辯正論 6.116

6.116

外論曰。夫華夷語別音韻不同。然佛經釋迦稱牟尼。此是胡語。此土翻譯。乃曰能儒。能儒之名位卑周孔。故沒其能儒之劣名。而存釋迦之戎號。所言阿耨多羅三藐三菩提者。漢言阿無也。耨多羅言上也。三藐三正遍知也。菩提道也。此土先有無上正真之道。老莊之教胡法。無以為異。故不翻譯。又菩薩摩訶薩者。漢言大善心眾生。此名下劣。非為上士。掩其鄙稱。亦又不翻。凡不譯之流。其例如是。覆蔽世俗惑亂物心。然厭舊尚新流蕩之常弊。惡同好異恒俗之鄙情。是以邯鄲有匍匐之賓。溺喪有忘歸之客世不能知。其迷七也。

The external treatise states: The languages of the Hu and the Han differ, and their sounds and rhythms are not the same. However, in the Buddhist sūtras, Śākya is called Muni; this is a barbarian word. Translated in this land, it means 'Able and Benevolent' (nengru). The title 'Able and Benevolent' is inferior in rank to the Duke of Zhou and Confucius; therefore, they omitted this inferior title of 'Able and Benevolent' and retained the barbarian designation of 'Śākya'. As for the expression anuttarā samyaksaṃbodhi, in the Han language an- means 'un-', -uttarā means 'surpassed', samyak- means 'correct and universal knowledge', and bodhi means 'the Way' (Dao). In this land there was already the 'Unsurpassed, Correct, and True Way'; the teachings of Laozi and Zhuangzi do not differ from this barbarian Dharma, which is why it was not translated. Furthermore, bodhisattva mahāsattva means in the Han language 'sentient being of great good mind'. This title is low and inferior, not fit for a superior gentleman; to obscure its vulgar appellation, they likewise did not translate it. All cases of untranslated terms follow this pattern. They conceal the truth from the secular world and confuse people's minds. Now, tiring of the old and esteeming the new is the common flaw of wandering minds; detesting the identical and delighting in the exotic is the vulgar sentiment of ordinary custom. Hence Handan had guests who crawled, and the river crossing had travelers who forgot to return. The world cannot know this—this is your seventh delusion.