開元釋教錄 13.7.2

13.7.2

are different translations of individual sūtras [from the Āgamas].

*Seven Knowledges Sūtra* (*Qizhi jing*), one fascicle (also called *Seven Wisdoms Sūtra* [*Qizhi jing*]).
Translated by Zhi Qian, an upāsaka of Yuezhi origin, under the Wu dynasty.
The above is extracted from fascicle 1 of the *Madhyama Āgama*. It is a different translation of the same text as the initial *Wholesome Teachings Sūtra* (*Shanfa jing*).

*Salt Water Simile Sūtra* (*Xianshui yu jing*), one fascicle (also called *Salt Water Parable* [*Xianshui piyu*]; now appended to the Western Jin catalogue).
Sengyou's catalogue lists it as an anonymous translation from Dao'an's [catalogue] (now appended to the Western Jin catalogue).
The above is extracted from fascicle 1 of the *Madhyama Āgama*. It is a different translation of the same text as the *Water Simile Sūtra* (*Shuiyu jing*).

*Sūtra on the Causes for Restraining and Guarding Against All Inflows* (*Yiqie liu sheshou yin jing*), one fascicle.
Translated by An Shigao, a tripiṭaka master from Parthia, under the Later Han dynasty.
The above is extracted from fascicle 2 of the *Madhyama Āgama*. It is a different translation of the same text as the *Exhaustion of Inflows Sūtra* (*Loujin jing*).

*Four Noble Truths Sūtra* (*Sidi jing*), one fascicle.
Translated by An Shigao, a tripiṭaka master from Parthia, under the Later Han dynasty.
The above is extracted from fascicle 7 of the *Madhyama Āgama*. It is a different translation of the same text as the *Analysis of the Noble Truths Sūtra* (*Fenbie shengdi jing*).

*Gaṅgā River Sūtra* (*Hengshui jing*), one fascicle (also called *Gaṅgā River Simile Sūtra* [*Henghe yu jing*]).
Translated by the śramaṇa Shi Faju under the Western Jin dynasty.
The above is extracted from fascicle 9 of the *Madhyama Āgama*. It is a different translation of the same text as the *Campā Sūtra* (*Zhanpo jing*).

*Sūtra on Dependence on Fundamental Characteristics* (*Benxiang yizhi jing*), one fascicle (also called *Great Dependence on Characteristics* [*Daxiang yizhi*]).
Translated by An Shigao, a tripiṭaka master from Parthia, under the Later Han dynasty.
*Sūtra on Dependence on Fundamental Conditions* (*Yuanben zhi jing*), one fascicle.
Anonymous translation, now appended to the Eastern Jin catalogue.
The above two sūtras are different translations of the same text, extracted from fascicle 10 of the *Madhyama Āgama*. They share the same original text as the *Original Limit Sūtra* (*Benji jing*).

*Story of King Māndhātṛ Sūtra* (*Dingsheng wang gushi jing*), one fascicle (or simply called *King Māndhātṛ Sūtra* [*Dingsheng wang jing*]).
Translated by the śramaṇa Shi Faju under the Western Jin dynasty.
*King Māndhātṛ Sūtra* (*Wentoujie wang jing*), one fascicle.
Translated by Dharmakṣema, a tripiṭaka master from Tianzhu, under the Northern Liang dynasty (collected from omitted works and included).
The above two sūtras are different translations of the same text, extracted from fascicle 11 of the *Madhyama Āgama*. They share the same original text as the *Four Continents Sūtra* (*Sizhou jing*).

*King Yama's Five Divine Messengers Sūtra* (*Yanluo wang wu tianshizhe jing*), one fascicle (also named *Iron City Hell Sūtra* [*Tiecheng nili jing*]).
Translated by the śramaṇa Shi Huijian under the Liu Song dynasty.
*Iron City Hell Sūtra* (*Tiecheng nili jing*), one fascicle.
Translated by Zhu Tanwulan, a śramaṇa from the Western Regions, under the Eastern Jin dynasty (collected from omitted works and included).
The above two sūtras are different translations of the same text, extracted from fascicle 12 of the *Madhyama Āgama*. They share the same original text as the *Divine Messengers Sūtra* (*Tianshi jing*) (compared to the root sūtra, these are slightly abridged).

*Past Ages Sūtra* (*Gulai shishi jing*), one fascicle.
Anonymous translation, now appended to the Eastern Jin catalogue.
The above is extracted from fascicle 13 of the *Madhyama Āgama*. It is a different translation of the same text as the *Exposition of the Past Sūtra* (*Shuoben jing*) (compared to the root sūtra, this text is slightly abridged).

*Aniruddha's Eight Thoughts Sūtra* (*Analü banian jing*), one fascicle (also named *Meditation Practice and Concentration of the Mind Sūtra* [*Chanxing lianyi jing*], or simply called *Eight Thoughts Sūtra* [*Banian jing*]).
Translated by Zhi Yao, a tripiṭaka master from the Western Regions, under the Later Han dynasty.
The above is extracted from fascicle 18 of the *Madhyama Āgama*. It is a different translation of the same text as the *Eight Thoughts Sūtra* (*Banian jing*).

*Dispelling Torpor Sūtra* (*Lishui jing*), one fascicle.
Translated by the tripiṭaka master Dharmarakṣa under the Western Jin dynasty (collected from omitted works and included).
The above is extracted from fascicle 20 of the *Madhyama Āgama*. It is a different translation of the same text as the *Senior Elder's Sleep Sūtra* (*Zhanglao shangzun shuimian jing*).

*Right Principle and Non-Principle Sūtra* (*Shifa feifa jing*), one fascicle.
Translated by An Shigao, a tripiṭaka master from Parthia, under the Later Han dynasty.
The above is extracted from fascicle 21 of the *Madhyama Āgama*. It is a different translation of the same text as the *True Person Sūtra* (*Zhenren jing*).

*Seeking Desires Sūtra* (*Qiuyu jing*), one fascicle.
Translated by the śramaṇa Shi Faju under the Western Jin dynasty.
The above is extracted from fascicle 22 of the *Madhyama Āgama*. It is a different translation of the same text as the *Defilement Sūtra* (*Hui jing*).

*Accepting the Year Sūtra* (*Shousui jing*), one fascicle.
Translated by the tripiṭaka master Dharmarakṣa under the Western Jin dynasty (collected from omitted works and included).
The above is extracted from the beginning of fascicle 23 of the *Madhyama Āgama*. It is a different translation of the same text as the *Bhikṣus' Invitation Sūtra* (*Biqiu qing jing*).

*Brahmin Reckoning Water as Purification Sūtra* (*Fanzhi jishui jing jing*), one fascicle.
(Anonymous translation, now appended to the Eastern Jin catalogue; collected from omitted works and included).
The above is extracted from fascicle 23 of the *Madhyama Āgama*. It is a different translation of the same text as the *Water-Purified Brahmin Sūtra* (*Shuijing fanzhi jing*).

*Aggregates of Suffering Sūtra* (*Kuyin jing*), one fascicle.
Anonymous translation (in the Later Han catalogue; collected from omitted works and included).
The above is extracted from fascicle 25 of the *Madhyama Āgama*. It is a different translation of the same text as the earlier *Aggregates of Suffering Sūtra* (*Qian kuyin jing*).

*Root Sūtra of Mahānāma* (*Shimounan ben jing*), one fascicle (also named *Causal Matters of the Five Aggregates Sūtra* [*Wuyin yinshi jing*]).
Translated by Zhi Qian, an upāsaka of Yuezhi origin, under the Wu dynasty.
*Causal Matters of the Aggregates of Suffering Sūtra* (*Kuyin yinshi jing*), one fascicle.
Translated by the śramaṇa Shi Faju under the Western Jin dynasty (collected from omitted works and included).
The above two sūtras are different translations of the same text, extracted from fascicle 25 of the *Madhyama Āgama*. They share the same original text as the later *Aggregates of Suffering Sūtra* (*Hou kuyin jing*).

*Joyful Perception Sūtra* (*Lexiang jing*), one fascicle.
Translated by the tripiṭaka master Dharmarakṣa under the Western Jin dynasty (collected from omitted works and included).
The above is extracted from fascicle 26 of the *Madhyama Āgama*. It is a different translation of the same text as the *Perception Sūtra* (*Xiang jing*).

*Distribution of Inflows Sūtra* (*Lou fenbu jing*), one fascicle.
Translated by An Shigao, a tripiṭaka master from Parthia, under the Later Han dynasty.
The above is extracted from fascicle 27 of the *Madhyama Āgama*. It is a different translation of the same text as the *Attaining Pure Conduct Sūtra* (*Da fanxing jing*).

*Anupada Sūtra* (*Anuofeng jing*), one fascicle (in the language of Jin, [it means] "in successive order").
Translated by Zhu Tanwulan, a śramaṇa from the Western Regions, under the Eastern Jin dynasty (collected from omitted works and included).
The above is extracted from fascicle 27 of the *Madhyama Āgama*. It is a different translation of the same text as the *Anupada Sūtra* (*Anuba jing*).

*Fundamental Nature of Phenomena Sūtra* (*Zhutafaben jing*), one fascicle.
Translated by Zhi Qian, an upāsaka of Yuezhi origin, under the Wu dynasty.
The above is extracted from the beginning of fascicle 28 of the *Madhyama Āgama*. It is a different translation of the same text as the *Root of Phenomena Sūtra* (*Zhufa ben jing*).

*Prediction of the Fruits for Gautamī Sūtra* (*Gutanmi ji guo jing*), one fascicle.
Translated by the śramaṇa Shi Huilan under the Liu Song dynasty.
The above is extracted from fascicle 28 of the *Madhyama Āgama*. It is a different translation of the same text as the *Gautamī Sūtra* (*Gutanmi jing*).

*Campā Bhikṣu Sūtra* (*Zhanpo biqiu jing*), one fascicle (also written *Zhanbo*).
Translated by the śramaṇa Shi Faju under the Western Jin dynasty (collected from omitted works and included).
The above is extracted from fascicle 39 of the *Madhyama Āgama*. It is a different translation of the same text as the *Campā Sūtra* (*Zhanpo jing*).

*Subduing Lust Sūtra* (*Fuyin jing*), one fascicle.
Translated by the śramaṇa Shi Faju under the Western Jin dynasty (collected from omitted works and included).
The above is extracted from fascicle 30 of the *Madhyama Āgama*. It is a different translation of the same text as the *Practicing Desire Sūtra* (*Xingyu jing*).

*Māra's Disturbance Sūtra* (*Mo raoluan jing*), one fascicle (also named *Wicked Māra Tests Maudgalyāyana Sūtra* [*Bimo shi Mulian jing*], and also named *King Māra Enters Maudgalyāyana's Belly Sūtra* [*Mowang ru Mulian fu jing*]).
Anonymous translation, in the Later Han catalogue.
*Wicked Māra Tests Maudgalyāyana Sūtra* (*Bimo shi Mulian jing*), one fascicle (also named *Māra's Disturbance Sūtra* [*Mo raoluan jing*]).
Translated by Zhi Qian, an upāsaka of Yuezhi origin, under the Wu dynasty (collected from omitted works and included).
The above two sūtras are different translations of the same text, extracted from fascicle 30 of the *Madhyama Āgama*. They share the same original text as the *Subduing Māra Sūtra* (*Xiangmo jing*).

The above thirty sūtras in thirty fascicles share one case.

*Rāṣṭrapāla Sūtra* (*Laitazheluo jing*), one fascicle (also named *Arhat Rāṣṭrapāla Sūtra* [*Luohan Laitazheluo jing*]).
Translated by Zhi Qian, an upāsaka of Yuezhi origin, under the Wu dynasty.
The above is extracted from fascicle 31 of the *Madhyama Āgama*. It is a different translation of the same text as the *Rāṣṭrapāla Sūtra* (*Laitapouluo jing*).

*Su-jāta Sūtra* (*Shanshengzi jing*), one fascicle.
Translated by the śramaṇa Zhi Fadu under the Western Jin dynasty (collected from omitted works and included).
The above is extracted from fascicle 33 of the *Madhyama Āgama*. It is a different translation of the same text as the *Siṅgāla Sūtra* (*Shansheng jing*).

*Enumeration Sūtra* (*Shu jing*), one fascicle.
Translated by the śramaṇa Shi Faju under the Western Jin dynasty (collected from omitted works and included).
The above is extracted from fascicle 35 of the *Madhyama Āgama*. It is a different translation of the same text as the *Accountant Maudgalyāyana Sūtra* (*Suanshu Mujianlian jing*).

*Brahmin Arāḍa Inquires on Caste Superiority Sūtra* (*Fanzhi Aluoyan wen zhongzun jing*), one fascicle.
Translated by Zhu Tanwulan, a śramaṇa from the Western Regions, under the Eastern Jin dynasty (collected from omitted works and included).