[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) › 3.83 # 翻譯名義集 3.83 翻譯名義集 3.83 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2131.3.83) 【脂那】《婆沙》二音：一云支那，此云文物國，即讚美此方，是衣冠文物之地也。二云指難，此云邊鄙，即貶挫此方非中國也。《西域記》云：「摩訶至那，此曰大唐。」 > \[Cīna\] The \*Vibhāṣā\* gives two pronunciations: one says Zhina, which here means Country of Civilization, praising this land as a realm of robes, caps, and culture. The second says Zhinan, which here means Frontier Wilderness, disparaging this land as not being the Central Kingdom. The \*Xiyu ji\* says: “\*Mahācīna\*, here meaning the Great Tang.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2131.3.82) - [Next: 3.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2131.3.84) - [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.3.83) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2131.3.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2131.3.83) · Pramāṇa