開元釋教錄 12.15

12.15

*Mahāprajñāpāramitopadeśa* (*Dà zhìdù lùn*), one hundred fascicles (or 110, or 70 fascicles; ten cases).
Translated under the Yao Qin by Tripiṭaka Master Kumārajīva; sole translation.
The above was composed by Bodhisattva Nāgārjuna, commenting on the *Mahāprajñāpāramitā-sūtra*. (Dharma Master Shiji [Kumārajīva] stated: "If it were fully translated, it would comprise one thousand fascicles; as the people of Qin have lesser cognitive capacity, it was abridged, retaining one-tenth.")

*Daśabhūmika-sūtra-śāstra*, twelve fascicles (or 15 fascicles; one case).
Translated under the Northern Wei by the Indian Tripiṭaka Master Bodhiruci and others; sole translation.
The above was composed by Bodhisattva Vasubandhu, commenting on the *Daśabhūmika-sūtra*, which is the "Daśabhūmika Chapter" of the *Avataṃsaka-sūtra*.
(The preface to the śāstra states that Bodhiruci and Ratnamati, inside the palace at Luoyang, both translated it together, with Buddhaśānta interpreting the spoken language and the Emperor personally writing it down by hand. In Changfang's catalogue, where it is recorded in both Bodhiruci's and Ratnamati's catalogues, that is incorrect. Now it is merged into one text under Bodhiruci's catalogue.)

*Maitreya-paripṛcchā-sūtra-śāstra*, five fascicles (or six, or seven, or ten fascicles).
Translated under the Northern Wei by the Indian Tripiṭaka Master Bodhiruci; sole translation.
The above comments on the *Maitreya-paripṛcchā-sūtra*, which is the forty-first assembly of the *Ratnakūṭa-sūtra*.

*Mahāyāna-ratnakūṭa-sūtra-śāstra*, four fascicles.
Translated under the Northern Wei by the Indian Tripiṭaka Master Bodhiruci. (First translation; of two translations, one is lost.)
The above comments on the older single-fascicle *Mahāratnakūṭa-sūtra*, which is the forty-third assembly of the *Ratnakūṭa*.

*Ratnacūḍa-bodhisattva-catuḥ-dharma-sūtra-śāstra*, one fascicle (composed by Bodhisattva Vasubandhu).
Translated under the Northern Wei by the Indian Tripiṭaka Master Vimokṣasena and others. (Recorded in the prefatory note; sole translation.)
The above comments on the "Ratnacūḍa Chapter" of the *Mahāsaṃnipāta-sūtra*. It is now incorporated into the *Ratnakūṭa*, being the forty-seventh assembly. (The prefatory note to the śāstra states: "In the Wei dynasty, Xinghe 3, year cyclical sign *xinyou*, the 9th month, whose first day was *gengzi*, Tripiṭaka Dharma Master Vimokṣasena, a person of Oḍḍiyāna of the kṣatriya royal caste; Gautama Ruci, a Brahmin of Central India; the Dharma-protecting great man, General of Agile Cavalry, Opening Office Equal in Three Authorities, Censor-in-Chief, Gao Zhongmi of Bohai; and the Dharma-loving person, the śramaṇa Tanlin, with clergy and laity assisting each other, translated 4,997 words inside the city of Ye at Jinhua Temple. That all the catalogues say it was translated by Bodhiruci is an error; now the prefatory note is taken as correct.")

The above three śāstras, in ten fascicles, are in the same case.

*Buddhabhūmi-sūtra-śāstra*, seven fascicles (composed by Bodhisattva Prabhamitra and others, commenting on the *Buddhabhūmi-sūtra*).
Translated under the Great Tang by Tripiṭaka Master Xuanzang. (Taken from the *Neidian Lu*; sole translation.)

*Vajracchedikā-śāstra*, two fascicles (composed by Bodhisattva Asaṅga).
Translated under the Sui by the Indian Tripiṭaka Master Dharmagupta. (Taken from the *Neidian Lu*; sole translation.)

*Vajracchedikā-prajñāpāramitā-sūtra-śāstra-kārikā*, one fascicle (composed by Bodhisattva Asaṅga).
Translated under the Great Tang by Tripiṭaka Master Yijing. (Newly compiled into the catalogue.)

The above three śāstras, in ten fascicles, are in the same case.

*Vajracchedikā-prajñāpāramitā-sūtra-śāstra*, three fascicles (composed by Bodhisattva Vasubandhu).
Translated under the Northern Wei by the Indian Tripiṭaka Master Bodhiruci. (First translation.)

*Vajracchedikā-prajñāpāramitā-sūtra-śāstra-vyākhyā*, three fascicles (kārikās by Bodhisattva Asaṅga, commentary by Bodhisattva Vasubandhu).
Translated under the Great Tang by Tripiṭaka Master Yijing. (Newly compiled; second translation.)

The above two śāstras and the kārikās are different translations of the same text.

*Vajracchedikā-prajñāpāramitā-sūtra-śāstra on Breaking Attachment to Grasping without Destroying Conventional Designations*, two fascicles (composed by Bodhisattva Guṇaprabha; also called *Guṇaprabha-śāstra*).
Translated under the Great Tang by the Central Indian Tripiṭaka Master Divākara; sole translation. (Taken from the *Da Zhou Lu*.
Although the authors of the above four śāstras and the verses differ, they all comment on the *Vajracchedikā-prajñāpāramitā-sūtra*. There is also a ten-fascicle *Jin'gangxian lun*; upon examination of its text and reasoning, it was actually composed by Tripiṭaka Master Bodhiruci of the Northern Wei to explain Vasubandhu's śāstra. Since it is not a translation from a Sanskrit original, it is not included here.)

*Mañjuśrī-bodhisattva-paripṛcchā-bodhi-sūtra-śāstra*, two fascicles (also named *Gayāśīrṣa-sūtra-śāstra*; composed by Bodhisattva Vasubandhu).
Translated under the Northern Wei by the Indian Tripiṭaka Master Bodhiruci; sole translation. (First translation.)

*Saddharmapuṇḍarīka-sūtra-upadeśa*, one fascicle (composed by Bodhisattva Vasubandhu).
Translated under the Northern Wei by the Central Indian Tripiṭaka Master Ratnamati together with Senglang and others. (First translation.)

The above five śāstras, in eleven fascicles, are in the same case.

*Saddharmapuṇḍarīka-sūtra-upadeśa*, two fascicles (those with opening verses of homage; or one fascicle).
Translated under the Northern Wei by the North Indian Tripiṭaka Master Bodhiruci together with Tanlin and others. (Compiled from omissions; second translation.)

The above two śāstras are different translations of the same text. (Regarding the five-fascicle *Lotus Śāstra* newly translated by Tripiṭaka Master Yijing, a search for the text has not yet obtained it.)

*Viśeṣacintā-brahma-paripṛcchā-sūtra-śāstra*, four fascicles (commenting on the *Viśeṣacintā-sūtra*; or three fascicles).
Translated under the Northern Wei by the Indian Tripiṭaka Master Bodhiruci; sole translation.

*Nirvāṇa-śāstra*, one fascicle (composed by Bodhisattva Vasubandhu, briefly commenting on the *Nirvāṇa-sūtra*).
Translated by the śramaṇa Dharmabodhi; date unknown. (Appended to the Northern Wei period in the *Neidian Lu*; first translation, subsequent translation lost.)

*Śāstra on the "Originally Existent, Now Non-existent" Verse of the Nirvāṇa-sūtra*, one fascicle (commenting on a single verse of the *Nirvāṇa*).
Translated under the Liang by the Indian Tripiṭaka Master Paramārtha; sole translation.

*Bequeathed Teaching Sūtra Śāstra*, one fascicle (commenting on the *Bequeathed Teaching Sūtra*).
Translated under the Chen by the Indian Tripiṭaka Master Paramārtha. (Compiled from omissions; sole translation.)

*Sukhāvatīvyūhopadeśa*, one fascicle (composed by Bodhisattva Vasubandhu).
Translated under the Northern Wei by the Indian Tripiṭaka Master Bodhiruci. (Sole translation.)

*Trisaṃpanna-sūtra-śāstra*, one fascicle (composed by Bodhisattva Vasubandhu; there is an explanatory śāstra, but no sūtra text).
Translated under the Northern Wei by the Indian Tripiṭaka Master Vimokṣasena and others. (Recorded in the prefatory note; sole translation.)
(The initial note of the above śāstra states: "Tripiṭaka Dharma Master Vimokṣasena, Gautama Ruci a Brahmin, and the Dharma-revering person, the śramaṇa Tanlin, inside the city of Ye at Jinhua Temple, in the Wei dynasty, Xinghe 3, year cyclical sign *xinyou*, in the month whose establishment was in *xu* [9th month], on the 13th day, a cyclical day *gengwu*, translated 1,110 words. General of Agile Cavalry, Opening Office Equal in Three Authorities, Censor-in-Chief, Gao Zhongmi of Bohai, requested it, made offerings, guarded it, and circulated it. That all the catalogues say it was translated by Bodhiruci is an error; now the prefatory note is taken as correct.")

*Dharmacakrapravartana-sūtra-śāstra*, one fascicle (composed by Bodhisattva Vasubandhu; there is an explanatory śāstra, but no sūtra text).
Translated under the Northern Wei by the Indian Tripiṭaka Master Vimokṣasena and others. (Recorded in the prefatory note; sole translation.)
(The initial note of the above śāstra states: "Gao Zhongmi of Bohai, General of Agile Cavalry, Opening Office Equal in Three Authorities, and Censor-in-Chief under the Wei, skillfully seeking the path of meaning, choosing the genuine and winnowing the spurious, therefore invited Dharma Master Vimokṣasena and his disciple Gautama Ruci, inside the city of Ye at Jinhua Temple, in Xinghe 3, year cyclical sign Daliang, in the month established in *you* [8th month], on the 11th day, a cyclical day *gengzi*, to translate 3,942 words, with the śramaṇa Tanlin checking the translation and recording the notes. That all the catalogues say it was translated by Bodhiruci is an error; now the prefatory note is taken as correct.")

The above eight śāstras, in twelve fascicles, are in the same case.