[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) › [熾盛光道場念誦儀](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1951) › 1.84 # 熾盛光道場念誦儀 1.84 熾盛光道場念誦儀 1.84 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1951.1.84) 疑者曰：「斯經作法，專以持呪為主。近孤山法師，於《請觀音記》中，不許梵誦，故令華音不遵梵誦。有梵誦者，排彼華音。疑既在心，功何成就？」釋曰：「華、梵雨存，適時之變。依法持誦，功力弗殊，其有偏弘，恐妨通論。如無梵學指教，可以從華。若其專據華音，不許梵誦，則二合、三合之例，無用空翻。荊溪云：『當知西方有三合聲。』如翻譯流類，有音、字俱翻，如『如是我聞』等，諸顯教能詮。若翻字、不翻音，如陀羅尼。或句絕處引，或有須急呼，斯皆譯人指示此方聲勢。故僧傳十科，翻譯為首。智者詳之，無勞致惑。」 > A doubter says: “The rite of this sūtra is exclusively centred on upholding mantras. Recently, Master Gushan, in his Commentary on the Sūtra on Invoking Avalokiteśvara, did not permit Sanskrit chanting, thus making the Chinese pronunciation not follow Sanskrit chanting. Those who practice Sanskrit chanting reject that Chinese pronunciation. Since doubt resides in the mind, how can efficacy be accomplished?” I explain: “Both Chinese and Sanskrit are preserved, adapting to the contingencies of the times. If one recites in accordance with the Dharma, the power and efficacy do not differ; if one promotes one exclusively, I fear it obstructs a comprehensive understanding. If there is no instruction from Sanskrit learning, one may follow the Chinese. If one exclusively relies on Chinese pronunciation and forbids Sanskrit chanting, then the rules of conjunct consonants of two or three letters would have been translated in vain to no purpose. Jingxi said: ‘One should know that in the Western regions there are three-letter conjunct sounds.’ As for the types of translation, there are those where both sound and script are translated, such as ‘Thus have I heard’ and so on, which are the expressors of the exoteric teachings. If the script is translated but the sound is not translated, that refers to dhāraṇīs. Some are drawn out at the end of a phrase, and some must be pronounced rapidly—these are all indications by the translators of the vocal cadence of this land. Therefore, among the ten categories of the Biographies of Eminent Monks, Translation stands first. Let the wise examine this; there is no need to entertain doubts.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1951.1.83) - [Next: 1.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1951.1.85) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1951.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1951~en-mt.1.84) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1951.1.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1951.1.84) · Pramāṇa