[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) › [翻譯名義集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2131) › 1.44 # 翻譯名義集 1.44 翻譯名義集 1.44 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2131.1.44) 【彌勒】《西域記》云：「梅哩麗耶，唐云慈氏，即姓也。舊曰彌勒，訛也。」什曰：「姓也。阿逸多，字也。南天竺婆羅門子。」《淨名疏》云：「有言從姓立名，今謂非姓，恐是名也。何者？彌勒，此翻慈氏，過去為王，名曇摩流支，慈育國人，自爾至今，常名慈氏。姓阿逸多，此云無能勝。有言阿逸多是名，既不親見正文，未可定執。」《觀下生經》云：「時修梵摩，即與子立字，名曰彌勒。」 > \[Maitreya\]: The Xiyu ji says: "Meililiye in Tang is rendered Cishi (Benevolent Clan); that is the clan name. The old form Mile was an error." Kumārajīva said: "It is a clan name. Ajita is the personal name. He was the son of a South Indian brāhmaṇa." The Commentary on the Vimalakīrti says: "Some say it is named after the clan, but we now consider it not to be a clan, but rather a personal name. Why? Maitreya is here translated as Cishi. In the past, he was a king named Dharmaruci who benevolently nurtured the people of his country; from then until now, he has always been named Cishi. His clan is Ajita, which is translated here as Invincible (Wunengsheng). Some say Ajita is a personal name, but not having personally seen an authentic text, one cannot hold to this definitively." The Guan xiasheng jing says: "At that time Brahmāyu gave his son a personal name, calling him Maitreya." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2131.1.43) - [Next: 1.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2131.1.45) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2131.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2131~en-mt.1.44) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2131.1.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2131.1.44) · Pramāṇa