also: くやく
noun
old translation; earlier translation
General term for a translation done in the past, often contrasted with a newer version.
この聖書の旧訳は、言葉遣いが古めかしい。
The old translation of this Bible has archaic wording.
noun
pre-Xuanzang Chinese translation (Buddhism)
Only with reading くやく
Buddhist technical term for Chinese translations made before Xuanzang (7th century), usually read くやく.
仏教学では、玄奘以前の漢訳を旧訳と呼ぶ。
In Buddhist studies, pre-Xuanzang Chinese translations are called 旧訳 (くやく).
新訳 means 'new translation' and is the direct antonym of 旧訳 in both general and Buddhist contexts.
Compound of 旧 (old) and 訳 (translation). The Buddhist sense reflects a historical classification of Chinese Buddhist scriptures.