No. 268-D楞嚴集註序
Preface to the Collected Commentary on the Surangama Sutra
真玉無瑕，非假礱礪之勤不能顯其美；良金無鑛，非假爐錘之勞不能彰其精；至教無文，非假註釋之廣不能臻其奧；一心無相，非假研究之深不能極其妙。既得寶玉兼金之精美，必遂致貴，然後濟貧乏而無竭，乃為全德也。既得教旨契心之奧妙，必即致聖，然後開利凡蒙而無餘，乃為全道也。今焉四明王公元明居士，內明一心，外嚴眾行，樂得楞嚴真教之集傳，遂捐己資鏤梓，以壽後世，務俾攬者惑易辯而求易獲，庶幾同圓種智，其願乃已。嗚呼！釋尊與阿難徵辯，開士二十五之述圓通，勝會儼然，曾何有今昔之少間耶？宜加信無怠焉。
True jade has no flaws, yet without the labor of grinding and polishing, its beauty cannot be revealed. Fine gold has no ore, yet without the toil of furnace and hammer, its purity cannot be shown. The supreme teaching has no embellishment, yet without extensive commentary, its profundity cannot be reached. The one mind has no characteristics, yet without deep investigation, its wonder cannot be fully realized. Having obtained the refined beauty of precious jade and fine gold, one must surely put them to noble use—only then can one relieve the poor and needy without exhaustion, and this is complete virtue. Having grasped the profound wonder of the teaching that resonates with the mind, one must surely attain sagehood—only then can one bring benefit to ordinary beings without remainder, and this is the complete Path.
Now, layman Wang Yuanming of Siming, inwardly illuminating the one mind and outwardly cultivating all practices, joyfully obtained the collected transmission of the true teaching of the Surangama Sutra. He then donated his own funds to carve the woodblocks for printing, so that it may endure for future generations. His aim was to make it easy for readers to discern doubts and easy to seek and obtain understanding, so that all might equally perfect the wisdom of the Buddha-seed. Only then would his vow be fulfilled. Alas! The Buddha and Ananda’s questioning and debate, and the twenty-five enlightened ones’ descriptions of perfect penetration—that excellent assembly is still vividly present. How could there be the slightest gap between past and present? One should deepen one’s faith without laziness.
至元三年歲次丁丑九月九日，鎮江路金山禪寺住持沙門釋契了拜首書
On the ninth day of the ninth month in the third year of the Zhiyuan era, the year of Dingchou, the abbot of Jinshan Chan Monastery on Zhenjiang Road, the monk Qiliao, respectfully wrote this with bowed head.