貞元新定釋教目錄 14.3.3

14.3.3

Those near and far received his teachings as their master. Formerly, under the Liu Song dynasty, the Tripiṭaka master Buddhajīva from Kashmīr had translated the Mahīśāsaka-vinaya and, on that basis, extracted a one-fascicle karmavācanā. With the passing of time, its text became scattered and lost; students seeking it could not find it and had nothing to rely on. Tong thereupon extracted a one-fascicle karmavācanā from within the great vinaya. Followers of that school widely transmitted and circulated it.
Newly Translated Pronunciation and Meaning of the Mahāvaipulya Buddhāvataṃsaka Sūtra, in two fascicles.
The above single work in two fascicles is currently extant.
Śramaṇa Shi Huiyuan was a native of Jingzhao. He was the head disciple of the Avataṃsaka Dharma master [Fazang]. Diligent in study without indolence, he was thoroughly versed in both inner and outer learning, and was especially expert in the Avataṃsaka school. Huiyuan, observing that the newly translated scripture had no pronunciation and meaning guide, leaving readers with nowhere to resolve doubts, extensively consulted dictionaries and compiled this into two fascicles, so that those who study and peruse it need not seek masters far away to understand the meanings and pronunciations of the words.
Śūraṅgama Sūtra of All the Bodhisattvas' Myriad Practices and the Definitive Meaning of the Tathāgata's Secret Cause of Cultivation and Realization at the Great Buddha's Uṣṇīṣa, in ten fascicles (also titled "Separately Circulated Excerpt from the Abhiṣeka Section of the Great Bodhimaṇḍa of Nālandā in Central India").
The above single work in ten fascicles is currently extant.
Śramaṇa Pāramiti, translated into the Tang language as "Jizhong" (Utmost Weight), was a native of Central India. Harboring the Way and surveying all regions, he delivered beings in accordance with conditions. Wandering in his teaching from place to place, he arrived in our China (by Indian custom, Guangzhou is called Zhina [Cīna], and the imperial capital is called Mahā-cīna).
He then resided at the Zhizhi Bodhimaṇḍa in Guangzhou. The assembly recognized his vast erudition, and requests to him were numerous. Harboring the heart to benefit living beings, he unfolded this profound secret. In the first year of Shenlong, year-star in yisi, on the twenty-third day, xinhai, of the fifth month, jimao, he recited a chapter from the Abhiṣeka Section and translated it into ten fascicles; this is the aforementioned Śūraṅgama Sūtra of the Myriad Practices. Śramaṇa *Induśākya (śākya is slightly corrupted; the correct form is śākha, here translated as "Cloud Peak") from Uḍḍiyāna translated the language. Fang Rong of Qinghe, a bodhisattva-precept disciple, former Grand Master of Closing Court Counsel, and Participant in Policy Decisions with the Central Secretariat and Chancellery, transcribed the text. Śramaṇa Huaidi of Nanlou Monastery on Mount Luofu in Xiu Prefecture verified the translation. When the work of transmitting the scripture was finished, the monk boarded a ship and returned west. Through an envoy traveling from the south, it came to circulate here.
Sūtra on the Expounding of the Sublime Dharma for the Decisive [Destruction of] Karmic Obstacles, in one fascicle (second translation; same text as Dharma Master Xuanzang's Sūtra in Praise of the Merits of the Mahāyāna; translated in the sixth month of the ninth year of Kaiyuan at the Laoyin Hermitage in Shibie Valley, Mount Zhongnan).
Sūtra of the Dhāraṇī of Producing the Boundless Gateway, in one fascicle (eleventh translation; same text as the Sūtra of the Boundless Gate and Subtle Retentive Power; translated in the ninth year of Kaiyuan at Feng'en Monastery).
Sūtra of King *Siṃhasudatta's Cutting Off Meat, in one fascicle (translated in the ninth year of Kaiyuan at Feng'en Monastery).
Essential Collection of Various Sūtras on the Gate of Bodhisattva Practice in the Cultivation of the Mahāyāna, in three fascicles (translated on the second day of the sixth month of the ninth year of Kaiyuan at the Laoyin Hermitage in Shibie Valley, Mount Zhongnan).
The above four works in six fascicles are currently extant.
Śramaṇa Shi Zhiyan was a hostage son of the king of Khotan. His original surname was Yuchi, and his given name was Le (pronounced lüe). Arriving in the Great Tang in his youth, he early on held honor and emoluments, being appointed Great General of the Left Militant Guard, Pillar of State, and enfeoffed as the Commandery Duke of Jinman. Yet by nature he was pure and upright, harboring sincere faith within. He petitioned to renounce his residence to establish a monastery on behalf of the state. On the eleventh day of the fifth month of the second year of Shenlong,
an imperial decree granted his request.
He further reflected that having been born in a foreign realm and raised in China, he had fortunately been able to serve across four imperial courts, with official honors and favor reaching the pinnacle. Yet he feared undeservedly occupying lavish emoluments and improperly bathing in extraordinary imperial grace. Thereupon, taking this occasion, he petitioned to leave the household life, hoping to repay the profound favor. On the twenty-fourth day of the seventh month of the second year of Shenlong,
an imperial rescript in dark ink stated: "Among human emotions, none fails to covet and cherish emoluments and station. As for your wish, it is to abandon desire and renounce the household, pursuing the footsteps of the araṇya and raising the practice of dhyāna. Suddenly perusing your incoming memorial, sighs of praise and admiration fill Our heart. We specially grant your request to fulfill your noble ambition." On the fifth day of the eleventh month of the first year of Jinglong, the birthday of Emperor Zhonghe [Zhongzong], he renounced the household and shaved his hair, taking the Dharma name Zhiyan. He further petitioned to dwell at the hermitage of Zhixiang Monastery on Mount Zhongnan to cultivate the Way. From then on, with an empty mind and quiet reflection, he sat in meditation and engaged in walking contemplation, harboring earnest austerities within and accumulating contemplation in seclusion. Furthermore, being well-versed in the scriptures in both Tang and Indic tongues, his wisdom illuminated the subtle and profound. In the true purports of the Ratnakūṭa and the secret verses of the Tathāgatas, none failed to repeatedly receive
imperial decrees, and he had long participated in translation and examination. Frequently receiving
imperial rescripts, he was also ordered to verify translations. Dwelling in an araṇya in Shibie Valley, he practiced the dhūta austerities. In the ninth year of Kaiyuan, at the Shibie Hermitage and Feng'en Monastery, he translated four works including the Sūtra on Decisive Karmic Obstacles, in which literary elegance and substance were well-balanced, grasping their deep purports. He also translated one chant of the Uṣṇīṣavijayā-dhāraṇī-mantra and six chants of mantras including the Bhaiṣajyarāja Bodhisattva mantra from the Lotus Sūtra. At times, manuscripts have the new mantras copied into them; one should kindly not find this strange.
Mahāvairocana-abhisaṃbodhi-vikurvitādhiṣṭhāna-sūtra, in seven fascicles (the seventh fascicle is a recitation ritual; translated in the thirteenth year of Kaiyuan at the Great Fuxian Monastery in the Eastern Capital).
Subāhuparipṛcchā-sūtra, in three fascicles (translated into the Tang language as *Miaobi Tongzi [Subāhu Kumāra], also called Subāhu-vinaya; sometimes in two fascicles; translated in the fourteenth year of Kaiyuan at the Great Fuxian Monastery in the Eastern Capital).
Susiddhikara-sūtra, in three fascicles (translated into the Tang language as *Miao-chengjiu-fa [Sublime Fulfillment Ritual]; this and the Subāhu are both dhāraṇī-vinaya; those who have not entered the great maṇḍala are not permitted to read them at will; just as those seeking full ordination who secretly listen to the vinaya commit the offense of theft; translated in the fourteenth year of Kaiyuan).
Sūtra on the Most Supreme Heart Dhāraṇī Method for Seeking Retentive Hearing That Can Fulfill All Wishes of Ākāśagarbha Bodhisattva, in one fascicle (extracted from the chapter on "Accomplishing All Aims" in the Indic text of the Vajraśekhara-sūtra, translated in brief; translated in the fifth year of Kaiyuan at the Bodhi Cloister of Ximing Monastery).
The above four works in fourteen fascicles are currently extant.
Śramaṇa Śubhākara—the complete Sanskrit sound should be Śubhākarasiṃha—translated correctly according to the Tang sound is "Pure Lion"; translated according to its meaning, his name is Shanwuwei. He was a native of Magadha in Central India and resided at Nālandā Monastery in Rājagṛha. Originally of the kṣatriya caste, his surname was Kṣatriya. Renouncing mundane honors and nobility, he relied on the Buddha to leave the household life. His spiritual bearing was pure and ethereal, and his achievements in the Way were grand and prominent. Having a penetrating grasp of dhyāna and wisdom, he marvelously attained the dhāraṇī gates. Into the doctrinal gates of the Tripiṭaka he entered with a focused mind; across the five regions of India, his fragrant renown had long spread. With great compassion to benefit living beings, having karmic affinity to advance eastward, he traveled to the borders of North India, his fame resounding through Mahā-cīna. Our Emperor gathered together the worthy and capable, and dispatched envoys to welcome him. In the fourth year of Kaiyuan, bingchen, carrying a large collection of Indic texts, he arrived in Chang'an. At first he was accommodated in the Southern Cloister of Xingfu [Monastery]. Next, in the following fifth year, dingsi, at the Bodhi Cloister, he translated the Method for Seeking Retentive Hearing of Ākāśagarbha in one fascicle. Śramaṇa Xida translated the language, and Śramaṇa Wuzhuo arranged the text and took it down in writing. Regarding the Indic texts that Wuwei brought, an imperial decree ordered them all to be submitted to the palace. Because of this, he was unable to translate the various sūtras extensively. Formerly, Śramaṇa Wuxing traveled west to India to study