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開元釋教錄 4.5.1

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4.5.1

(Yao Qin) Śramaṇa Zhu Fonian (twelve works, seventy-four fascicles of sūtra, vinaya, and compilations)
Śramaṇa Kumārajīva (seventy-four works, three hundred eighty-four fascicles of sūtras, vinayas, śāstras, and compilations)
Śramaṇa Puṇyatāra (one work, fifty-eight fascicles of vinaya)
Śramaṇa Buddhayaśas (four works, eighty-four fascicles of sūtras and vinaya)
Śramaṇa Dharmayaśas (three works, twenty-four fascicles of sūtras and śāstras)
Shizhu duanjie jing, ten fascicles (initially called Zuishang wen pusa shizhu chugou duanjie jing, also titled Shiqian riguang sanmei ding, also called Shidi duanjie, sometimes in eleven fascicles or fourteen fascicles; second translation; seen in the Sanqin lu, Gaoseng zhuan, and Sengyou lu)
Pusa yingluo jing, twelve fascicles (also titled Xianzai bao; second translation; sometimes in thirteen fascicles, fourteen fascicles, or sixteen fascicles; produced in the seventh month of the twelfth year of Jianyuan of the Fu Qin; seen in the Erqin lu, Gaoseng zhuan, and Sengyou lu)
Pusa chutai jing, five fascicles (initially called Pusa cong doushutian jiangshen mutai shuo guangpu jing, also simply called Taijing, sometimes in four fascicles or eight fascicles; seen in the Erqin lu, Gaoseng zhuan, and Sengyou lu)
Zhongyin jing, two fascicles (seen in the Erqin lu, Gaoseng zhuan, and Sengyou lu)
Pusa yingluo benye jing, two fascicles (or simply titled Yingluo benye jing; first translation; seen in Changfang's catalogue)
Binaiye lü, ten fascicles (also titled Jie yinyuan jing, also called Binaiye jing, also called Jieguo yinyuan jing; scribed by the śramaṇa Tanjin; seen in Master Daoan's preface to the sūtra; produced on the twelfth day of the first month of the fourteenth year, renyu, of Jianyuan of the Fu Qin)
Chuyao jing, twenty fascicles (also called Chuyao lun, sometimes in nineteen fascicles; produced in the nineteenth year of Jianyuan of the Fu Qin; seen in the Erqin lu, Gaoseng zhuan, Sengyou's catalogue, Baochang's catalogue, etc.)
The above are extant. Those below are lost.
Chiren pusa jing, three fascicles (second translation; same text as Dharmarakṣa's Chiren and Kumārajīva's Chishi; seen in Changfang's catalogue)
Dafangdeng wuxiang jing, five fascicles (also titled Dayun jing, sometimes in four fascicles; same text as Dharmakṣema's Fangdeng dayun; first translation; seen in Changfang's catalogue)
Pusa puchu jing, three fascicles (seen in Changfang's catalogue)
Shisong biqiuni jie suochu benmo, one fascicle (third translation; Sengchun obtained the Sanskrit manuscript in the country of Kucha, and Fonian translated it; because the phrasing was cumbersome, Zhu Fatai later edited and corrected it; seen in Baochang's catalogue)
Wangzi Fayi huaimu yinyuan jing, one fascicle (or called Ayu wang xi huaimu yinyuan jing; third translation; seen in Sengyou's catalogue)
The above twelve works in seventy-four fascicles (from the Chuyao above, seven works in sixty-one fascicles are extant; from the Chiren below, five works in thirteen fascicles are lost).
Śramaṇa Zhu Fonian was a native of Liangzhou. He renounced household life in his youth, and his aspirations and achievements were pure and resolute. Externally gentle and internally lucid, he possessed penetrating discernment. He chanted and studied numerous sūtras and dabbled broadly in non-Buddhist texts. He was particularly proficient in the philological glosses of the Cang[jiepian] and [Er]ya. In his youth he was fond of traveling widely, thoroughly observing local customs. His family had resided for generations in Xihe, so he thoroughly comprehended regional dialects. In the sounds and meanings of both Chinese and the barbarian languages, there were none he could not interpret. Therefore, although he lacked renown for doctrinal exegesis, his reputation for erudition was extremely prominent. During the Jianyuan era of the Fu clan, Dharmadhara, Kumārabodhi, Saṅghabhūti, Devanandi, and others arrived in Chang'an. Master Daoan, Zhao Zheng, and others requested the translation of various sūtras, but among the eminent figures of that time none could interpret them. The assembly all recommended Fonian as an insightful master. Since An Shigao and Zhi Qian, none surpassed Fonian. Across the two dynasties of Fu and Yao, he was the leader of translators; hence the saṅgha of Guanzhong all praised him together. In the two dynasties of Fu and Yao, Fonian himself translated twelve works, including the Shizhu duanjie jing (in Changfang's catalogue, separately preserving a Shidi duanjie jing in ten fascicles is an error; "abode" [zhu] and "stage" [di] have no difference in meaning; I now preserve Shizhu and delete Shidi). Later he fell ill and passed away in Chang'an. Both the clergy and the laity near and far lamented and grieved without exception.
Mohe bore boluomi jing, forty fascicles (also titled Dapin bore jing; Sengyou calls it the New Large Prajñā Sūtra; third translation; same text as the Fangguang and others; sometimes in thirty fascicles, twenty-four, or twenty-seven fascicles; translation began on the twenty-third day of the fourth month in the fifth year, guimao, of Hongshi, and was completed on the twenty-third day of the fourth month of the sixth year; seen in the Erqin lu and Sengyou lu)
Xiaopin bore boluomi jing, ten fascicles (titled Mohe bore boluomi without the words "Xiaopin"; Sengyou calls it the New Small Prajñā Sūtra; same text as the Daoxing, Mingdu, etc.; seventh translation; sometimes in seven fascicles; translation began on the sixth day of the second month of the tenth year of Hongshi and was completed on the thirtieth day of the fourth month; seen in the Erqin lu and Sengyou lu)
Jingang bore boluomi jing, one fascicle (also called Jingang bore jing; the one preached by the Buddha in Śrāvastī; first translation; same text as the translation by [Bodhi]ruci of the Northern Wei and others; seen in the Erqin lu and Sengyou lu)
Renwang huguo bore boluomi jing, two fascicles (also called Renwang bore jing, or said to be in one fascicle; second translation; different translation of the same text as those translated by Dharmarakṣa of the Jin and Paramārtha of the Liang dynasty; Changfang says it is seen in the Bielu)
Mohe bore boluomi damingzhou jing, one fascicle (also called Mohe damingzhou jing; first translation; same text as the Heart Sūtra translated in the Tang, etc.; seen above the sūtra title)
Pusazang jing, three fascicles (also titled Fulouna wen jing, also titled Dabeixin jing; now compiled into the Ratnakūṭa, corresponding to the seventeenth assembly, titled the Assembly of Pūrṇa; produced in the seventh year of Hongshi, sometimes in two fascicles; second translation; same text as that translated by Dharmarakṣa; seen in the Erqin lu and Sengyou lu)
Shanbi pusa jing, two fascicles (now compiled into the Ratnakūṭa, corresponding to the twenty-sixth assembly; seen in Fashang's catalogue)
Xumoti pusa jing, one fascicle (second translation; same text as the Sumati Assembly in the Ratnakūṭa, etc.; seen in Changfang's catalogue)
Zizaiwang pusa jing, two fascicles (sometimes without the word "Bodhisattva"; first translation; same text as the Fenxunwang jing; produced in the ninth year of Hongshi at the residence of Yao Xian, Minister of the Department of State Affairs; scribed and prefaced by Sengrui; seen in the Erqin lu and Sengyou lu)
Zhuangyan putixin jing, one fascicle (fourth translation; same text as Dharmarakṣa's Pusa shidi jing and others; Changfang says it is seen in the Bielu)
Shizhu jing, four fascicles (sometimes in five fascicles; a different translation of the "Daśabhūmika" chapter of the Avataṃsaka; translated jointly by Kumārajīva and Buddhayaśas; seen in the Erqin lu and Sengyou lu)
Miaofa lianhua jing, eight fascicles (Sengyou's catalogue calls it the New Saddharmapuṇḍarīka; originally seven fascicles and twenty-seven chapters, later someone added the "Devadatta" chapter to make twenty-eight; produced in the summer of the eighth year of Hongshi at the Great Monastery; scribed and prefaced by Sengrui; fifth translation; seen in the Erqin lu and Sengyou lu)
Weimojie suoshuo jing, three fascicles (also titled Bukesiyi jietuo, or simply Weimojie jing; Sengyou's catalogue calls it the New Vimalakīrti-nirdeśa; Hong[shi]...

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