翻譯名義集 4.29

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4.29

[Ullambana] Ullam is a word of the Western Regions, which here translates as 'hanging upside down'. Pen is an eating vessel of this land. The Tripiṭaka [master] says: 'The vessel arranges a hundred flavors to present respectfully to the Three Honored Ones. Relying on the gracious light of the great assembly, it saves from the distress of hanging upside down.' In meaning, it corresponds to a vessel for saving from hanging upside down. (As Mencius says: 'At the present time, if a state of ten thousand chariots practices benevolent government, the delight of the people will be like being released from hanging upside down.') Dharma Master Ying says: 'Ullan is a corruption; correctly it should be ulambana, which translates as saving from hanging upside down.'

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翻譯名義集 — 法雲, Classical Chinese