翻譯名義集 1.104

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1.104

[Ājñātakauṇḍinya] Also called Kulin. The Fahua shu says: "Ājñāta is a personal name. Here translated as 'Already Known', or said to be 'Without Knowledge'. 'Without Knowledge' does not mean having no knowledge; it is knowing nothingness. It is also translated as 'Understanding'." The Śūraṅgama [Sūtra] says: "I first came to be called 'Understanding' and so forth; in full, it is 'Understanding the Original Limit'." Gushan says: "It is because he was the first to understand the Dharma. Kauṇḍinya is a clan name. Here translated as 'Fire Vessel', a brāhmaṇa lineage. Their ancestors worshipped fire, and took their clan name from this."

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翻譯名義集 — 法雲, Classical Chinese