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Chinese
Etymology
Calque of Sanskrit एवं मया श्रुतम् (evaṃ mayā śrutam). The syntax of this early translation directly reflects Chinese grammatical conventions as opposed to the much more commonly used 如是我聞／如是我闻 (rúshìwǒwén), which reflects the original Sanskrit syntax.[1] The "I" in the translation generally refers to the Buddha's cousin Ānanda 阿難／阿难 (Ānán), renowned for having the best memory among the Buddha's disciples.
Pronunciation
| Rime
|
| Character
|
我
|
聞
|
如
|
是
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| Reading #
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1/1
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1/2
|
1/2
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1/1
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| Initial (聲)
|
疑 (31)
|
明 (4)
|
日 (38)
|
常 (25)
|
| Final (韻)
|
歌 (94)
|
文 (59)
|
魚 (22)
|
支 (11)
|
| Tone (調)
|
Rising (X)
|
Level (Ø)
|
Level (Ø)
|
Rising (X)
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| Openness (開合)
|
Open
|
Closed
|
Open
|
Open
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| Division (等)
|
I
|
III
|
III
|
III
|
| Fanqie
|
五可切
|
無分切
|
人諸切
|
承紙切
|
| Baxter
|
ngaX
|
mjun
|
nyo
|
dzyeX
|
| Reconstructions
|
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
|
/ŋɑX/
|
/mɨun/
|
/ȵɨʌ/
|
/d͡ʑiᴇX/
|
Pan
Wuyun
|
/ŋɑX/
|
/miun/
|
/ȵiɔ/
|
/d͡ʑiɛX/
|
Shao
Rongfen
|
/ŋɑX/
|
/miuən/
|
/ȵʑiɔ/
|
/d͡ʑjɛX/
|
Edwin
Pulleyblank
|
/ŋaX/
|
/mun/
|
/ȵɨə̆/
|
/d͡ʑiə̆X/
|
Li
Rong
|
/ŋɑX/
|
/miuən/
|
/ȵiɔ/
|
/ʑieX/
|
Wang
Li
|
/ŋɑX/
|
/mĭuən/
|
/ȵʑĭo/
|
/ʑǐeX/
|
Bernhard
Karlgren
|
/ŋɑX/
|
/mi̯uən/
|
/ȵʑi̯wo/
|
/ʑie̯X/
|
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
|
ě
|
wén
|
rú
|
shì
|
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
|
ngo5
|
man4
|
jyu4
|
si6
|
Phrase
我聞如是
- (Buddhism, archaic) Thus have I heard... (a common opening of Buddhist texts)
我聞如是：一時佛住王舍城耆闍崛山中，與大比丘眾萬二千人俱，一切大聖神通已達。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
我闻如是：一时佛住王舍城耆阇崛山中，与大比丘众万二千人俱，一切大圣神通已达。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: 佛說無量壽經
- Wǒwénrúshì: yīshí fó zhù Wángshèchéng Qídūjuéshān zhōng, yǔ dà bǐqiū zhòng wàn'èrqiān rén jù, yīqiè dàshèng shéntōng yǐ dá.
- Thus have I heard: The Buddha was once residing at Gṛdhrakūṭa Peak in Rajagaha, with an assembly of twelve thousand bhikshus in total, all of whom were great sages who had attained spiritual powers.
References
- ^ Jiandao Shi, Jianxun Shi, Jiajuan Xiong, "Chinese language and Buddhism" in The Routledge Handbook of Chinese Applied Linguistics (2019).