妙法蓮華經玄義 8.3

8.3

This is the single character "jīng" (sūtra). Fully preserving the barbarian pronunciation, it should be pronounced *Saddharmapuṇḍarīka-sūtra*. *Saddharma* is translated here as "Wonderful Dharma"; *puṇḍarīka* is translated here as "Lotus Blossom," which have already been explained above. *Sūtra* is also pronounced *xiudanlan* (sūtrānta) or *xiudulu* (sūtra). The regional dialects of that land and the translations of this land are not uniform: some say it is untranslatable, while others say it is translatable. Explaining this comprises five [points]: 1. Clarifying that it is untranslatable. 2. Clarifying that it is translatable. 3. Harmonizing translatability and untranslatability. 4. Clarifying "sūtra" by applying it to dharmas. 5. Clarifying "sūtra" through the contemplation of mind.