金剛般若經疏論纂要 1.14

1.14

As for 'sūtra', its Sanskrit sound is sūtra, translated according to meaning as 'concordant scripture'. 'Concordant' means expressing doctrines and principles while according with people's minds; that is, according with principle and according with capacity. As for 'sūtra', the Buddhabhūmi-vyākhyāna says: 'Able to string together and able to gather, hence it is called a sūtra.' This is because the Buddha's holy teaching strings together the meanings that should be spoken, and gathers and maintains the beings to be transformed.