Compiled by Tao-hsüan:1st year of Lin Te (麟德),T'ang dynasty (唐) (A.D. 664) in Hsi-ming Monastery (西明寺). T. Index vol. 18,p. 274c,notes that the identification of Chih-sheng as the compiler of the text,as in the Sung edition,is an error. Shih-shih (釋氏) of Hsi-ming Monastery in the Korean colophon is probably another name for Tao-hsüan.
According to the colophon,this book was compiled by Seng-yu of the Liang dynasty (梁) (A.n. 502-557). However,the K'ai yüan shih chao lu (開元釋教錄) says that it was compiled by Tao-hsüan on the 18th day,9th month,2nd year of Lin Te (麟德),T'ang dynasty (唐) (November 1st,A.D. 665) in Hsi-ming Monastery (西明寺).
Compiled by Tao-hsüan:1st year of Lung Shuo (龍朔),T'ang dynasty (唐) (A.D. 661) in Hsi-ming Monastery (西明寺). The fourth chüan was compiled in the 1st year of Lin Te (麟德) (A.D. 664).