[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) › [出三藏記集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2145) › 2.7 # 出三藏記集 2.7 出三藏記集 2.7 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2145.2.7) 異出經者。謂胡本同而漢文異也。梵書復隱宣譯多變。出經之士才趣各殊。辭有質文意或詳略。故令本一末二新舊參差。若國言訛轉。則音字楚夏。譯辭格礙則事義胡越。豈西傳之𩥫駿。乃東寫之乖謬耳。是以泥洹楞嚴重出。至七般若之經。別本迺八。傍及眾典往往如茲。今竝條目列人以表同異。其異出雜經失譯名者。皆附失源之錄。 > Alternate translations of sūtras refer to texts whose Hu originals are the same, but whose Chinese renderings differ. The Sanskrit texts are recondite and abstruse, and their oral translation varied greatly; the abilities and inclinations of the translation masters were also each distinct. In phrasing, some were plain and some ornate; in meaning, some were detailed and some concise. Consequently, while the root was one, the branches became two, and new and old versions diverge. If the languages of the countries shifted and became corrupted, sounds and graphs varied between Chu and Xia; if the translated diction was impeded, the deeds and meanings were as estranged as Hu and Yue. How could this be due to the steeds that conveyed them from the west? It is entirely the fault of errors in transcription in the east! For this reason, the Nirvāṇa and the Śūraṅgama were repeatedly translated, up to seven times; while for the Prajñā sūtras, the distinct versions even reached eight. With other scriptures as well, this was often the case. Now I have set them down in itemized lists and arranged the persons involved, so as to manifest what is identical and what is different. As for the miscellaneous alternate translations whose translators' names are lost, they are all appended to the Catalogue of Texts of Lost Origin. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2145.2.6) - [Next: 2.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2145.2.8) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2145.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2145~en-mt.2.7) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2145.2.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2145.2.7) · Pramāṇa