[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) › [宋高僧傳](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2061) › 3.48 # 宋高僧傳 3.48 宋高僧傳 3.48 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2061.3.48) 第五華言雅俗者。亦云音有楚、夏同也。且此方言語，「雅」即經籍之文，「俗」乃術巷之說。略同西域，「細」即典正，「麁」即訛僻也。一、是雅非俗，如經中用書籍言是。二、是俗非雅，如經中「乞頭」、「博頰」等語是。三、亦雅亦俗，非學士潤文，信僧執筆，其間渾金璞玉，交雜相投者是。四、二非句，闕。 > Fifth, elegant and vulgar Chinese: this is also what is called phonology having distinctions between Chu and Xia. Furthermore, regarding the language of this land, 'elegant' is the text of the classics and histories, while 'vulgar' is the talk of the alleys. This is roughly similar to the Western Regions, where 'fine' is classical and correct, and 'coarse' is corrupt and vernacular. 1. Elegant and not vulgar: as when language from classical books is used in the sūtras. 2. Vulgar and not elegant: as with expressions like 'begging for a head' or 'slapping the cheeks' in the sūtras. 3. Both elegant and vulgar: when the prose has not been polished by literati, but written down by ordinary faithful monks, wherein unworked gold and uncarved jade are mixed together. 4. Neither: absent. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2061.3.47) - [Next: 3.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2061.3.49) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2061.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2061~en-mt.3.48) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2061.3.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2061.3.48) · Pramāṇa