『瑜伽師地論』 二種 飜譯에 대한 對照 硏究

Abstract

This study aims to compare, from the perspective of translation criticism, the two versions of translation of Yugasajiron(瑜伽師地論) Volume 20: one by Seokdokkugyol(釋讀口訣) of Goryeo and the other by Yeokgyeongwon of Dongguk University. These two translated versions show minor and major differences in 40 places, of which the ones that could cause a significant distortion to the understanding of contexts were categorized according to morphology, syntax, and style to figure out which of them was more accurate. Here, a decision on the fitness of a translation was not based on the meaning in contexts, but rather a Tibetan version of The Complete Collection of Buddhist Sutras was used to understand its original intentions more accurately. Yugasajiron was originally written in Sanskrit and translated into Chinese by Buddhist Priest Xuanzang, which means that the utilization of these source materials would be helpful for understanding if the contexts were difficult to grasp only based on contextual judgments. Since Volume 20 of The Complete Collection of Buddhist Sutras in Sanskrit was missing, the investigator used its Tibetan version that translated the collection in Sanskrit literally to understand the original intentions. The findings show that the translations based on Seokdokkugyol of Goryeo were more accurate given that ‘我我’ was translated into “me of me,” that ‘相續’ was treated as a noun and that the negative part of ‘不生憂慮 謂我我今者何所在耶’ was handled accurately. The translations by Yeokgyeongwon also had their own virtue of being translated accurately to reflect the original intention of the original texts in Sanskrit like with the ‘十十種’ issue, but they were lacking precision in lots of problematic parts.