[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) › 4.39 # 翻譯名義集 4.39 翻譯名義集 4.39 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [4.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2131.4.39) 【摩訶僧祗】此云大眾。《大集》云：「廣博遍覽五部經書，是故名為摩訶僧祇。此有律本。首疏云：『總別六部，僧祇是總，前五是別。』此僧祇部眾，行解虛通，不生偏執，遍順五見，以通行故，故知是總。」《遺教三昧》下卷經云：「佛在世時，眾僧唯著死人雜衣。因羅旬喻，分衛空還，佛知其宿行，使眾僧分律為五部，服色亦五種。令其日隨一部中行，遂制儀則，各舉所長，名其服色。曇無屈多迦部，通達理味，開導利益，表發殊勝，應著赤色衣，非南方之赤。薩婆多部，博通敏達，導以法化，應著皂衣，非北方之黑。迦葉遺部，精勤勇猛，快攝眾生，應著木蘭色衣。彌沙塞部，思入玄微，究暢幽密，應著青色衣，非東方之青。摩訶僧祗部，勤學眾經，宣講真義，以處本居中，應著黃色衣，非中方之色。自爾之後，便得大食。斯以五色之衣，用彰五部之相。」 > \[Mahāsāṃghika\] This means "the great assembly". The Daji jing says: "Because they extensively and comprehensively read the sūtras and treatises of the five schools, they are named Mahāsāṃghika." This school has a vinaya text. Master Shou's commentary says: "Of the six schools, general and specific, the Mahāsāṃghika is the general, and the previous five are the specific. The assembly of this Mahāsāṃghika school has unhindered practice and understanding, does not give rise to one-sided attachments, and accords fully with the five views; because its practice is universal, it is known to be the general." The lower fascicle of the Yijiao sanmei jing says: "When the Buddha was in the world, the assembly of monks wore only miscellaneous clothes taken from corpses. Because Luo Xunyu returned empty-handed from alms-begging, the Buddha, knowing his past deeds, had the assembly of monks divide the Vinaya into five schools, with five colors of robes as well. He instructed each day to follow the practice of one school, and then instituted protocols, each bringing out its strengths, and named their robe colors: The Dharmagupta school, having penetrated the flavor of principle, guiding and benefiting, manifesting what is sublime, should wear red robes, though not the red of the south. The Sarvâstivāda school, having broad understanding and keen discernment, guiding through Dharma transformation, should wear black robes, though not the black of the north. The Kāśyapīya school, diligent and courageous, swiftly gathering sentient beings, should wear magnolia-bark colored robes. The Mahīśāsaka school, whose contemplation enters the profound and subtle, thoroughly penetrating the hidden and esoteric, should wear green-blue robes, though not the green of the east. The Mahāsāṃghika school, diligently studying the scriptures, expounding the true meaning, occupying the root and dwelling in the center, should wear yellow robes, though not the yellow of the center. From that time on, they obtained abundant food. In this way, five-colored robes were used to manifest the characteristics of the five schools." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 4.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2131.4.38) - [Next: 4.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2131.4.40) - [Up: 4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2131.4) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2131~en-mt.4.39) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2131.4.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2131.4.39) · Pramāṇa