維摩經玄疏 5.13

5.13

Second, clarifying that sūtra is translatable: some masters say, "Formerly, when the Buddha's Dharma first crossed over, the languages of the Hu and the Han were not yet understood, so the various scholars west of the Yellow River regarded it as untranslatable." Since then, sūtras and treatises have crossed over to here, and through translation the languages of the Hu and the Han have become understood, so sūtra is definitely translatable. However, the various Dharma masters had differing traditions, and those who say it is "translatable" have also made more than one [translation]. Now five different translations are briefly set forth: first, some masters say "root of dharmas"; second, some masters say it translates here as "tally"; third, some masters say it translates here as "thread"; fourth, some masters translate it as "teaching of good words"; fifth, some masters say it translates here as "jing" (warp/classic).