金光明最勝王經疏 1.32

1.32

次述今者，梵音舊訛，今者正云蘇跋那婆婆娑欝多摩囉闍蘇怛纜。蘇跋那（此云金）婆婆娑（此云光），言光明者，遂言便也。欝多摩（此云最勝）囉闍（此云王）蘇怛纜（此義云綎索經），應言金光最勝王經。金王二字一向是喻，光明最勝竝通法喻。今於此目略為五釋：一依教理行果四法解釋、二依三寶、三依菩提涅槃、四依法喻、五依人法。

Next, stating the present [exposition]: the Sanskrit pronunciation was corrupted in antiquity; nowadays it is correctly said as Suvarṇaprabhāsottamarājasūtra. Suvarṇa (here translated as gold) and prabhāsa (here translated as light)—the expression "golden light and radiance" arose for the sake of fluency. Uttama (here translated as most victorious), rāja (here translated as king), and sūtra (this meaning is string or cord-sūtra). It ought to be called the Suvarṇaprabhāsottamarājasūtra. The two words "gold" and "king" are purely metaphors, whereas "light", "radiance", and "most victorious" apply to both phenomenon and metaphor. Now, regarding this title, five interpretations are briefly made: 1. explaining according to the four dharmas of teaching, principle, practice, and fruition; 2. according to the Three Jewels; 3. according to bodhi and nirvāṇa; 4. according to phenomenon and metaphor; 5. according to person and dharma.