貞元新定釋教目錄 12.7

12.7

帝曰。此論甚大何聖所說。復明何義。答曰。論是彌勒菩薩說。明十七地義。又問。何名十七地。奘舉綱提目陳列大義。

The Emperor said: "This śāstra is immensely grand. Which sage expounded it, and what doctrine does it elucidate?" Xuanzang replied: "This śāstra was spoken by the Bodhisattva Maitreya, elucidating the meaning of the Seventeen Stages." The Emperor asked further: "What are the Seventeen Stages?" Xuanzang presented the principal outlines and listed their overarching principles.