles)
2. Catalogue of the Śrāvaka Piṭaka (330 works, 1,762 fascicles)
3. Catalogue of Records and Biographies of Sages and Saints (108 works, 541 fascicles)

11.7

Within the Catalogue of Works with Translators and Extant Texts, the Catalogue of the Bodhisattva Piṭaka, Part One of One

11.8

As for the Bodhisattvapiṭaka, it is the teaching expounded by the Mahāyāna. The lord of the teaching who is able to expound it is the Dharmakāya, eternally abiding, without cessation and without arising. The principle that is expounded is the vast and extensive suchness, which abandons names and transcends marks. Broadly it comprises the three distinct piṭakas, while specifically it consists of the twelve divisions. Beginning with the initial aspiration of the mind and culminating in the ten stages; doctrines of the three clarities and eight liberations; texts on the six perfections and four means of embracing—such classifications are what constitute this piṭaka. Beginning from the dingmao year of Emperor Ming of the Han down to the gengwu year of our Kaiyuan era, those currently circulating total 686 works, in 2,745 fascicles and 258 cases, gathered together into the Mahāyāna Dharma-piṭaka. The general and specific classifications and regulations are fully set forth below.

11.9

Bodhisattva Sūtra-piṭaka (563 works, 2,172 fascicles, 203 cases)
Bodhisattva Vinaya-piṭaka (twenty-six works, fifty-four fascicles, five cases)
Bodhisattva Abhidharma-piṭaka (ninety-seven works, 518 fascicles, fifty cases)

11.10

Mahāyāna sūtras in both retranslations and sole translations (432 works, 1,880 fascicles, 179 cases)

11.11

(Upon consulting past catalogues, all of them put sole translations first. In the present catalogue, retranslations are placed at the head. Why is this so? Because in the various retranslated sūtras, the texts and doctrines are complete, and technical terms and characteristics are firmly established; hence they are marked at the beginning. Furthermore, past catalogues simply named them "retranslations"; now the designation is changed to "retranslations and sole translations combined." This is because the Mahāprajñāpāramitā-sūtra has nine assemblies that are sole translations and seven assemblies that are retranslations, and the Mahāratnakūṭa-sūtra has twenty assemblies that are sole translations and twenty-nine assemblies that are retranslations. Merely saying "retranslations" does not completely encompass their reality. Other sūtras follow this pattern; therefore, it is termed "retranslations and sole translations combined." Furthermore, anciently translated sūtras all lacked front matter at their head, and as the times, years, and months of the translators grew increasingly distant, inquiries could no longer ascertain them. The term "anonymous translation" indeed arose from this. Now, having investigated the various ancient catalogues, I have determined the correctness, fully indicating the eras and translators at the heads of the sūtras. Those whose translations remain truly lost are recorded in the catalogue. May the posthumous teachings of Śākyamuni Buddha endure through the full span of sixty thousand years!)

11.12

Prajñā Section (New and old translations as well as branching sūtras are all compiled here; totaling twenty-one works, 736 fascicles, seventy-three cases)

11.13

(The Prajñā sūtras are placed first because they are the mother of all Buddhas. In past catalogues, their arrangement lacked sequential order. In the present catalogue, both Mahāyāna and Hīnayāna sūtras are arranged according to thematic sections. The Hīnayāna vinayas are sequenced based on their roots and branches. The Mahāyāna śāstras place commentaries on sūtras first, and treatises collecting and explaining doctrines are listed behind them. The Hīnayāna śāstras follow the order of the Sarvāstivāda school, taking the Jñānaprasthāna as the head, the six Pada-śāstras next, and the Vibhāṣā and other branch treatises compiled at the end. Biographies and compilations of sages and saints are divided into internal and external, distinguishing between the differences of the Western Regions (Daxia) and China (Shenzhou). The intention is to make the classifications distinct and easy for the reader to understand.)

11.14

Mahāprajñāpāramitā-sūtra (600 fascicles, 60 cases; translated by Tripiṭaka Master Xuanzang of the Great Tang at Yuhua Palace Monastery; appears in the Fan jing tu).
The above sūtra comprises a total of sixteen assemblies delivered at four locations, which combine repeated and sole translations; the details are listed as follows:
First assembly: spoken on Vulture Peak at Rājagṛha (400 fascicles).
The above is a newly translated sole translation, spanning from fascicle 1 to 400.
Second (repeated) assembly: spoken on Vulture Peak at Rājagṛha (78 fascicles; fourth translation).
The above is a newly translated repeated translation. It is a different translation of the same text as the older Pañcaviṃśatisāhasrikā (Dapin), Fangguang, and Guangzan prajñā[pāramitā] sūtras, spanning from fascicle 401 to 478. Compared to the older sūtras, it lacks chapters such as Sadāprarudita, but the rest of the meaning is largely identical.
Third (repeated) assembly: spoken on Vulture Peak at Rājagṛha (59 fascicles).
The above is a newly translated sole translation, spanning from fascicle 479 to 537.
Fourth (repeated) assembly: spoken on Vulture Peak at Rājagṛha (18 fascicles; eighth translation).
The above is a newly translated repeated translation. It is a different translation of the same text as the older Daoxing, Xiaopin, Mingdu, and Chang'an chapter sūtras, spanning from fascicle 538 to 555. Compared to the older sūtras, it likewise lacks chapters such as Sadāprarudita, while the rest of the meaning is no different.
Fifth (repeated) assembly: spoken on Vulture Peak at Rājagṛha (10 fascicles).
The above is a newly translated sole translation, spanning from fascicle 556 to 565.
Sixth (repeated) assembly: spoken on Vulture Peak at Rājagṛha (8 fascicles; second translation).
The above is a newly translated repeated translation. It is a different translation of the same text as the older Devarājapravara-prajñāpāramitā-sūtra, spanning from fascicle 566 to 573.
Seventh assembly: spoken in Anāthapiṇḍada's park at Śrāvastī, the Mañjuśrī Section (2 fascicles; third translation).
The above is a newly translated repeated translation. It is a different translation of the same text as the two older translations of the Mañjuśrī-prajñāpāramitā-sūtra, corresponding to fascicles 574 and 575.
Eighth (repeated) assembly: spoken in Anāthapiṇḍada's park at Śrāvastī, the Nāgaśrī Section (1 fascicle; third translation).
The above is a newly translated repeated translation. It is a different translation of the same text as the older Rushi pusa fenwei jing and others, corresponding to fascicle 576.
Ninth (repeated) assembly: spoken in Anāthapiṇḍada's park at Śrāvastī, the Vajracchedikā Section (1 fascicle; fourth translation).
The above is a newly translated repeated translation. It is a different translation of the same text as the four newer and older translations of the Diamond Prajñā, corresponding to fascicle 577.
Tenth assembly: spoken in the palace of the king of the Paranirmitavaśavartin Heaven, the Prajñānaya Section (1 fascicle; first translation).
The above is a newly translated repeated translation. It is a different translation of the same text as the later translation, the Shixiang bore jing, corresponding to fascicle 578.
Eleventh (repeated) assembly: spoken in Anāthapiṇḍada's park at Śrāvastī, the Dānapāramitā Section (5 fascicles).
The above is a newly translated sole translation, spanning from fascicle 579 to 583.
Twelfth (repeated) assembly: spoken in Anāthapiṇḍada's park at Śrāvastī, the Śīlapāramitā Section (5 fascicles).
The above is a newly translated sole translation, spanning from fascicle 584 to 588.
Thirteenth (repeated) assembly: spoken in Anāthapiṇḍada's park at Śrāvastī, the Kṣāntipāramitā Section (1 fascicle).
The above is a newly translated sole translation, corresponding to fascicle 589.
Fourteenth (repeated) assembly: spoken in Anāthapiṇḍada's park at Śrāvastī, the Vīryapāramitā Section (1 fascicle).
The above is a newly translated sole translation, corresponding to fascicle 590.
Fifteenth (repeated) assembly: spoken on Vulture Peak at Rājagṛha, the Dhyānapāramitā Section (2 fascicles).
The above is a newly translated sole translation, corresponding to fascicles 591 and 592.
Sixteenth assembly: spoken beside the Heron Pond in the Bamboo Grove at Rājagṛha, the Prajñāpāramitā Section (8 fascicles).
The above is a newly translated sole translation, spanning from fascicle 593 to 600.
Fangguang banruo boluomi jing, 30 fascicles (or 20 fascicles; 3 cases).
Translated under the Western Jin by Tripiṭaka Master Mokṣala together with Zhu Shulan (second translation).
Mohe banruo boluomi jing, 40 fascicles (also titled Dapin banruo jing; or 30 fascicles; 4 cases).
Translated under the Later Qin by Tripiṭaka Master Kumārajīva together with Sengrui and others (second translation).
Guangzan banruo boluomi jing, 15 fascicles (or 10 fascicles).
Translated under the Western Jin by Tripiṭaka Master Dharmarakṣa (first translation).
The above three sūtras are different translations of the same text as the second assembly of the Mahāprajñāpāramitā. The Guangzan banruo is roughly one-third the size of the new sūtra, and after the "Scattering Flowers Chapter" the text is entirely missing. Furthermore, according to the preface to the Xiaopin by Sengrui of the Later Qin: "There are altogether four kinds of primary texts of this sūtra, which were spoken in broad or concise forms by the Buddha at different times to accommodate those being converted. The longer version is said to have 100,000 verses, and the shorter 600 verses. This Dapin is the medium-length version in Tianzhu." In accordance with this medium-length version, we know that it shares the same Sanskrit original as the second assembly of the Great Sūtra (the Mahāprajñāpāramitā-śāstra composed by the Bodhisattva Nāgārjuna comments on the Dapin jing).
Mohe banruo boluomi chao jing, 5 fascicles (also titled Xuputi pin, also titled Chang'an pin).
Translated under the Former Qin by the Tianzhu śramaṇa Dharmapriya together with Zhu Fonian (sixth translation).
The above one sūtra is stated in the two catalogues of Changfang and Neidian to be an abridgment of a foreign sūtra, but upon investigation this remains unconfirmed. Judging by its textual meaning, it is in fact a different translation of the same text as the Xiaopin, Daoxing jing, and others. Therefore, the opening title reads: "Mohe banruo boluomi jing, Daoxing Chapter 1." However, more than two-thirds of the text is missing; based on the Daoxing jing, the final ten chapters are lacking.
The above two works [total] 20 fascicles, in 2 cases.
Daoxing banruo boluomi jing, 10 fascicles (also titled Banruo daoxing pin; or 8 fascicles; 1 case).
Translated under the Later Han by the Yuezhi Tripiṭaka Master Lokakṣema (first translation).
Xiaopin banruo boluomi jing, 10 fascicles (or 7 fascicles, or 8 fascicles; 1 case).
Translated under the Later Qin by Tripiṭaka Master Kumārajīva (seventh translation).
Da mingdu wuji jing, 4 fascicles (also simply titled Da mingdu jing; or 6 fascicles).
Translated under the Wu by the Yuezhi upāsaka Zhi Qian (third translation).
The above four sūtras are different translations of the same text as the fourth assembly of the Mahāprajñāpāramitā (The Xin daoxing jing translated under the Western Jin by Tripiṭaka Master Dharmarakṣa exists only in name without an actual text; even if preserved in various canons, its text is identical to the Xiaopin, differing only in title, so it is not listed again; of the eight translations earlier and later, five survive and three are lost).
Sheng tianwang banruo boluomi jing, 7 fascicles.
Translated under the Chen by Upasunya, prince of the country of Ujjayinī (first translation).
The above one sūtra is a different translation of the same text as the sixth assembly of the Mahāprajñāpāramitā.
The above two works [total] 11 fascicles, in the same case.
Wenshushili suoshuo mohe banruo boluomi jing, 2 fascicles (or 1 fascicle, 21 sheets).
Translated under the Liang by the Funan Tripiṭaka Master Mandrasena (first translation).
The above one sūtra is also titled Wenshu banruo boluomi jing. The beginning lacks the ten tiers of light, and the end contains the single-practice samādhi; where the text says "Mañjuśrī Kumārabhūta," this is it. It was also incorporated into the Ratnakūṭa as the forty-sixth assembly. Because its title is the same as the subsequent sūtra, for fear of confusion, it is presented again here.
Wenshushili suoshuo banruo boluomi jing, 1 fascicle (20 sheets).
Translated under the Liang by the Funan Tripiṭaka Master Saṅghapāla (gleaned and incorporated; third translation).
The above one sūtra has the ten tiers of light at the beginning, and lacks the single-practice samādhi at the end; where the text says "Mañjuśrī Dharmarājaputra," this is it. In praising the virtues of the bodhisattvas and listing their names at the beginning, this edition is slightly more extensive. Furthermore, these two sūtras each have parts that are broader or more concise than the other.
The above two sūtras are different translations of the same text as the Mañjuśrī Section of the seventh assembly of the Mahāprajñāpāramitā.
Rushi pusa wushang qingjing fenwei jing, 2 fascicles (also titled Jueliao zhufa ruhuanhua sanmei jing).
Translated under the Song by the śramaṇa Master Xiang in Nanhai Commandery (second translation).
The above one sūtra is a different translation of the same text as the Nāgaśrī Section of the eighth assembly of the Mahāprajñāpāramitā. Comparing the new and old, the older sūtra is slightly broader (of three translations earlier and later, two survive and one is lost).
Vajracchedikā-prajñāpāramitā-sūtra, 1 fascicle (opening: Śrāvastī).
Translated under the Later Qin by Tripiṭaka Master Kumārajīva (first translation).
Vajracchedikā-prajñāpāramitā-sūtra, 1 fascicle (opening: Bhagavān).
Translated under the Northern Wei by the Tianzhu Tripiṭaka Master Bodhiruci (second translation).
Vajracchedikā-prajñāpāramitā-sūtra, 1 fascicle (opening: Jeta Grove).
Translated under the Chen by the Tianzhu Tripiṭaka Master Paramārtha (third translation).
Nengduan jingang banruo boluomiduo jing, 1 fascicle (opening: Śrāvastī).
Translated under the Great Tang by Tripiṭaka Master Xuanzang; appears in the Neidian lu (fourth translation).
Nengduan jingang banruo boluomiduo jing, 1 fascicle (opening: City of Renown).
Translated in the reign of the Heavenly Empress of the Great Tang by Tripiṭaka Master Yijing (newly catalogued; fifth translation).
The above five sūtras are different translations of the same text. Its fourth version, the Nengduan banruo, was translated in the twenty-second year of Zhenguan by the śramaṇa Xuanzang while accompanying the imperial retinue at the Hongfa Terrace of Yuhua Palace. Later, in the fifth year of Xianqing, when he translated the Mahāprajñāpāramitā at Yuhua Monastery, it corresponded to the ninth section, the Vajracchedikā Section; the complete text was incorporated and was not re-translated. According to the precedent for various sūtras, when a text ought to be subsumed within a major division, it is treated as an extracted text; in this catalogue, it ought not to be recorded twice. However, because its title is identical to the one translated by the śramaṇa Yijing, for fear of confusion, it is presented again here (treatises composed by three masters all comment on this sūtra).
Shixiang banruo boluomi jing, 1 fascicle.
Translated in the reign of the Heavenly Empress of the Great Tang by the Tianzhu Tripiṭaka Master Bodhiruci (appears in the Dazhou lu; second translation).
The above one sūtra is a different translation of the same text as the Prajñānaya Section of the tenth assembly of the Mahāprajñāpāramitā. However, in the Western Regions there are broad and concise Sanskrit texts; thus, while the textual meaning of the Shixiang and the Lique is identical, their scale differs slightly.
Renwang huguo banruo boluomi jing, 2 fascicles (or 1 fascicle).
Translated under the Later Qin by Tripiṭaka Master Kumārajīva (second translation; of three translations, two are lost).
Mohe banruo boluomi damingzhou jing, 1 fascicle.
Translated under the Later Qin by Tripiṭaka Master Kumārajīva (appears in the jingti; first translation; gleaned and incorporated).
Prajñāpāramitā-hṛdaya-sūtra, 1 fascicle.
Translated under the Great Tang by Tripiṭaka Master Xuanzang (appears in the Neidian lu; second translation).
The above two sūtras are different translations of the same text (of three translations earlier and later, two survive and one is lost; the Prajñā-hṛdaya was listed as a sole translation in older catalogues, but is newly verified to be a repeated translation; although the overarching principles of the three sūtras including the Renwang banruo harmonize with the major division, the full texts are not found in the major division; they are subsumed under branch divisions and are not derived from it).
The above twelve works [total] 15 fascicles, in the same case.

11.15

Ratnakūṭa Division (the repeated versions of various assemblies are arranged in sequence, totaling 82 works; because these were combined into a composite work, the original count is retained; recorded above as 169 fascicles, in 17 cases).

11.16.1

Mahāratnakūṭa-sūtra, one hundred and twenty fascicles (twelve cases).
Translated by Bodhiruci, Tripiṭaka Master from South India, and others, under the Great Tang (newly compiled into the catalogue).
The above sūtra consists of forty-nine assemblies in total, comprising both new and old, repeat and sole translations, brought together into a single work. (Together, the new and old comprise twenty assemblies that are sole translations, and twenty-nine assemblies that are repeat translations. Among these, twenty-six assemblies were newly translated by Bodhiruci, Tripiṭaka Master of the Great Tang, while twenty-three assemblies are older translations as well as previous translations under the Tang; Bodhiruci collated them against the Sanskrit text, found them identical, and compiled them into the sequence of assemblies, which are fully listed as follows:)
1. Assembly on the Three Sets of Precepts (Trisaṃvara-nirdeśa), three fascicles.
Newly translated by Bodhiruci, Tripiṭaka Master of the Great Tang (second translation).
The above is a newly translated repeat text. It is a different translation of the same text as the older Great Vaipulya Sūtra on the Three Precepts. It runs from fascicle 1 to fascicle 3.
2. Assembly on the Immeasurable Adornments (Anantamukha-pariśodhana-nirdeśa), four fascicles.
Newly translated by Bodhiruci, Tripiṭaka Master of the Great Tang.
The above is a newly translated sole text. It runs from fascicle 4 to fascicle 7.
3. Assembly on Guhyakādhipati Vajrapāṇi (Guhyaka-nirdeśa), seven fascicles.
Translated by Dharmarakṣa, Tripiṭaka Master of the Western Jin (collated and compiled into the assembly sequence).
The above is an older translation and a sole text. It runs from fascicle 8 to fascicle 14.
4. Assembly on the Śuddhāvāsa Deva (Śuddhāvāsaparipṛcchā), two fascicles.
Translated by Dharmarakṣa, Tripiṭaka Master of the Western Jin (taken from Fashang's Catalogue, collated, and compiled into the assembly sequence).
The above is an older translation and a sole text. It was originally titled Sūtra on the Dreams Explained by the Bodhisattva. It was newly renamed Assembly on the Śuddhāvāsa Deva. It corresponds to fascicles 15 and 16. (Upon close examination, its phrasing is slightly unlike Dharmarakṣa's sūtras. Catalogues like that of Changfang all state it to be an anonymous translation. Fashang's Catalogue states that it was produced by Dharmarakṣa; now I tentatively settle it according to Fashang's Catalogue.)
5. Assembly on the Tathāgata Amitāyus (Sukhāvatī-vyūha), two fascicles.
Newly translated by Bodhiruci, Tripiṭaka Master of the Great Tang (eleventh translation).
The above is a newly translated repeat text. It is a different translation of the same text as the older Sūtras on the Immeasurable Pure Equal Enlightenment, the Great Amitābha, and Amitāyus. It corresponds to fascicles 17 and 18.
6. Assembly on the Tathāgata Akṣobhya (Akṣobhya-tathāgatasya-vyūha), two fascicles.
Newly translated by Bodhiruci, Tripiṭaka Master of the Great Tang (third translation).
The above is a newly translated repeat text. It is a different translation of the same text as the older Sūtra of the Land of Akṣobhya Buddha. It corresponds to fascicles 19 and 20.
7. Assembly on the Armor-clad Adornment (Varmavyūha-nirdeśa), five fascicles.
Newly translated by Bodhiruci, Tripiṭaka Master of the Great Tang.
The above is a newly translated sole text. It runs from fascicle 21 to fascicle 25.
8. Assembly on the Non-differentiation of the Nature of the Dharmadhātu (Dharmadhātuprakṛty-asaṃbheda-nirdeśa), two fascicles.
Translated by Mandrasena, Tripiṭaka Master of the Liang (second translation, collated, and compiled into the assembly sequence).
The above is an older translation and a repeat text. It is a different translation of the same text as the Sūtra on the Nature of the Dharmadhātu translated by Tongshou [Kumārajīva] under the Yao Qin. It corresponds to fascicles 26 and 27. (The Qin translation is lost.)
9. Assembly on the Ten Dharmas of the Mahāyāna (Dharmasaṅgīti), one fascicle.
Translated by Buddhaśānta, Tripiṭaka Master of the Northern Wei (second translation, collated, and compiled into the assembly sequence).
The above is an older translation and a repeat text. It is a different translation of the same text as the Sūtra on the Ten Dharmas of the Mahāyāna translated by Zhongkai [Saṅghapāla] of the Liang (the one that opens with "Bhagavat"). It corresponds to fascicle 28. (The sūtra texts titled as translated by Saṅghapāla are errors.)
10. Assembly on Mañjuśrī's Universal Gate (Samantamukha-parivarta), one fascicle.
Newly translated by Bodhiruci, Tripiṭaka Master of the Great Tang (third translation).
The above is a newly translated repeat text. It is a different translation of the same text as the older Sūtra on the Universal Gate Chapter. It corresponds to fascicle 29.
11. Assembly on the Manifestation of Radiance (Raśmisamatikrānta-nirdeśa), five fascicles.
Newly translated by Bodhiruci, Tripiṭaka Master of the Great Tang.
The above is a newly translated sole text. It runs from fascicle 30 to fascicle 34.
12. Assembly on the Bodhisattvapiṭaka (Bodhisattvapiṭaka), twenty fascicles.
Translated by Xuanzang, Tripiṭaka Master of the Great Tang (taken from the Neidian Catalogue, collated, and compiled into the assembly sequence).
The above is an older translation under the Tang and a sole text. It runs from fascicle 35 to fascicle 54. (As for this Bodhisattvapiṭaka Assembly, according to the Great Zhou Catalogue it was entered among repeat translations, claiming to be a different translation of the same text as the three-fascicle Bodhisattvapiṭaka Sūtra; this is a grave error. Though their titles are identical, the amount of text is completely different, and upon examining their text and meaning they are even further apart. That three-fascicle Bodhisattvapiṭaka Sūtra is also compiled into this collection, being the Pūrṇa Assembly. Now I alter the old track and treat it as a sole translation.)
13. Assembly on the Buddha Explaining the Abiding in the Womb to Ānanda (Ānandagarbhāvakrānti-nirdeśa), one fascicle.
Newly translated by Bodhiruci, Tripiṭaka Master of the Great Tang (second translation).
The above is a newly translated repeat text. It is a different translation of the same text as the older Sūtra on the Embryo in the Womb. It corresponds to fascicle 55.
14. Assembly on the Buddha Expounding the Descent into the Womb (Nandagarbhāvakrānti-nirdeśa), two fascicles.
Translated by Yijing, Tripiṭaka Master of the Great Tang (collated and compiled into the assembly sequence).
The above is an older translation under the Tang and a sole text. It corresponds to fascicles 56 and 57. (This Descent into the Womb Assembly was originally titled Sūtra on the Buddha Explaining Leaving the Household and Entering the Womb to Nanda, found in fascicles 11 and 12 of the Mūlasarvāstivāda-vinaya-kṣudrakavastu. Tripiṭaka Master Yijing extracted it as an independently circulating text. Bodhiruci collated it against the Sanskrit text, found it identical, and compiled it into the assembly sequence; since it was not re-translated, it is a sole text. Furthermore, compared with the story in the Saṃyuktaratnapiṭaka-sūtra of Nanda being urged by the Buddha to leave the household, although they are slightly alike at the beginning, they are completely different later on, so they should not be treated as repeat translations. Judging from their text and doctrine, this assembly as well as the previous assembly should properly belong to the Śrāvakapiṭaka; now that they are compiled into the Ratnakūṭa, they are comprehensively subsumed under the Bodhisattvapiṭaka.)
15. Assembly on Mañjuśrī's Prediction (Mañjuśrī-buddhakṣetraguṇa-vyūha), three fascicles.
Translated by Śikṣānanda, Tripiṭaka Master of Khotan under the Heavenly Empress of the Great Tang (third translation, collated, and compiled into the assembly sequence).
The above is an older translation under the Tang and a repeat text. It is a different translation of the same text as the older Sūtra on the Purification of the Buddha Land of Mañjuśrī. It runs from fascicle 58 to fascicle 60.
16. Assembly on the Bodhisattva Discerning Reality (Pitāputrasaṃāgama), sixteen fascicles.
Translated by Narendrayaśas, Tripiṭaka Master of the Northern Qi (collated and compiled into the assembly sequence).
The above is an older translation and a sole text. It runs from fascicle 61 to fascicle 76.
17. Assembly on Pūrṇa (Pūrṇa-paripṛcchā), three fascicles.
Translated by Kumārajīva, Tripiṭaka Master of the Yao Qin (second translation, collated, and compiled into the assembly sequence).
The above is an older translation and a repeat text. It was originally titled Bodhisattvapiṭaka Sūtra, and also titled Sūtra of the Mind of Great Compassion. It is a different translation of the same text as the Bodhisattvapiṭaka Sūtra translated by Dharmarakṣa under the Western Jin. It runs from fascicle 77 to fascicle 79. (The Jin translation is lost.)
18. Assembly on Bodhisattva Rāṣṭrapāla (Rāṣṭrapāla-paripṛcchā), two fascicles.
Translated by Jñānagupta, Tripiṭaka Master of the Sui (taken from the Neidian Catalogue, collated, and compiled into the assembly sequence).
The above is an older translation and a sole text. It corresponds to fascicles 80 and 81.
19. Assembly on the Elder Ugra (Ugra-paripṛcchā), one fascicle.
Translated by Saṅghavarman, Tripiṭaka Master of the Cao Wei (third translation, collated, and compiled into the assembly sequence).
The above is an older translation and a repeat text. It is a different translation of the same text as the Dharma Mirror Sūtra and the Sūtra on the Bodhisattva's Practice Inquired by Ugra the Householder. It corresponds to fascicle 82. (The sūtra texts attributing it to Kang Sengyi are errors.)
20. Assembly on the Inexhaustible Hidden Treasury (Vidyutprāpta-paripṛcchā), two fascicles.
Newly translated by Bodhiruci, Tripiṭaka Master of the Great Tang.
The above is a newly translated sole text. It corresponds to fascicles 83 and 84.

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Assembly 21: Conferring the Prophecy on the Illusionist Bhadra, in one fascicle.
Newly translated by the Tripiṭaka Master Bodhiruci of the Great Tang (second translation).
The above is a newly translated variant text. It is a different translation of the same text as the older Sūtra of the Illusionist Renxian (Bhadra).
It corresponds to fascicle 85.

Assembly 22: The Great Divine Transformation, in two fascicles.
Newly translated by the Tripiṭaka Master Bodhiruci of the Great Tang.
The above is a newly translated sole translation. It corresponds to fascicle 86 and fascicle 87.

Assembly 23: Mahākāśyapa, in two fascicles.
Translated by Upasūna, prince of the realm of Ujjayinī, under the Northern Wei (collated, verified, and incorporated).
The above is an older translated sole translation. It corresponds to fascicle 88 and fascicle 89.

Assembly 24: Upāli, in one fascicle.
Newly translated by the Tripiṭaka Master Bodhiruci of the Great Tang (second translation).
The above is a newly translated variant text. It is a different translation of the same text as the older Sūtra on Determining the Vinaya.
It corresponds to fascicle 90.

Assembly 25: Arousing the Resolute Aspiration, in two fascicles.
Newly translated by the Tripiṭaka Master Bodhiruci of the Great Tang (third translation).
The above is a newly translated variant text. It is a different translation of the same text as the older Sūtra on Awakening and Purifying the Mind.
It corresponds to fascicle 91 and fascicle 92.

Assembly 26: Subāhu Bodhisattva, in two fascicles.
Translated by the Tripiṭaka Master Kumārajīva under the Later Qin (sourced from the catalogue of Fashang; collated, verified, and incorporated).
The above is an older translated sole translation. It corresponds to fascicle 93 and fascicle 94.
(Regarding this Subāhu Assembly, the Great Zhou Catalogue says that it is a different translation of the same text as the Sūtra of the Bodhisattva Who Sustains Humankind, the Sūtra of Upholding the World, and the Sūtra of the Chapter of the Well-Shouldered [Bodhisattva], etc., but this is incorrect. Examining its literary style and reasoning, the doctrinal purports are vastly different from the Sūtra of the One Who Sustains Humankind and others. As for the Sūtra of the Well-Shouldered, it is an excerpt made from the Subāhu Sūtra, analogous to the Universal Gate Chapter of the Lotus Sūtra. Since there are such differences, it is considered a sole translation.)

Assembly 27: Surata Bodhisattva, in one fascicle.
Newly translated by the Tripiṭaka Master Bodhiruci of the Great Tang.
The above is a newly translated sole translation. It corresponds to fascicle 95.

Assembly 28: Vīradatta the Elder, in one fascicle.
Newly translated by the Tripiṭaka Master Bodhiruci of the Great Tang.
The above is a newly translated sole translation. It corresponds to fascicle 96.

Assembly 29: King Udayana, in one fascicle.
Newly translated by the Tripiṭaka Master Bodhiruci of the Great Tang (second translation).
The above is a newly translated variant text. It is a different translation of the same text as the older Sūtra of King Udayana. It corresponds to fascicle 97 (the newer and older versions differ in being more extensive or concise).

Assembly 30: Sumati the Maiden, sharing one fascicle with the following assembly.
Newly translated by the Tripiṭaka Master Bodhiruci of the Great Tang (fourth translation).
The above is a newly translated variant text. It is a different translation of the same text as the two older translations of the Sumati Sūtra and Bodhiruci's earlier translated Sūtra of the Maiden Sumati. It corresponds to fascicle 98, from the beginning to the middle. (The text of his earlier translated Sumati Sūtra was in the Eastern Capital; it was searched for but not found.)

Assembly 31: The Upāsikā Gaṅgottarā (shares the same fascicle with the preceding).
Newly translated by the Tripiṭaka Master Bodhiruci of the Great Tang.
The above is a newly translated sole translation. It corresponds to fascicle 98, from the middle to the end.

Assembly 32: Akṣayamati Bodhisattva, in one fascicle.
Translated by the Tripiṭaka Master Buddhaśānta under the Northern Wei (fifth translation; collated, verified, and incorporated).
The above is an older translated variant text. It is a different translation of the same text as the Sūtra of King Ajātaśatru's Daughter, Bodhisattva Aśokadattā, etc. It corresponds to fascicle 99.

Assembly 33: The Resolute Eloquence of the Bodhisattva Vimaladattā, in one fascicle.
Translated by the Upāsaka Nie Daozhen under the Western Jin (second translation; collated, verified, and incorporated).
The above is an older translated variant text. It is a different translation of the same text as the Sūtra of the Maiden Vimaladattā and the Sūtra on Obtaining the Impeccable Maiden. It corresponds to fascicle 100. (The attribution of the text's title to Dharmarakṣa is an error. The Sūtra of the Maiden Vimaladattā was translated by Dharmarakṣa, as clarified below.)

Assembly 34: The Bodhisattva Puṣpaguṇasañcaya, sharing one fascicle with the following assembly.
Newly translated by the Tripiṭaka Master Bodhiruci of the Great Tang.
The above is a newly translated sole translation. It corresponds to fascicle 101, from the beginning to the middle.

Assembly 35: The Deva-putra Bhadraśrī (shares the same fascicle with the preceding).
Newly translated by the Tripiṭaka Master Bodhiruci of the Great Tang (third translation).
The above is a newly translated variant text. It is a different translation of the same text as Bodhiruci's earlier translated Sūtra on the Inconceivable Realm of the Buddhas Spoken by Mañjuśrī. It corresponds to fascicle 101, from the middle to the end.

Assembly 36: The Deva-putra Susthitamati, in four fascicles.
Translated by the Tripiṭaka Master Dharmagupta under the Sui (sourced from the Neidian Lu; seventh translation; collated, verified, and incorporated).
The above is an older translated variant text. It is a different translation of the same text as the Sūtra on the Illusion-like Samādhi and the Sūtra of the Noble Susthitamati, etc. It runs from fascicle 102 to fascicle 105.

Assembly 37: Prince Ajātaśatru (shared across three fascicles with the following assembly).
Newly translated by the Tripiṭaka Master Bodhiruci of the Great Tang (third translation).
The above is a newly translated variant text. It is a different translation of the same text as the two older sūtras, the Prince Shuohu and Prince Hexiu. It corresponds to fascicle 106, from the beginning to the middle.

Assembly 38: Mahāyāna Skill-in-Means (shared across three fascicles with the preceding assembly).
Translated by the Indian Upāsaka Zhu Nandi under the Eastern Jin (third translation; collated, verified, and incorporated).
The above is an older translated variant text. It is a different translation of the same text as the Sūtra on the Superior Wisdom Bodhisattva's Inquiries on the Great Skill-in-Means, etc. It runs from the middle of fascicle 106 to the end of fascicle 108. (The attribution in the text title to the Western Jin is an error.)

Assembly 39: Bhadrapāla the Elder, in two fascicles.
Translated by the Tripiṭaka Master Jñānagupta under the Sui (first translation; collated, verified, and incorporated).
The above is an older translated variant text. Its original title was the Sūtra on the Transference of Consciousness; it has now been retitled the Assembly of Bhadrapāla the Elder (the original Sūtra on the Transference of Consciousness lacked the introductory verification of faith, which has now been newly added to the Ratnakūṭa version). It is a different translation of the same text as the Sūtra on the Manifestation of Consciousness. It corresponds to fascicle 109 and fascicle 110.

Assembly 40: The Maiden Śraddhādā (sharing a fascicle with the three subsequent assemblies).
Newly translated by the Tripiṭaka Master Bodhiruci of the Great Tang.
The above is a newly translated sole translation. It corresponds to the beginning of fascicle 111.

Assembly 41: Bodhisattva Maitreya's Inquiries on the Eight Dharmas.
Translated by the Tripiṭaka Master Bodhiruci under the Northern Wei (third translation; collated, verified, and incorporated).
The above is an older translated variant text. Its original title was the Sūtra Spoken in Response to the Inquiries of Bodhisattva Maitreya. It is a different translation of the same text as the Mahāyāna Vaipulya Essential Wisdom Sūtra. It corresponds to the middle of fascicle 111. (This Eight Dharmas Assembly has an explanatory commentary in five fascicles; the Essential Wisdom Sūtra is merely somewhat abridged in its text.)

Assembly 42: Spoken in Response to the Inquiries of Bodhisattva Maitreya (sharing a fascicle with the three preceding assemblies).
Newly translated by the Tripiṭaka Master Bodhiruci of the Great Tang (third translation).
The above is a newly translated variant text. It is a different translation of the same text as the older Sūtra of the Original Vows Inquired by Bodhisattva Maitreya, etc. It corresponds to the end of fascicle 111 (the text title attribution to the Western Jin

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Those that say it was translated by Dharmarakṣa are mistaken; the earlier *Original Vows Sūtra* was indeed translated by Dharmarakṣa, as is shown below.)

43rd Assembly: Assembly of Bodhisattva Samantamukha (Puming), in one fascicle.
Anonymous translation (now appended to the Qin catalogue; compared and verified to be identical, and entered into the assembly sequence; 3rd translation).
The above is an earlier translation of duplicate texts. It is the old single-fascicle *Mahāratnakūṭa-sūtra*, newly renamed the *Assembly of Bodhisattva Samantamukha*. It is a different translation of the same text as the two sūtras *Mahāyāna-ratnacūḍa* and *Fo yiri moni bao jing*. It corresponds to fascicle 112 (this earlier *Ratnakūṭa* text has an explanatory treatise in four fascicles).

44th Assembly: Assembly of the Heap of Precious Beams (Ratnarāśi), in two fascicles.
Translated by the Northern Liang śramaṇa Shi Daogong (compared and verified to be identical, and entered into the assembly sequence).
The above is an earlier translation and sole translation. It corresponds to fascicles 113 and 114.

45th Assembly: Assembly of Bodhisattva Akṣayamati (combined with the following, in two fascicles).
Newly translated by Bodhiruci, Tripiṭaka master of the Great Tang.
The above is a new translation and sole translation. It corresponds to the beginning of fascicle 115.

46th Assembly: Assembly of Mañjuśrī Expounding Prajñā (combined with the preceding, in two fascicles).
Translated by Mandrasena, Tripiṭaka master of the Liang (1st translation; compared and verified to be identical, and entered into the assembly sequence).
The above is an earlier translation of duplicate texts. It is a different translation of the same text as the *Mañjuśrī Section of the Mahāprajñāpāramitā* and the *Mañjuśrī-prajñā* translated by Zhikai. It runs from the middle of fascicle 115 to the end of fascicle 116 (the manuscript titles attributing it to Sanghabhara are erroneous).

47th Assembly: Assembly of Bodhisattva Ratnacūḍa, in two fascicles.
Translated by Dharmarakṣa, Tripiṭaka master of the Western Jin (separate chapter; 2nd translation; compared and verified to be identical, and entered into the assembly sequence).
The above is an earlier translation of duplicate texts. Also titled *Bodhisattva-viśuddha-caryā-sūtra*. It is a different translation of the same text as the *Ratnacūḍa Chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta* and the *Bodhisattva-viśuddha-caryā-sūtra* produced by Kang Senghui. It corresponds to fascicles 117 and 118 (this Ratnacūḍa assembly has an explanatory treatise in one fascicle).

48th Assembly: Assembly of Queen Śrīmālā, in one fascicle.
Newly translated by Bodhiruci, Tripiṭaka master of the Great Tang (3rd translation).
The above is a new translation of duplicate texts. It is a different translation of the same text as the earlier *Śrīmālādevī-siṃhanāda-ekayāna-mahāvaipulya-sūtra*, etc. It corresponds to fascicle 119.

49th Assembly: Assembly of the Rṣi Vyāsa, in one fascicle.
Newly translated by Bodhiruci, Tripiṭaka master of the Great Tang (2nd translation).
The above is a new translation of duplicate texts. It is a different translation of the same text as the earlier *Vyāsa-paripṛcchā-sūtra*. It corresponds to fascicle 120 (when this newly translated text is compared to the earlier sūtra, its closing text is deficient by nearly one sheet; some people appended the earlier sūtra to it to make the precious intention complete).

*Mahāvaipulya-trisaṃvara-sūtra*, in three fascicles.
Translated by Dharmakṣema, Indian Tripiṭaka master of the Northern Liang (taken from Fashang's catalogue; 1st translation).
The above single sūtra is a different translation of the same text as the first assembly of the *Ratnakūṭa*, the *Three Moralities Assembly*.

*Wuliang qingjing pingdengjue jing*, in two fascicles (also simply called *Wuliang qingjing jing*; 2nd translation).
Translated by Lokakṣema, Yuezhi Tripiṭaka master of the Later Han.
*Amitābha-sūtra*, in two fascicles (inner title reads *Amitābha-samyaksambuddha-sarvabuddha-svāhā-pāramitā-sūtra*).
Translated by Zhi Qian, courtesy name Gongming, Yuezhi upāsaka of the Wu (3rd translation).
*Sukhāvatīvyūha-sūtra*, in two fascicles.
Translated by Saṅghavarman, Indian Tripiṭaka master of the Cao Wei (4th translation).
The above three sūtras are different translations of the same text as the fifth assembly of the *Ratnakūṭa*, the *Amitāyus Assembly* (for this fifth assembly there were eleven translations, new and old; seven translations are lost; Bodhisattva Vasubandhu composed an explanatory treatise in one fascicle based on the meaning of the sūtra).
The above four sūtras in nine fascicles are contained in the same case.

*Akṣobhyatathāgatasyavyūha-sūtra*, in two fascicles (also called *Akṣobhya-buddhakṣetra-sarvabodhisattva-śikṣā-samāpti-sūtra*).
Translated by Lokakṣema, Yuezhi Tripiṭaka master of the Later Han (1st translation; of three translations, one is lost).
The above single sūtra is a different translation of the same text as the sixth assembly of the *Ratnakūṭa*, the *Akṣobhya-tathāgata Assembly*.

*Mahāyāna-daśadharmaka-sūtra*, in one fascicle (begins with: 'The Buddha was staying in Rājagṛha').
Translated by Sanghabhara, Funan Tripiṭaka master of the Liang (supplemented and included; 1st translation).
The above single sūtra is a different translation of the same text as the ninth assembly of the *Ratnakūṭa*, the *Ten Dharmas of Mahāyāna Assembly*.

*Samantamukha-parivarta-sūtra*, in one fascicle (also called *Samantamukha-sūtra*).
Translated by Dharmarakṣa, Tripiṭaka master of the Western Jin (1st translation).
The above single sūtra is a different translation of the same text as the tenth assembly of the *Ratnakūṭa*, the *Mañjuśrī-samantamukha Assembly* (the Zhou Catalogue's taking it as an extraction from the Lotus Sūtra is utterly mistaken; of three translations, new and old, one translation is lost).

*Garbhāvakrānti-sūtra*, in one fascicle (also named *Garbhāvakrānti-śarīra-grahaṇa-sūtra*).
Translated by Dharmarakṣa, Tripiṭaka master of the Western Jin (1st translation).
The above single sūtra is a different translation of the same text as the thirteenth assembly of the *Ratnakūṭa*, the *Buddha Expounds to Ānanda the Dwelling in the Womb Assembly* (this Garbhāvakrānti-sūtra was catalogued in the older catalogues as a Hīnayāna sole translation; it is now attached here according to its classification).

*Mañjuśrī-buddhakṣetra-guṇavyūha-sūtra*, in two fascicles (or simply called *Śuddhadeśa-sūtra*, also simply called *Buddhadeśa-viśuddhi-sūtra*).
Translated by Dharmarakṣa, Tripiṭaka master of the Western Jin (1st translation; of three translations, one is lost).
The above single sūtra is a different translation of the same text as the fifteenth assembly of the *Ratnakūṭa*, the *Mañjuśrī Prediction Assembly*.

*Dharmādarśa-sūtra*, in two fascicles (or one fascicle).
Translated by An Xuan, Parthian upāsaka of the Later Han, together with the śramaṇa Yan Fotiao (1st translation).
The above six sūtras in nine fascicles are contained in the same case.

*Ugraparipṛcchā-sūtra*, in one fascicle (or called *Ugra-gṛhapati-sūtra*, or in two fascicles).
Translated by Dharmarakṣa, Tripiṭaka master of the Western Jin (4th translation; of six translations, three are lost).
The above two sūtras are different translations of the same text as the nineteenth assembly of the *Ratnakūṭa*, the *Ugra-gṛhapati Assembly*.

*Bhadramāyākāra-paripṛcchā-sūtra*, in one fascicle (or called *Renxian huanshi jing*).
Translated by Dharmarakṣa, Tripiṭaka master of the Western Jin (1st translation).
The above single sūtra is a different translation of the same text as the twenty-first assembly of the *Ratnakūṭa*, the *Bestowing a Prediction on the Magician Bhadra Assembly*.

*Vinaya-viniścaya-sūtra*, in one fascicle (also named *Pohuaie qiexinshi*).
All the catalogues state that it was translated in Dunhuang, without recording the person's name or the era (now appended to the Eastern Jin catalogue; 1st translation).
The above single sūtra is a different translation of the same text as the twenty-fourth assembly of the *Ratnakūṭa*, the *Upāli Assembly*.

*Adhyāśayasaṃcodana-sūtra*, in two fascicles.
Translated by Jñānagupta and others, Indian Tripiṭaka masters of the Sui (1st translation).
The above single sūtra is a different translation of the same text as the twenty-fifth assembly of the *Ratnakūṭa*, the *Generating Noble Aspiration Assembly*.

*Udayana-paripṛcchā-sūtra*, in one fascicle.
Translated by the śramaṇa Shi Faju of the Western Jin (supplemented and included; 1st translation).
The above single sūtra is a different translation of the same text as the twenty-ninth assembly of the *Ratnakūṭa*, the *King Udayana Assembly*.

*Sumatidārikā-paripṛcchā-sūtra*, in one fascicle (also simply called *Sumati-sūtra*).
Translated by Dharmarakṣa, Tripiṭaka master of the Western Jin (1st translation).
*Sumatibodhisattva-sūtra*, in one fascicle.

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Translated by Kumārajīva, Tripiṭaka master of the Later Qin (supplemented and included; 2nd translation; of four translations, new and old, one is lost).
The above two sūtras are different translations of the same text as the thirtieth assembly of the *Ratnakūṭa*, the *Maiden Sumati Assembly*.

*Aśokadattā-bodhisattva-sūtra*, in one fascicle (also called *Sūtra of King Ajātaśatru's Daughter*, also simply called *Aśokadattā-sūtra*).
Translated by Dharmarakṣa, Tripiṭaka master of the Western Jin (2nd translation; of five translations, two are lost).
The above single sūtra is a different translation of the same text as the thirty-second assembly of the *Ratnakūṭa*, the *Abhayapradā Assembly*.

*Vimaladattā-paripṛcchā-sūtra*, in one fascicle.
Translated by Dharmarakṣa, Tripiṭaka master of the Western Jin (1st translation).
The above nine sūtras in ten fascicles are contained in the same case.

*Vimaladattā-sūtra*, in one fascicle (or called *Wugounü jing*, also named *Dharma-door of Debate and Eloquence*).
Translated by Gautama Prajñāruci, brāhmaṇa of the Northern Wei (3rd translation).
The above two sūtras are different translations of the same text as the thirty-third assembly of the *Ratnakūṭa*, the *Vimaladattā Assembly*.

*Acintyabuddhaviṣaya-nirdeśa-sūtra*, in two fascicles.
Translated by Bodhiruci, Indian Tripiṭaka master under Empress Wu of the Great Tang (taken from the Great Zhou Catalogue; 1st translation).
The above single sūtra is a different translation of the same text as the thirty-fifth assembly of the *Ratnakūṭa*, the *Devaputra Bhadraśrī Assembly*.

*Māyopamasamādhi-sūtra*, in two fascicles (or three fascicles, or four fascicles).
Translated by Dharmarakṣa, Tripiṭaka master of the Western Jin (2nd translation).
*Suvikrāntacintidevaputra-paripṛcchā-sūtra*, in three fascicles (or four fascicles).
Translated by Gautama Prajñāruci, brāhmaṇa of the Northern Wei (5th translation; of seven translations, four are lost).
The above two sūtras are different translations of the same text as the thirty-sixth assembly of the *Ratnakūṭa*, the *Suvikrāntacinti Assembly*.

*Crown Prince Shuhu Sūtra*, in one fascicle.
Translated by Dharmarakṣa, Tripiṭaka master of the Western Jin (taken from Fashang's catalogue; 1st translation).
*Crown Prince Hexiu Sūtra*, in one fascicle (or written as Sixiu).
Sengyou's catalogue records it as an anonymous translation in Master Dao'an's catalogue (now appended to the Western Jin catalogue; 3rd translation).
The above two sūtras are different translations of the same text as the thirty-seventh assembly of the *Ratnakūṭa*, the *Prince of Ajātaśatru Assembly*.
The above six sūtras in ten fascicles are contained in the same case.

*Jñānottara-bodhisattva-paripṛcchā-sūtra*, in two fascicles (or one fascicle).
Translated by Dharmarakṣa, Tripiṭaka master of the Western Jin (2nd translation; of five translations, three are lost).
The above single sūtra is a different translation of the same text as the thirty-eighth assembly of the *Ratnakūṭa*, the *Mahāyāna Skillful Means Assembly*.

*Mahāyānābhijñā-vijñāna-sūtra*, in two fascicles.
Translated by Divākara, Central Indian Tripiṭaka master of the Great Tang (taken from the Great Zhou Catalogue; 2nd translation).
The above single sūtra is a different translation of the same text as the thirty-ninth assembly of the *Ratnakūṭa*, the *Bhadrapāla-śreṣṭhin Assembly*.

*Mahāyānavaipulyasārārtha-sūtra*, in one fascicle.
Translated by An Shigao, Parthian Tripiṭaka master of the Later Han (1st translation).
The above single sūtra is a different translation of the same text as the forty-first assembly of the *Ratnakūṭa*, the *Maitreya Questions the Eight Dharmas Assembly*.

*Maitreyabodhisattva-paripṛcchā-pūrvapraṇidhāna-sūtra*, in one fascicle.
Translated by Dharmarakṣa, Tripiṭaka master of the Western Jin (1st translation; of three translations, one is lost).
The above single sūtra is a different translation of the same text as the forty-second assembly of the *Ratnakūṭa*, the *Maitreya Questions Assembly*.

*Fo yiri moni bao jing*, in one fascicle (also named *Guyi ri shuo banruo jing*).
Translated by Lokakṣema, Yuezhi Tripiṭaka master of the Later Han (1st translation).
*Mahāyāna-ratnacūḍa-sūtra*, in one fascicle (also named *Great Kāśyapa Chapter*).
Translated in the Jin period, Tripiṭaka master's name lost (previously placed in the Later Han catalogue; now provisionally following the older record; 2nd translation).
The above two sūtras are different translations of the same text as the forty-third assembly of the *Ratnakūṭa*, the *Bodhisattva Samantamukha Assembly*.

*Śrīmālādevī-siṃhanāda-ekayāna-mahāvaipulya-sūtra*, in one fascicle (also simply called *Śrīmālā-sūtra*).
Translated by Guṇabhadra, Indian Tripiṭaka master of the Song (2nd translation; of three translations, one is lost).
The above single sūtra is a different translation of the same text as the forty-eighth assembly of the *Ratnakūṭa*, the *Queen Śrīmālā Assembly*.

*Vyāsa-paripṛcchā-sūtra*, in two fascicles.
Translated by Gautama Prajñāruci, brāhmaṇa of the Northern Wei (taken from the preface; 1st translation).
The above single sūtra is a different translation of the same text as the forty-ninth assembly of the *Ratnakūṭa*, the *Rṣi Vyāsa Assembly* (its preface states: 'In the fourth year of Xinghe of the Wei, the year being renxu, the eighth month whose conjunction began on yichou, translated at the residence of Duke Gao, Master of Writing and Equal to the Three Excellencies, by the brāhmaṇa guest Gautama Prajñāruci and the śramaṇa Tanlin; begun on xin-si and completed on jia-wu, totaling 14,457 characters.' Various catalogues all state that it was translated by Ratnamati, or that it was translated by Bodhiruci; both are erroneous. We now take the preface as authoritative. This Vyāsa-sūtra was placed in older catalogues as a Hīnayāna sole translation; having collated and verified it, it is now placed as a Mahāyāna duplicate translation).
The above eight sūtras in eleven fascicles are contained in the same case.

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