Translating the Esoteric: On the Chinese Translation and Commentary of the Mahāvairocana Sūtra, with Special Reference to the Reinterpretation of Kalpa
I look at the Chinese translation and commentary of the Mahāvairocana Sūtra, with special reference to the reinterpretation of kalpa. This is a case study in the powerful reverberations that a new interpretation of a text can create, even the interpretation of a single word.