[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) › [肇論新疏](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1860) › 2.9 # 肇論新疏 2.9 肇論新疏 2.9 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1860.2.9) 天竺或曰印土、身毒，即五印婆羅門國。什公生龜茲，以父鳩摩羅炎本南天竺人，今從本稱。盛德如傳。言象，出《易經略例》「言生於象，象生於意」，今以言喻能詮、象喻所詮。希夷，出老氏，彼云：「聽之不聞名曰希，視之不見名曰夷。」今喻般若，離名曰希、離相曰夷。按什公本傳，幼學小乘，因悟蘇摩說阿耨達經，復學大方，研心此趣，孤出於言象之外，妙合於實相之境。 > "Tianzhu" is also called Yintu or Shendu, which are the Brahmin kingdoms of the five Indias. Master Kumārajīva was born in Kucha, but because his father Kumārāyana was originally from Southern India, he is here designated according to his origin. His abundant virtues are as recorded in his biography. "Words and images" comes from the Yijing lüeli: "Words are born of images, images are born of intent"; here "words" is an analogy for the expressing capacity, and "images" is an analogy for what is expressed. "The silent and formless" (xiyi) comes from Laozi, which says: "Listening to it without hearing is called xi; looking at it without seeing is called yi." Here it is an analogy for prajñā: being free from names is called xi, and being free from marks is called yi. According to Master Kumārajīva's biography, in his youth he studied the Hīnayāna; upon awakening to Sūryasoma's exposition of the Anavatapta-sūtra, he turned to study the Great Principle, ground his mind upon this purpose, stood alone beyond words and images, and subtly united with the realm of dharmatā. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1860.2.8) - [Next: 2.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1860.2.10) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1860.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1860~en-mt.2.9) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1860.2.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1860.2.9) · Pramāṇa