開元釋教錄 11.21

11.21

Mahāvaipulya Buddhāvataṃsaka Sūtra, 60 fascicles (or 50 fascicles; 6 cases).
Translated by the Indian Tripiṭaka master Buddhabhadra and others under the Eastern Jin (first translation of the larger text).
The above sūtra comprises a total of seven locations and eight assemblies, combining thirty-four chapters. The assemblies are listed as follows:
First: Assembly at the Bodhimaṇḍa of Quiescence (combining two chapters in three fascicles);
Second: Assembly at the Hall of Universal Light (combining six chapters in four fascicles);
Third: Assembly at the Trāyastriṃśa Palace (combining six chapters in three fascicles);
Fourth: Assembly at the Yāma Palace (combining four chapters in two fascicles);
Fifth: Assembly at the Tuṣita Palace (combining three chapters in ten fascicles);
Sixth: Assembly at the Paranirmitavaśavartin Palace (combining eleven chapters in thirteen fascicles; split into two assemblies in the new sūtra);
Seventh: Second assembly at the Hall of Universal Light (one chapter in six fascicles);
Eighth: Assembly at Anāthapiṇḍada's Park (one chapter in fourteen fascicles).

Mahāvaipulya Buddhāvataṃsaka Sūtra, 80 fascicles (8 cases).
Translated by the Khotanese Tripiṭaka master Śikṣānanda and others during the reign of the Heavenly Empress under the Great Tang (newly compiled into the catalogue; second translation of the larger text).
The above two scriptures are different translations of the same text. The newly translated scripture comprises a total of seven locations and nine assemblies, combining thirty-nine chapters. The assemblies are listed as follows:
First assembly: spoken at the Bodhimaṇḍa (combining six chapters in eleven fascicles);
Second assembly: spoken at the Hall of Universal Radiance (combining six chapters in four fascicles);
Third assembly: spoken at the Trāyastriṃśa Palace (combining six chapters in three fascicles);
Fourth assembly: spoken at the Yāma Palace (combining four chapters in three fascicles);
Fifth assembly: spoken at the Tuṣita Palace (combining three chapters in twelve fascicles);
Sixth assembly: spoken at the Paranirmitavaśavartin Palace (one chapter in six fascicles);
Seventh: (second assembly) spoken at the Hall of Universal Radiance (combining eleven chapters in thirteen fascicles);
Eighth: (third assembly) spoken at the Hall of Universal Radiance (one chapter in seven fascicles);
Ninth assembly: spoken at Anāthapiṇḍada's Park (one chapter in twenty-one fascicles).

Śraddhābalādhānāvatāramukha-sūtra, 5 fascicles.
Translated by the Indian Tripiṭaka master Dharmaruci under the Northern Wei (sole translation).

Sarvabuddhaviṣayāvatārajñānālokālaṃkāra-sūtra, 1 fascicle (anonymous translation; now appended to the Qin catalogue; [number] translation).
The above scripture: the Great Zhou Catalogue says it was translated by the Tripiṭaka master Bodhiruci under the Northern Wei (taken from Fei Changfang's catalogue. I now examine Changfang's and other catalogues: Bodhiruci's translations do not include this sūtra's title. It is now treated as an anonymous translation and appended to the Qin catalogue. It also claims to be a different translation of the same text as the Rulai zhuangyan zhihui guangming ru yiqie fo jingjie jing and the Du yiqie zhufuo jingjie zhiyan jing, which is mistaken. Examining the text and its doctrines now, the significance is completely different. Although the titles appear similar, the contents they expound are distinct. Seeking its doctrinal purport, it is actually a different translation of the same text as the Fo huayan ru rulai dezhi busiyiyi jingjie jing and others; therefore, it has been moved and compiled here).

Fo huayan ru rulai dezhi busiyiyi jingjie jing, 2 fascicles.
Translated by the Indian Tripiṭaka master Jñānagupta and others under the Sui (taken from the Neidian Catalogue; third translation).

Mahāvaipulya Inconceivable Virtues and Wisdom of the Tathāgata Sūtra, 1 fascicle.
Translated by the Khotanese Tripiṭaka master Śikṣānanda during the reign of the Heavenly Empress under the Great Tang (newly compiled into the catalogue; fourth translation).
The above three scriptures are different translations of the same text (four translations in total, old and new; one translation text is lost).

Mahāvaipulya Buddhāvataṃsaka Sūtra: Section on the Inconceivable Realm of the Buddhas, 1 fascicle (or 2 fascicles, 13 sheets).
Translated by the Khotanese Tripiṭaka master Devaprajñā during the reign of the Heavenly Empress under the Great Tang (taken from the Great Zhou Catalogue; first translation).

Mahāvaipulya Sūtra on the Inconceivable Realm of the Tathāgatas, 1 fascicle.
Translated by the Khotanese Tripiṭaka master Śikṣānanda during the reign of the Heavenly Empress under the Great Tang (newly compiled into the catalogue; second translation).
The above two scriptures are different translations of the same text.

Mahāyāna Practice of Bodhisattva Vajracūḍāmaṇi Section, 1 fascicle (also titled Chapter on the Preparatory Practice of Bodhisattva Vajramālā).
Translated by the Indian Tripiṭaka master Bodhiruci during the reign of the Heavenly Empress under the Great Tang (taken from the Great Zhou Catalogue; sole translation).

Mahāvaipulya Buddhāvataṃsaka Sūtra: Section on Cultivating Maitrī, 1 fascicle.
Translated by the Khotanese Tripiṭaka master Devaprajñā during the reign of the Heavenly Empress under the Great Tang (newly compiled into the catalogue; sole translation).
The above eight scriptures in thirteen fascicles share the same case.

Mahāvaipulya Sūtra Spoken by Samantabhadra Bodhisattva, 1 fascicle.
Translated by the Khotanese Tripiṭaka master Śikṣānanda during the reign of the Heavenly Empress under the Great Tang (newly compiled into the catalogue; sole translation).

Adornment of the Bodhicitta Sūtra, 1 fascicle.
Translated by the Tripiṭaka master Kumārajīva under the Yao Qin (fourth translation).

Mahāvaipulya Bodhisattva Daśabhūmika Sūtra, 1 fascicle.
Translated jointly by the Western Regions' Tripiṭaka master Kekaya and Tanyao under the Northern Wei (fifth translation).
The above two scriptures are different translations of the same text (five translations in all, earlier and later; three translations are lost. The Great Zhou Catalogue states that this Bodhisattva Daśabhūmika Sūtra is an alternate translation of the Avataṃsaka's Chapter on the Ten Abodes, which is erroneous. Examining the sentences and phrases, their meanings and import are vastly different; it can only be considered a related text of the Avataṃsaka).
The above eleven scriptures, from the Śraddhābalādhānāvatāramukha onwards, are all somewhat similar to sections of the Avataṃsaka. They are subsumed as related texts, not the root work proper, because their depictions of the three worlds' adornments are inferior.

Dousha jing, 1 fascicle.
Translated by the Yuezhi Tripiṭaka master Lokakṣema under the Later Han.
The above single scripture is an alternate translation of the Avataṃsaka Sūtra's Chapter on the Tathāgata's Names (in the old sūtra it is in the fifth fascicle, in the new sūtra in the twelfth; compared to the larger text, this sūtra is slightly abridged).

Bodhisattva Benye jing, 1 fascicle (also simply called Benye jing; also titled Jingxing pin jing).
Translated by the Yuezhi upāsaka Zhi Qian under the Wu.

Zhu pusa qiu fo benye jing, 1 fascicle (or without the character 'Zhu').
Translated by the pure-faith layman Nie Daozhen under the Western Jin.
The above two scriptures are alternate translations of the Avataṃsaka's Chapter on Pure Conduct (in the old sūtra it is in the sixth fascicle, in the new sūtra in the fourteenth; Zhi Qian's translation includes the Chapter on the Ten Abodes and largely lacks verses. In the Great Zhou Catalogue of Canonic Texts there is further a one-fascicle Bodhisattva Benye jing, which is also an alternate translation of the Chapter on Pure Conduct; searching for the text yielded nothing, so it is omitted as missing).

Chapter on the Practice of the Bodhisattva's Ten Abodes, 1 fascicle (also simply called Bodhisattva's Ten Abodes).
Translated by the Tripiṭaka master Dharmarakṣa under the Western Jin (taken from the Fashang Catalogue, supplemented and included).

Bodhisattva Daśavihāra Sūtra, 1 fascicle.
Translated by the Western Regions' Tripiṭaka master Gītāmitra under the Eastern Jin.
The above two scriptures are alternate translations of the Avataṃsaka's Chapter on the Bodhisattva's Ten Abodes (in the old sūtra it is in the ninth fascicle, in the new sūtra in the sixteenth fascicle; they largely lack verses).

Jianbei yiqie zhide jing, 5 fascicles (or 10 fascicles).
Translated by the Tripiṭaka master Dharmarakṣa under the Western Jin.
The above nine scriptures in thirteen fascicles share the same case.

Daśabhūmika Sūtra, 4 fascicles (or 5 fascicles).
Translated jointly by the Tripiṭaka masters Kumārajīva and Buddhayaśas under the Yao Qin.
The above two scriptures are alternate translations of the Avataṃsaka's Chapter on the Ten Grounds (in the old sūtra from fascicles twenty-five through twenty-nine, in the new sūtra from fascicles thirty-four through thirty-nine. Bodhisattva Vasubandhu composed the Daśabhūmivyākhyāna in twelve fascicles).

Samādhisūtra Spoken by Samacakṣus Bodhisattva, 2 fascicles (also titled Samantabhadra Bodhisattva's Concentration; or 3 fascicles).
Translated by the Tripiṭaka master Dharmarakṣa under the Western Jin.
The above single scripture is an alternate translation of the new Avataṃsaka's Chapter on the Ten Concentrations (from fascicles forty through forty-three; the old Avataṃsaka lacks the Chapter on the Ten Concentrations. The Zhou Catalogue listed this Samacakṣus-paripṛcchā as a sole translation; now collated, it is a duplicate translation).

Sūtra on Revealing the Merits of the Boundless Buddha-Lands, 1 fascicle.
Translated by the Tripiṭaka master Xuanzang under the Great Tang (taken from the Neidian Catalogue).
The above single scripture is an alternate translation of the Avataṃsaka's Chapter on the Lifespan (in the old sūtra it is in the thirty-first fascicle, in the new sūtra in the forty-fifth).

Rulai xingxian jing, 4 fascicles (also titled Xingxian ruhuan jing).
Translated by the Tripiṭaka master Dharmarakṣa under the Western Jin.
The above single scripture is an alternate translation of the old Avataṃsaka's Chapter on the Nature-Arising of the Jewel King Tathāgata and the Chapter on the Ten Tolerances (from the middle of fascicle thirty-five through the end of fascicle thirty-seven. Its Chapter on the Ten Tolerances is in fascicle thirty; it largely lacks verses, and it is unknown why the sequence differs).
In the new sūtra it is titled Chapter on the Tathāgata's Manifestation (from fascicles fifty through fifty-two; its Chapter on the Ten Tolerances is in fascicle forty-four. In older catalogues there is also a Rulai xingqi weimi zang jing in two fascicles, which is an independent circulation extracted from the old sūtra's Chapter on Nature-Arising. Its text is no different; it merely takes the opening circumstances of the second assembly, places them at the head of the sūtra, and adds a prologue establishing faith. Since it is not a distinct translation, it is not re-entered).
The above four scriptures in eleven fascicles share the same case.

Dushi pin jing, 6 fascicles (or 5 fascicles).
Translated by the Tripiṭaka master Dharmarakṣa under the Western Jin.
The above single scripture is an alternate translation of the Avataṃsaka's Chapter on Transcending the World (in the old sūtra from fascicle thirty-eight through forty-four; in the new sūtra from fascicle fifty-three through fifty-nine).

*Rāmaka-sūtra, 3 fascicles.
Translated by the śramaṇa Shi Shengjian under the Qifu Qin (taken from the Neidian Catalogue).
The above single scripture is an alternate translation of the Avataṃsaka's Chapter on Entering the Dharma Realm (compared to the original chapter, this Rāmaka-sūtra is incomplete and deficient, translating only a small portion from the middle. In the old sūtra, from the householder Anūpama in fascicle fifty-one up to the night goddess Sarvanagararakṣāsaṃbhavatejaḥ at the beginning of fascicle fifty-three, the text concludes; in the new sūtra, from the middle of fascicle sixty-seven to the beginning of fascicle seventy).

Continuation of the Mahāvaipulya Buddhāvataṃsaka Sūtra's Chapter on Entering the Dharma Realm, 1 fascicle (or without the character 'Continuation').
Translated by the Central Indian Tripiṭaka master Divākara under the Great Tang (taken from the Great Zhou Catalogue).
The above single scripture continues the Chapter on Entering the Dharma Realm of the old Avataṃsaka (in some copies of the text, it is continued directly into the larger work at fascicle fifty-seven).
The above three scriptures in ten fascicles share the same case (the thirteen scriptures from the Dousha jing down are all alternate translations of individual chapters within the larger work).