[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) › [維摩經玄疏](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1777) › 5.18 # 維摩經玄疏 5.18 維摩經玄疏 5.18 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [5.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1777.5.18) 五、有師言「經」字即是正翻。所以者何？彼方極聖說教，名修多羅；此土聖人所說，名之為經。以此類通，即正翻也。 > Fifth, some masters say that the character "jing" is precisely the proper translation. Why is this? The preaching of teachings by the supreme sages of that region is called sūtra; what is spoken by the sages of this land is called jing. Comparing and correlating them in this way, it is precisely the proper translation. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1777.5.17) - [Next: 5.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1777.5.19) - [Up: 5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1777.5) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1777~en-mt.5.18) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1777.5.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1777.5.18) · Pramāṇa