翻譯名義集 5.83

5.83

【跋渠】《法華文句》云：「《中阿含》翻品。品者，義類同者聚在一段，故名品也。或佛自唱品，如《梵網》；或結集所置，如《大論》（《大品》一部，結集之家，本唯三品）；或譯人添足，如羅什（什師以類加之，成九十品）。」

[Varga]: The Fahua wenju states: "The Madhyama-āgama translates it as 'chapter' (pin). As for 'chapter,' those with similar meanings and categories are gathered in one section, hence it is called a chapter. In some cases, the Buddha himself proclaimed the chapters, as in the Brahma Net Sūtra; in other cases, they were established by the compilers, as in the Mahāprajñāpāramitā-śāstra (the Pañcaviṃśati originally had only three chapters established by the compilers); or they were augmented by translators, as with Kumārajīva (Master Kumārajīva added chapters according to categories, making ninety chapters)."