[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [注維摩詰經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1775) › 1.4 # 注維摩詰經 1.4 注維摩詰經 1.4 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1775.1.4) 大秦天王俊神超世、玄心獨悟，弘至治於萬機之上、揚道化於千載之下，每尋翫茲典，以為棲神之宅；而恨支竺所出理滯於文、常恐玄宗墜於譯人。北天之運，運通有在也。以弘始八年歲次鶉火，一命大將軍常山公右將軍安成侯與義學沙門千二百人，於長安大寺請羅什法師重譯正本。什以高世之量冥心真境，既盡環中又善方言，時手執梵文口自宣譯，道俗虔虔一言三復，陶冶精求務存聖意，其文約而詣、其旨婉而彰，微遠之言於茲顯然矣。余以闇短時預聽次，雖思乏參玄，然麁得文意，輒順所聞為之注解，略記成言述而無作，庶將來君子異世同聞焉。 > The Heavenly King of the Great Qin, with extraordinary spirit surpassing the world and an arcane mind self-awakened, promoted the ultimate governance above the myriad affairs of state and propagated the teachings of the Way for a thousand years to come. Constantly examining and savoring this scripture, he considered it the dwelling of his spirit; yet he regretted that the translations produced by Zhi \[Qian\] and Zhu \[Shulan\] had their principles hindered by the phrasing, constantly fearing that the arcane tradition would fall by the wayside due to the translators. In the fortune of the northern sky, the arrival of good fortune was destined. In the eighth year of Hongshi, the year of Chunhuo, he commanded the Senior General the Duke of Changshan and the Right General the Marquis of Ancheng, together with one thousand two hundred śramaṇas learned in doctrinal meaning, to invite the Dharma Master Kumārajīva at the Great Monastery of Chang'an to retranslate the authentic text. With a worldly-transcending capacity, \[Kumāra\]jīva merged his mind with the true realm; having exhausted the center of the ring, he was also skilled in local languages. At that time, holding the Sanskrit text in his hand, he personally proclaimed and translated it orally. Monks and laity were reverent and earnest, repeating each word three times, refining and searching meticulously, striving to preserve the holy intention. Its phrasing is concise yet penetrating; its purport is subtle yet apparent; the deep and distant words were thereby made manifest here. Because I was dim-witted and narrow-minded, I occasionally attended the lectures; though lacking the thought to engage in the arcane, I roughly grasped the textual meaning, and accordingly composed annotations following what I heard. Briefly recording the established words, I transmit rather than innovate, hoping that gentlemen of future generations in different ages may hear the same. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1775.1.3) - [Next: 1.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1775.1.5) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1775.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1775~en-mt.1.4) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [維摩經略疏垂裕記](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1779.1.60) — Classical Chinese - [淨名經集解關中疏](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2777.1.5) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1775.1.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1775.1.4) · Pramāṇa