Shutsu Sanzo Kishu - Shutsu Sanzo Kishu

A Buddhist book in 15 volumes. Written by Sengyou (445-518), a scholar-monk from the Qi and Liang dynasties of China. It is the oldest surviving (included in the 55th volume of the "Taisho Shinshu Daizōkyō") record of sutra translations (catalogs of Buddhist scriptures) made in China. It is a record of translations of sutras from the Later Han to the Liang dynasty, but also includes historical materials such as prefaces and postscripts to the sutras, as well as brief biographies of the translators. The main basis for this work is the sutra record (currently missing) by Doan (312-385). Attention is paid to mistranslations, missing translations, and questionable sutras, but the distinction between Mahāyāna and Hinayana has not yet been made clear. Also, because it was written by the Southern Dynasties, the Northern Dynasties are not covered. However, it is an important document that is indispensable for understanding the acceptance of Buddhism in ancient China.

[Kazuo Okabe]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

仏教書。15巻。中国の斉(せい)・梁(りょう)代の学僧、僧祐(そうゆう)（445―518）の作。中国でつくられた経録（仏典目録）のなかで現存（『大正新修大蔵経』55巻所収）するもっとも古いもの。後漢(ごかん)から梁代に至る訳経の記録であるが、経序や経後記などの史料および訳経僧の略伝をも掲げる。道安(どうあん)（312―385）の経録（現欠）が本書の主たるよりどころとなっている。異訳、失訳、疑経について注意が払われているが、まだ大乗・小乗の区別は明示されていない。また南朝の著作のため、北朝については手薄になっている。しかし中国古代の仏教受容を知るうえで不可欠の重要文献である。

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