[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) › [一切經音義](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2128) › 59.4 # 一切經音義 59.4 一切經音義 59.4 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [59.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2128.59.4) 律藏（力出反。梵言毘尼。或言鞞泥迦。或言毘那耶。或云鼻那夜。或云毘奈耶。皆由梵音輕重聲之訛轉也。此譯云離行行亦道也謂此行能離惡道因以名焉。或譯云滅惡也。或云化度。言梵經化度眾生也。或云調伏。調伏貪瞋癡也。即文殊淨律經云曉了貪欲名為律是也。案爾疋律法也謂法則也。又云律詮也法律所以銓量輕重也。又云律常也言可常行也。故字從彳。彳即行也。從聿。聿者筆也。定罪正刑非筆不斷也。釋名云律者縲也𠕀人必使不得放肆也。言尸羅者此音止得謂止惡得善也。舊譯云清淨及性善者皆義釋也。縲音力追反縲繫也）。 > 律藏 (The first character has the fanqie \*lì-chū. The Sanskrit word is vinaya, also rendered 鞞泥迦 \[veṇika\], 毘那耶 \[vinaya\], 鼻那夜 \[vinaya\], or 毘奈耶 \[vinaya\]; these are all corruptions arising from variations in phonetic stress in Sanskrit. This is translated as 'conduct of departure'—'conduct' also means the path, meaning that this conduct can lead away from the evil destinies, hence its name. Or it is translated as 'extinguishing evil'. Or it is said to mean 'converting and saving', referring to how the Sanskrit scriptures convert and save sentient beings. Or it is said to mean 'subduing', subduing greed, hatred, and delusion; this is just as the Mañjuśrī-śuddha-vinaya-sūtra says: 'Comprehending craving is called the vinaya.' Checking the Erya: '律 means law', referring to rules and models. It also says: '律 means to assess', meaning that laws are used to weigh and evaluate severity. It also says: '律 means constant', meaning that it can be practiced constantly. Therefore, the character takes the step radical 彳—彳 means action—and takes the brush radical 聿—聿 means a writing brush; for determining crimes and fixing punishments cannot be decided without a brush. The Shiming says: '律 means to bind (縲); it watches over people, necessarily preventing them from being unrestrained.' As for the term śīla, it translates as 'cessation and attainment', meaning ceasing evil and attaining good. Old translations rendering it as 'purity' or 'innate goodness' are all interpretive translations. 縲 has the fanqie \*lì-zhuī; 縲 means to bind). > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 59.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2128.59.3) - [Next: 59.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2128.59.5) - [Up: 59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2128.59) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2128~en-mt.59.4) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2128.59.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2128.59.4) · Pramāṇa