貞元新定釋教目錄 20.25

20.25

大方等大集經三十卷　或四十卷
　北涼天竺三藏曇無讖於姑臧譯　三帙
　第三譯　三譯三闕
謹按。梁沙門僧祐大集記云。有十二段說。
共成一經。第一瓔珞品。第二陀羅尼自在
王品。第三寶女品。第四不眴品。第五海
慧品。第六無言品。第七不可說品。第八虛
空藏品。第九寶幢分品。第十虛空目分品。
第十一寶鬘品第十二無盡意品。今撿經
本。與祐記不同。第一陀羅尼自在王菩薩
品（亦有經本分為瓔珞品者不然此是一段不合分二後大衰經即是此品）第二寶女品。
第三不眴菩薩品。第四海慧菩薩品。第五
虛空藏菩薩品。第六無言菩薩品。第七不
可說菩薩品。第八寶幢分。第九虛空目分。
第十寶鬘菩薩品。第十一日密分（尋撿群錄此大集經
卷無定准或云二十九或云十或三十一或三十二或四十卷今時大集多分三十其日密分文不具足合少一
卷其三十一卷者文應備具今尋求未獲）然僧祐記中無日密分。有
無盡意品者不然。今以無盡意經雖是大
集別分。非無讖譯。又非次第。不合入其虛
空藏品。祐在不可說後。未詳所以。今從陀
羅尼自在王品至日密分。總十一分。其日
藏經與日密分同本異譯。亦是第十一分
（日密日藏初俱云說虛空目安那般那甘露門已次說此經。又日密分既於虛空目後說准義不合隔寶髻品。今經
本中有此品隔未詳所以。又日密日藏雖是同本。是日密分文極最略後文復𨵗可收卷餘）。月藏經
是第十二分（或有經本題云大乘大集經月藏分第十二經初又云化諸龍眾說日藏經已
次說此經）。十輪經是第十三分（初云說月藏經已次說此經十輪後第十四
分本在西方未流於此）。須彌藏經是第十五分（經初題云大乘大集經須
彌藏分第十五）。第十六分合是虛空孕經（初云授功德天記別法已次說
此經然須彌藏經因功德天如來方說故知此經合居其次）。其日藏經初在迦
蘭陀竹林園說。次昇須彌頂。後因龍請往
佉羅帝耶山。月藏等四經並在佉羅帝耶山
說。次第如是。其念佛三昧賢護臂喻王無
盡意經等。雖是大集別分。既不知次第。難
可編記。然隋朝僧就合大集經。乃將明度
五十挍計經題。為十方菩薩品。編月藏後。
及無盡意經成五十八卷者非也。既無憑
准。故不依彼（其合大集經亦有六十卷成者三十一二兩卷重有寶髻品足成六十其寶
髻品在日密前二十六七卷是此復重編未詳何意又日密日藏梵本不殊重編載誤之甚矣）若欲
合者。前大集中除日密分。有二十七卷。以
日藏分替處續次（日密日藏梵本雖同日密分中文略闕少故日藏替之）次
月藏次地藏十輪（唐譯十卷成者）次須彌藏次虛空
孕後之四經。雖不知說次。以意合之亦將
無失。虛空孕後次念佛（以宋朝譯六卷者充其隋譯十卷者後闕二品）
次賢護次譬喻王末無盡意總成八十卷。
亦將契矣（其無盡意經初首題云大集經中無盡意菩薩不可盡義品第三十二品即分也是第三
十二分然僧祐記中在寶髻品後及僧祐所合大集編之於末者是非明矣又有善住意天子所問經詳其文義合
是大集別分合編入大寶積中不可雙載故此闕也）。
大方等大集日藏經十卷　或十五卷　第十
一分　一帙
　隋天竺三藏那連提耶舍譯　與日密同
　第四譯
右一經與前大集經末日密分同本異譯。
日蜜文略此中稍廣。
大集月藏經十卷　或十五卷　第十二分
　一帙　高齊天竺三藏那連提耶舍譯　單本
地藏菩薩問法身讚一卷（經內題云百千頌大集經地藏菩薩請法身讚）
　大興善寺三藏沙門大廣智不空奉詔譯　貞
元新入目錄
大乘大集地藏十輪經十卷　第十二分
　大唐三藏玄奘譯分一帙　出內典錄
　第二譯
上二經十一卷同帙。
大方廣十輪經八卷
　失譯
　今附北涼錄　第一譯
右二經同本異譯（其舊十輪經大周錄云曇無讖譯出長房錄檢長房入藏錄中乃云
失譯周錄誤也）。
大集須彌藏經二卷　第十五分
　高齊天竺三藏那連提耶舍共法智譯　單
本
上二經十卷同帙。
虛空藏菩薩經一卷　或無菩薩字
　姚秦罽賓三藏佛陀耶舍歸罽賓譯
　寄來秦國　第一譯
虛空藏菩薩神呪經一卷
　宋罽賓三藏曇摩蜜多譯　第一譯
虛空孕菩薩經二卷　合是第十八分
　隋天竺三藏闍那崛多等譯　第四譯
右三經同本異譯（前後四譯一譯闕本）。
觀虛空藏菩薩經一卷（亦云虛空藏觀經或無觀字）　宋罽賓三
藏曇摩蜜多譯　單本
新譯大虛空藏菩薩所問經八卷
　大興善寺三藏沙門大廣智不空奉詔譯　貞
元新入目錄
大虛空藏菩薩念誦法一卷
　大興善寺三藏沙門大廣智不空奉詔譯　貞
元新入目錄
上六經十四卷同帙。
菩薩念佛三昧經六卷　或無菩薩字
　宋天竺沙門功德直共玄暢譯　第一譯
大方等大集菩薩念佛三昧經十卷　一帙
　隋天竺三藏達摩笈多譯　出內典錄　第二
譯
右二經同本異譯（其隋譯本比於前經後闕二品文不足矣）。
般舟三昧經三卷　或加大字　或二卷
　後漢月支三藏支婁迦讖譯　第一譯
拔披菩薩經一卷　或名拔波
　僧祐錄云安公古異經是般舟經拘四品
異譯　第五譯　今附漢錄
大方等大集賢護經五卷（亦直云賢護經或六卷）
　隋天竺三藏闍那崛多等譯　第七譯
右三經同本異譯（前後七譯四譯本𨵗）。
上五經二十五卷　分三帙。
阿差末經七卷（晉曰無盡意或四卷或五卷）
　西晉三藏竺法護譯
無盡意菩薩經六卷（亦云阿差去經出大集經）
　宋沙門智嚴共寶雲譯
右一經同本異譯（前後五譯三譯𨵗本）。
上二經十三卷同帙。
大集譬喻王經二卷大集別品
　隋天竺三藏闍那崛多等譯　拾遺編入
大哀經八卷（或云如來大哀經或六卷或七卷）
　西晉三藏竺法護譯
右一經是大集經初陀羅尼自在王菩薩品
異譯（出第一卷初至第五卷半）。
上二經十卷同帙。
寶女所問經二卷（亦云寶女問慧經或四卷）
　西晉三藏竺法護譯
右一經是大集經寶女品異譯（出第五卷半後至第七卷）。
無言童子經二卷（或言無言菩薩或一卷）
　西晉三藏竺法護譯
右一經是大集經無言品異譯（出第十七卷半至第十八過半）。
自在王菩薩經二卷
　姚秦三藏鳩摩羅什於逍遙園譯　第一
譯
奮迅王問經二卷
　元魏婆羅門瞿曇般若流支等譯　出序記
第二譯
右二經同本異譯（其奮迅王經序記云。魏興和四年歲次壬戌月建在申朔次乙丑甲
午之日啟夾創筆沙門曇林瞿曇流支於尚書令儀同高公第譯凡有一萬八千三百四十一字。諸錄皆云菩提
支譯者。誤也。依序記為正。又上二經內典錄云抄大集經陀羅尼自在王菩薩品異譯者不然。尋其文理懸絕
不同。但可不為大集別分耳或此之二經非大集分。但以上代群錄皆云異譯抄陀羅尼自在王品。勘撿雖則不
同。且記於大集之末）。
上四經九卷同帙。
寶星陀羅尼經十卷　或八卷
　大唐天竺三藏波羅頗蜜多羅譯　出內典
錄　單本
右一經內典錄云。是大集經別分（撿尋前大集經中寶幢分。
佛於欲色二界中間大寶坊中重說此寶星陀羅尼經。故寶幢分初云佛在欲色二界中間大坊中告大眾言。我
昔初得菩提已住王舍城迦蘭陀竹林。爾時中有二智人。一名優婆提舍。二名拘律陀等次第至末。文意並同。此
經可為重說。不可為重譯也。叉舊錄中有寶髻菩薩所問經是寶髻品異譯。今編入寶積第四十七會。既入彼中。
此不重載。又有虛空藏經八卷。撿無異本。即虛空藏品抄出別行。又有虛空藏問持經得幾福經亦是虛空藏
品別文抄出。既是別出。除之不錄。又內典錄及大周錄中更有大集經八卷。尋其文句即是合部大集經第六帙
也。初之兩卷名十方菩薩品。此乃是明度五十挍計經。不知何故編入此中。後之六卷乃是無盡意經。既是繁
重。亦除不錄）。

*Mahāvaipulya Mahāsaṃnipāta-sūtra*, thirty fascicles (or forty fascicles),
Translated at Guzang by the Indian Tripiṭaka master Dharmakṣema under the Northern Liang; three wrappers.
Third translation; three translations are missing.
I respectfully observe: The Liang śramaṇa Sengyou's *Records of the Mahāsaṃnipāta* states that there are twelve sections of expositions, which together form one sūtra:
1. "Necklace Chapter" (瓔珞品),
2. "Dhāraṇīśvararāja Chapter" (陀羅尼自在王品),
3. "Jewel Maiden Chapter" (寶女品),
4. "Unblinking Chapter" (不眴品),
5. "Sāgaramati Chapter" (海慧品),
6. "Speechless Chapter" (無言品),
7. "Inexpressible Chapter" (不可說品),
8. "Ākāśagarbha Chapter" (虛空藏品),
9. "Ratnaketu Section Chapter" (寶幢分品),
10. "Ākāśanetra Section Chapter" (虛空目分品),
11. "Ratnamālā Chapter" (寶鬘品),
12. "Akṣayamati Chapter" (無盡意品).
Now, examining the text of the sūtra, it differs from Sengyou's record:
1. "Dhāraṇīśvararāja Bodhisattva Chapter" (some sūtra texts divide this into the "Necklace Chapter", but that is incorrect; this is a single section and should not be divided into two; the later *Da ai jing* is indeed this chapter);
2. "Jewel Maiden Chapter";
3. "Unblinking Bodhisattva Chapter";
4. "Sāgaramati Bodhisattva Chapter";
5. "Ākāśagarbha Bodhisattva Chapter";
6. "Speechless Bodhisattva Chapter";
7. "Inexpressible Bodhisattva Chapter";
8. "Ratnaketu Section";
9. "Ākāśanetra Section";
10. "Ratnamālā Bodhisattva Chapter";
11. "Sūryaguhya Section" (On examining the various catalogues, the fascicle count of this *Mahāsaṃnipāta-sūtra* has no fixed standard: some say twenty-nine, some say ten, some thirty-one, some thirty-two, or forty fascicles. At present the *Mahāsaṃnipāta* is mostly thirty fascicles; its "Sūryaguhya Section" is incomplete in text, lacking about one fascicle. The thirty-one fascicle edition should be complete in text, but searches have not yet found it).
However, in Sengyou's record there is no "Sūryaguhya Section", but there is an "Akṣayamati Chapter", which is not correct. In our view, although the *Akṣayamati-sūtra* is a separate section of the *Mahāsaṃnipāta*, it was not translated by Dharmakṣema; nor is it in sequence, so it does not belong here. As for the Ākāśagarbha Chapter, Sengyou places it after the Inexpressible Chapter; the reason for this is unclear. Now, counting from the "Dhāraṇīśvararāja Chapter" to the "Sūryaguhya Section", there are eleven sections in all. The *Sūryagarbha-sūtra* is an alternate translation of the same text as the "Sūryaguhya Section", and is likewise the eleventh section (At the beginning of both *Sūryaguhya* and *Sūryagarbha* it says that after expounding the Ākāśanetra, Ānāpāna, and Amṛtadvāra, this sūtra was preached next. Furthermore, since the "Sūryaguhya Section" was expounded after the Ākāśanetra, according to the doctrine it should not be separated by the Ratnacūḍa Chapter. The present sūtra text contains this separating chapter, for reasons unknown. Moreover, although *Sūryaguhya* and *Sūryagarbha* are the same text, this "Sūryaguhya Section" is extremely abridged in text, and its latter part is also missing, though it could comprise more than a fascicle).
The *Candragarbha-sūtra* is the twelfth section (some sūtra texts have the title *Mahāyāna Mahāsaṃnipāta-sūtra Candragarbha Section, the Twelfth*; the beginning of the sūtra also says that after converting the host of nāgas and expounding the *Sūryagarbha-sūtra*, this sūtra was preached next).
The *Daśacakra-sūtra* is the thirteenth section (The beginning states that after expounding the *Candragarbha-sūtra*, this sūtra was preached next. The fourteenth section following the *Daśacakra* originally remained in the Western Regions and has not circulated here).
The *Sumerugarbha-sūtra* is the fifteenth section (The title at the beginning of the sūtra reads *Mahāyāna Mahāsaṃnipāta-sūtra Sumerugarbha Section, the Fifteenth*).
The sixteenth section should be the *Gaganagañja-sūtra* (The beginning says that after conferring prophecy upon Śrīdevī, this sūtra was preached next; yet because the Tathāgata preached the *Sumerugarbha-sūtra* on account of Śrīdevī, we know that this sūtra should follow next).
The *Sūryagarbha-sūtra* was first expounded in the Kalandaka Bamboo Grove, then [the Buddha] ascended to the summit of Mount Sumeru, and afterwards, upon the invitation of a nāga, went to Mount Kharadīya. The four sūtras beginning with the *Candragarbha* were all expounded on Mount Kharadīya. The sequence is thus. As for the *Buddhānusmṛtisamādhi*, *Bhadrapāla*, *Dṛṣṭāntarāja*, *Akṣayamati*, and other sūtras, although they are separate sections of the *Mahāsaṃnipāta*, since their sequence is unknown, it is difficult to arrange them. However, when the Sui dynasty monk Sengjiu compiled the combined *Mahāsaṃnipāta-sūtra*, he took the *Mingtudu wushi jiaoji jing* title as the "Ten Directions Bodhisattva Chapter" and placed it after the *Candragarbha*, together with the *Akṣayamati-sūtra*, forming fifty-eight fascicles; this is erroneous. Since there is no reliable basis, we do not follow it (The combined *Mahāsaṃnipāta-sūtra* also has a sixty-fascicle edition: fascicles 31 and 32 duplicate the Ratnacūḍa Chapter to make up sixty fascicles; that Ratnacūḍa Chapter is already in fascicles 26 and 27 before the Sūryaguhya, so compiling it again here is of unknown motive; furthermore, the Indic texts of *Sūryaguhya* and *Sūryagarbha* are identical, so compiling them repeatedly is a gross error). If one wishes to combine them: taking the preceding *Mahāsaṃnipāta* excluding the "Sūryaguhya Section", there are twenty-seven fascicles; substitute the *Sūryagarbha Section* in its place to continue the sequence (Although the Indic texts of *Sūryaguhya* and *Sūryagarbha* are the same, the text of the "Sūryaguhya Section" is abridged and missing portions, so the *Sūryagarbha* substitutes for it); next the *Candragarbha*; next the *Kṣitigarbha Daśacakra* (the Tang translation in ten fascicles); next the *Sumerugarbha*; next the *Gaganagañja*. Although the sequence of preaching the latter four sūtras is unknown, combining them by reasonable judgment will likely have no error: after the *Gaganagañja*, next the *Buddhānusmṛti* (using the Song dynasty six-fascicle translation to supply it, since the Sui ten-fascicle translation lacks the last two chapters); next the *Bhadrapāla*; next the *Dṛṣṭāntarāja*; and finally the *Akṣayamati*, totalling eighty fascicles. This should then accord [with the original] (The title at the head of the *Akṣayamati-sūtra* reads *In the Mahāsaṃnipāta-sūtra, the Inexhaustible Meaning Chapter of Akṣayamati Bodhisattva, the Thirty-second*; "chapter" here means "section", so it is the thirty-second section. Yet Sengyou's record places it after the Ratnacūḍa Chapter, and Sengyou's combined *Mahāsaṃnipāta* places it at the very end; their rights and wrongs are obvious. Furthermore, there is the *Suvikrāntacintidevaputraparipṛcchā-sūtra*; examining its text and meaning, it should be a separate section of the *Mahāsaṃnipāta*; but since it has been compiled into the *Mahāratnakūṭa*, it cannot be included twice, hence it is omitted here).
*Mahāvaipulya Mahāsaṃnipāta Sūryagarbha-sūtra*, ten fascicles (or fifteen fascicles), the eleventh section; one wrapper.
Translated by the Indian Tripiṭaka master Narendrayaśas under the Sui; identical to the *Sūryaguhya*.
Fourth translation.
The above single sūtra is an alternate translation of the same text as the "Sūryaguhya Section" at the end of the preceding *Mahāsaṃnipāta-sūtra*. The text of the *Sūryaguhya* is abridged; this text is slightly more extensive.
*Mahāsaṃnipāta Candragarbha-sūtra*, ten fascicles (or fifteen fascicles), the twelfth section; one wrapper.
Translated by the Indian Tripiṭaka master Narendrayaśas under the Northern Qi; single translation.
*Praise of the Dharmakāya Requested by Bodhisattva Kṣitigarbha*, one fascicle (The title within the text reads *Praise of the Dharmakāya Requested by Bodhisattva Kṣitigarbha from the Hundred-Thousand-Verse Mahāsaṃnipāta-sūtra*).
Translated by imperial order by the Tripiṭaka śramaṇa of Daxingshan Monastery, Daguangzhi Amoghavajra; newly entered into the Zhenyuan Catalogue.
*Mahāyāna Mahāsaṃnipāta Kṣitigarbha Daśacakra-sūtra*, ten fascicles, the thirteenth section.
Translated by the Great Tang Tripiṭaka Xuanzang; divided into one wrapper; taken from the *Neidian lu*.
Second translation.
The above two sūtras in eleven fascicles share the same wrapper.
*Mahāvaipulya Daśacakra-sūtra*, eight fascicles.
Translator lost.
Now appended to the Northern Liang catalogue; first translation.
The above two sūtras are alternate translations of the same text (Regarding this older *Daśacakra-sūtra*, the Great Zhou Catalogue says it was translated by Dharmakṣema, citing Changfang's catalogue; but checking Changfang's canonical catalogue, it states that the translator is lost, so the Zhou catalogue was mistaken).
*Mahāsaṃnipāta Sumerugarbha-sūtra*, two fascicles, the fifteenth section.
Translated jointly by the Indian Tripiṭaka master Narendrayaśas and Fazhi under the Northern Qi; single translation.
The above two sūtras in ten fascicles share the same wrapper.
*Ākāśagarbhabodhisattva-sūtra*, one fascicle (or without the word "Bodhisattva").
Translated by the Kashmiri Tripiṭaka master Buddhayaśas after returning to Kashmīr under the Yao Qin, and sent back to Qin; first translation.
*Dhāraṇī-sūtra of Ākāśagarbha Bodhisattva*, one fascicle.
Translated by the Kashmiri Tripiṭaka master Dharmamitra under the Song; first translation.
*Gaganagañjabodhisattva-sūtra*, two fascicles; should be the sixteenth section.
Translated by the Indian Tripiṭaka master Jñānagupta and others under the Sui; fourth translation.
The above three sūtras are alternate translations of the same text (four translations across past and present, one of which lacks an extant text).
*Sūtra on the Contemplation of Ākāśagarbha Bodhisattva*, one fascicle (also called *Ākāśagarbha Contemplation Sūtra*, or without the word "Contemplation").
Translated by the Kashmiri Tripiṭaka master Dharmamitra under the Song; single translation.
*Newly Translated Sūtra of the Questions of Mahā-Ākāśagarbha Bodhisattva*, eight fascicles.
Translated by imperial order by the Tripiṭaka śramaṇa of Daxingshan Monastery, Daguangzhi Amoghavajra; newly entered into the Zhenyuan Catalogue.
*Recitation Ritual of Mahā-Ākāśagarbha Bodhisattva*, one fascicle.
Translated by imperial order by the Tripiṭaka śramaṇa of Daxingshan Monastery, Daguangzhi Amoghavajra; newly entered into the Zhenyuan Catalogue.
The above six sūtras in fourteen fascicles share the same wrapper.
*Bodhisattva Buddhānusmṛtisamādhi-sūtra*, six fascicles (or without the word "Bodhisattva").
Translated jointly by the Indian śramaṇa Guṇabhadra and Xuanchang under the Song; first translation.
*Mahāvaipulya Mahāsaṃnipāta Bodhisattva Buddhānusmṛtisamādhi-sūtra*, ten fascicles; one wrapper.
Translated by the Indian Tripiṭaka master Dharmagupta under the Sui; taken from the *Neidian lu*; second translation.
The above two sūtras are alternate translations of the same text (Comparing the Sui translation to the earlier sūtra, it lacks the last two chapters at the end, so the text is incomplete).
*Pratyutpannabuddhasaṃmukhāvasthitasamādhi-sūtra*, three fascicles (or with the addition of the character "Da" [Mahā-], or in two fascicles).
Translated by the Yuezhi Tripiṭaka master Lokakṣema under the Later Han; first translation.
*Bhadrapālabodhisattva-sūtra*, one fascicle (also named *Bapo*).
Sengyou's catalogue states this is Master Daoan's ancient anonymous sūtra, an alternate translation of the four chapters of the *Pratyutpanna-sūtra*; fifth translation; now appended to the Han catalogue.
*Mahāvaipulya Mahāsaṃnipāta Bhadrapāla-sūtra*, five fascicles (also simply called *Bhadrapāla-sūtra*, or in six fascicles).
Translated by the Indian Tripiṭaka master Jñānagupta and others under the Sui; seventh translation.
The above three sūtras are alternate translations of the same text (seven translations across past and present, four of which lack extant texts).
The above five sūtras in twenty-five fascicles are divided into three wrappers.
*Akṣayamati-sūtra*, seven fascicles (in Jin called *Wujinyi*; or in four or five fascicles).
Translated by the Tripiṭaka master Dharmarakṣa under the Western Jin.
*Akṣayamatibodhisattva-sūtra*, six fascicles (also called *Achaqu jing*; extracted from the *Mahāsaṃnipāta*).
Translated jointly by the śramaṇas Zhiyan and Baoyun under the Song.
The above single sūtra has alternate translations of the same text (five translations across past and present, three of which lack extant texts).
The above two sūtras in thirteen fascicles share the same wrapper.
*Mahāsaṃnipāta Dṛṣṭāntarāja-sūtra*, two fascicles; a separate chapter of the *Mahāsaṃnipāta*.
Translated by the Indian Tripiṭaka master Jñānagupta and others under the Sui; supplemented and entered [into the canon].
*Mahākaruṇā-sūtra*, eight fascicles (also called *Tathāgatamahākaruṇā-sūtra*, or in six or seven fascicles).
Translated by the Tripiṭaka master Dharmarakṣa under the Western Jin.
The above single sūtra is an alternate translation of the opening "Dhāraṇīśvararāja Bodhisattva Chapter" of the *Mahāsaṃnipāta-sūtra* (corresponding from the beginning of fascicle 1 to the middle of fascicle 5).
The above two sūtras in ten fascicles share the same wrapper.
*Jewel Maiden's Questions Sūtra*, two fascicles (also called *Jewel Maiden Inquires on Wisdom Sūtra*, or in four fascicles).
Translated by the Tripiṭaka master Dharmarakṣa under the Western Jin.
The above single sūtra is an alternate translation of the "Jewel Maiden Chapter" of the *Mahāsaṃnipāta-sūtra* (corresponding from after the middle of fascicle 5 to fascicle 7).
*Speechless Youth Sūtra*, two fascicles (or called *Speechless Bodhisattva*, or in one fascicle).
Translated by the Tripiṭaka master Dharmarakṣa under the Western Jin.
The above single sūtra is an alternate translation of the "Speechless Chapter" of the *Mahāsaṃnipāta-sūtra* (corresponding from the middle of fascicle 17 to past the middle of fascicle 18).
*Īśvararājabodhisattva-sūtra*, two fascicles.
Translated by the Tripiṭaka master Kumārajīva at the Xiaoyao Garden under the Yao Qin; first translation.
*Questions of King Vikrānta Sūtra*, two fascicles.
Translated by the Brahmin Gautama Prajñāruci and others under the Northern Wei; taken from the preface; second translation.
The above two sūtras are alternate translations of the same text (The preface to this *King Vikrānta Sūtra* states: "In the fourth year of the Xinghe era of the Wei, the year renxu, in the seventh month, the new moon day being yichou, on the day jiawu, opening the manuscript bundle and beginning to write, the śramaṇa Tanlin and Gautama Ruci translated it at the mansion of the Minister and Unequalled Lord Gao, comprising in total 18,341 characters." All catalogues saying that Bodhiruci translated it are mistaken; one should follow the preface as correct. Moreover, the *Neidian lu* states that the above two sūtras are alternate translations extracted from the "Dhāraṇīśvararāja Bodhisattva Chapter" of the *Mahāsaṃnipāta-sūtra*, but that is incorrect. Examining their style and doctrine, they are completely different; they simply cannot be regarded as a separate section of the *Mahāsaṃnipāta*. Or perhaps these two sūtras are not sections of the *Mahāsaṃnipāta* at all; but since earlier catalogues all claimed they were alternate translations extracted from the Dhāraṇīśvararāja Chapter, although collating them reveals they are not identical, they are recorded for now at the end of the *Mahāsaṃnipāta*).
The above four sūtras in nine fascicles share the same wrapper.
*Ratnolkādhāraṇī-sūtra*, ten fascicles (or eight fascicles).
Translated by the Indian Tripiṭaka master Prabhākaramitra under the Great Tang; taken from the *Neidian lu*; single translation.
Regarding the above single sūtra, the *Neidian lu* states that it is a separate section of the *Mahāsaṃnipāta-sūtra* (Checking the "Ratnaketu Section" in the earlier *Mahāsaṃnipāta-sūtra*, the Buddha expounded this *Ratnolkādhāraṇī-sūtra* again in the Great Jewel Workshop between the desire realm and form realm. Thus the beginning of the Ratnaketu Section states that the Buddha, while in the Great Workshop between the desire realm and form realm, addressed the great assembly, saying: "Formerly, when I had first attained bodhi and dwelt in the Kalandaka Bamboo Grove at Rājagṛha, at that time there were two wise men, one named Upatiṣya and the second named Kolita..." and so on sequentially to the end, the text and meaning being completely identical. This sūtra may be regarded as a repeated exposition, but not as an alternate translation. Furthermore, older catalogues contain the *Ratnacūḍabodhisattvaparipṛcchā-sūtra*, which is an alternate translation of the Ratnacūḍa Chapter; it is now compiled into assembly 47 of the *Mahāratnakūṭa*, and since it has been incorporated there, it is not repeated here. There is also an *Ākāśagarbha-sūtra* in eight fascicles, which upon examination has no other text, being an extract from the Ākāśagarbha Chapter circulating separately. There is also the *Sūtra on Ākāśagarbha's Asking How Much Merit Is Gained from Upholding the Sūtra*, which is likewise an excerpt of a distinct text from the Ākāśagarbha Chapter; since it is an extract, it is removed and not recorded. Furthermore, in the *Neidian lu* and Great Zhou Catalogue there is another *Mahāsaṃnipāta-sūtra* in eight fascicles; examining its phrasing, it is actually the sixth wrapper of the combined *Mahāsaṃnipāta-sūtra*: the first two fascicles are titled the "Ten Directions Bodhisattva Chapter", which is actually the *Mingtudu wushi jiaoji jing*, compiled here for unknown reasons; the last six fascicles are the *Akṣayamati-sūtra*. Since these are redundant, they are also removed and not recorded).