貞元新定釋教目錄 14.6

14.6

詔。殊未識知。謹依紀銘敘述前事。望祛情惑無嫌廣焉。博雅宏才幸無誚也。聞夫至道體也無欲為先。福善之徵莫大有後。承其後者代有高人。大興善寺三藏即其人矣。昔事先師。法諱智藏。承旨譯語弘闡真乘。洎。

the imperial decree, I truly had no knowledge. I have respectfully relied on records and inscriptions to recount the preceding events, hoping to dispel emotional delusions without fearing excessive detail; may those of broad elegance and vast talent refrain from censure. I have heard that as for the essence of the Supreme Path, desirelessness is foremost. Among the omens of blessedness and goodness, none is greater than having worthy successors. Among those who have succeeded him, generation after generation has produced eminent men; the Tripiṭaka Master of Daxingshan Monastery is precisely such a person. In the past, he served the late master; his Dharma taboo name was Zhizang. Receiving instructions, he translated speech and broadly proclaimed the True Vehicle. When