Rethinking Xuanzang’s “New Translation” Style: A Corpus-Based Analysis of Three Chinese Translations of the Vimalakīrti Sutra
In the history of Chinese Buddhist translation, Xuanzang has conventionally been associated with a “new translation” style, indicating a departure from earlier “old” translations. This study reconsiders the nature of this “newness” through a corpus-based comparison of Xuanzang’s translation of the Vimalakīrti Sutra wit...