玄奘“五不翻”理论解析

佛教经典自汉代开始传入我国,在佛经翻译过程中先后采用过格义、拟配及音译等多种翻译方法和策略。其中音译方法出现较早,同时持续时间也较长。本文以玄奘的译作为例,重新解读玄奘提出的“五不翻”理论并分析其时代背景,验证玄奘在译作中是如何遵循或违背“五不翻”理论,以及探讨“五不翻”理论在全球化语境下的启示意义。

Reinterpretation of Xuanzang's Five Principles of Transliteration

Since the Buddhist Classics had been introduced into China in the Han Dynasty, many translation strategies were employed in translating sutras, such as geyi, transliteration and so on. The translation strategy of transliteration occurred in quite an early period and remained popular for a long time. This paper reinterprets Xuanzang＇s five principles of transliteralion by examining his translation practice to see whether Xuanzang obeyed or violated his five principles of transliteration, and explores the implications for the globalization.