首楞嚴義疏注經 1.22

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此別目也。印度，月名，具云印特伽，此云月邦，以此大國形諸小國如星中月。彼有五印，此當中也，即一境之都名。此境之中有多國別，最尊大者號摩竭提，此云大體，以總攝故，或云不害，皆義翻也。那爛陀，此云施無厭，即龍名也。《西域記》云「菴沒羅國有池，池中有龍名施無厭，寺近彼池，故以標號。」大道場者，沙門體心修道之地也。佛滅度後，六帝緝興，遐疎紺宇，園林普合，都建一門，主客萬僧，住持增峻，印度名寺莫先於此，故名曰大。灌頂部者，彼有五部，此當其一，毘盧為主。既標部處，尋檢可憑，無謂近翻，疑非正說。

This is a distinctive title. India (Yindu) is a name for the moon, fully called Indu, rendered here as 'Moon Country', because this large country compares to the smaller countries like the moon among the stars. There are five Indias, and this is the central one, which is the general name for the whole region. Within this region there are many distinct countries, the most venerable and largest of which is named Magadha, rendered here as 'Great Substance' because it encompasses all, or 'Non-harming', both being semantic translations. Nālandā is translated here as 'giving without satiety', which is the name of a nāga. The Record of the Western Regions states: 'In the country of Āmra there is a pool, and in the pool is a nāga named Giving Without Satiety; the monastery is near that pool, hence it takes its name.' 'Great Bodhimaṇḍa' is the place where śramaṇas realise the mind and cultivate the Way. After the Buddha passed into extinction, six emperors successively revived it, constructing extensive azure temples, uniting the parks into one, and erecting a single main gate. Ten thousand resident and visiting monks lived there, and its monastic governance was lofty and sublime; no famous monastery in India surpassed it, hence it is called 'Great'. As for the 'Abhiṣeka Section', there are five sections there, and this corresponds to one of them, with Vairocana as the lord. Since the section and place are indicated, they can be relied upon for investigation, so that one will not suspect it of being a recent translation and doubt that it is an authentic teaching.