翻譯名義集 1.34

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仰則真法、俯立俗號，名雖各異，義亦互通。故《法苑》云：「如釋迦翻能仁，豈有一佛非能仁也？阿彌陀云無量壽，豈有一佛非長壽也？但以逗機設化，隨世建立。」題名則功能雖殊，顯義乃力用齊等，方知三世無量之名，具顯諸佛無量之德也。

Looking up, there is the true Dharma; looking down, conventional appellations are established. Though the names differ individually, their meanings also interpenetrate. Thus the Fayuan [zhulin] says: 'For instance, Śākya is translated as "Capable of Benevolence"; is there any buddha who is not capable of benevolence? Amitābha is called "Immeasurable Life"; is there any buddha who is not long-lived? It is only to suit capacities and establish conversion that names are set up in accordance with the world.' When titles are given, their functions differ, yet when meanings are revealed, their powers and applications are equal. Only then does one know that the immeasurable names throughout the three periods of time fully manifest the immeasurable virtues of all buddhas.