[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) › 3.47 # 翻譯名義集 3.47 翻譯名義集 3.47 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2131.3.47) 【印度】《西域記》云：「天竺之稱，異議紏紛，舊云身篤，或曰賢豆。今從正音，宜云印度（云云）。印度者，唐言月，月有多名，斯其一稱（云云）。良以其土聖賢繼軌，導凡御物，如月照臨，由是義故，謂之印度（云云）。五印度之境，周九萬餘里。三垂大海，北背雪山，北廣南狹，形如半月。劃野區分，七十餘國。時特暑熱，地多泉濕。」成光子曰：「中天竺國，東至震旦，五萬八千里；南至金地國，西至阿拘遮國；北至小香山阿耨達，亦各五萬八千里，則知彼為中國矣。」《梁傳》云：「何承天以博物著名，乃問慧嚴曰：『佛國將用何曆？』云：『天竺夏至之日，日正中時，竪晷無影，所謂天中。於五行土德，色尚黃，數尚五，八寸為尺，十兩當此土十二兩。建辰之月為歲首，及討覈分至，推校薄蝕，顧步光景，其法甚詳。宿度章紀，咸有條例。』承天無所措難。後婆利國人來，果同嚴說。」 > \[India\] The Record of the Western Regions says: "Regarding the name Tiānzhú, there have been conflicting opinions. Formerly it was called Shendu, or Xiandou. If we now follow the correct pronunciation, it should be called Yìndù (and so forth). Yìndù means 'moon' in the language of the Tang; the moon has many names, and this is one of them (and so forth). Indeed, because holy and virtuous ones in that land have succeeded one another, guiding mortals and directing beings just as the moon shines down from above, for this reason it is called Yìndù (and so forth). The domain of the Five Indias has a circumference of over ninety thousand li. On three sides it borders the great sea, and on the north it leans against the Snow Mountains; it is broad in the north and narrow in the south, shaped like a half-moon. Divided into territories, there are more than seventy countries. The seasons are exceptionally hot, and the ground is rich with springs and humidity." Chengguangzi said: "From Central India eastward to Cīnasthāna is fifty-eight thousand li; south to Suvarṇabhūmi, west to \*Akuñca, and north to Little Mount Gandhamādana and Anavatapta are also each fifty-eight thousand li; thus one knows that it is the Central Country." The Liang Biographies says: "He Chengtian, who was renowned for his broad learning, asked Huiyan: 'What calendar does the Buddha's country use?' \[Huiyan\] replied: 'In India, on the day of the summer solstice, at exact midday, a vertical gnomon casts no shadow; it is what is called the center of heaven. In the five elements, it corresponds to the virtue of Earth: its color values yellow, its number values five, eight inches make a foot, and ten ounces equal twelve ounces of this land. The month establishing Chen is the start of the year. In calculating equinoxes and solstices, computing eclipses, and observing solar shadows, its methods are exceedingly detailed. The degrees of lunar lodges, cycles, and epochs all have their systematic regulations.' Chengtian had no way to raise an objection. Later, when people from the kingdom of Boli arrived, their accounts indeed agreed with what Yan had said." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2131.3.46) - [Next: 3.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2131.3.48) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2131.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2131~en-mt.3.47) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [高僧傳](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2059.7.17) — 慧皎, Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2131.3.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2131.3.47) · Pramāṇa