[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [釋摩訶衍論](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1668) › 4.39 # 釋摩訶衍論 4.39 釋摩訶衍論 4.39 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [4.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1668.4.39) 論曰：根本無明，十地菩薩未能盡知，何況凡小能善知之？唯大覺者窮了無餘，是故名為覺了住地。寶積契經中作如是說：唯佛境界，非餘能知，覺了無明故。子藏住地者，字義差別其相云何？頌曰： > The treatise says: Fundamental avidyā cannot be fully known even by bodhisattvas of the ten grounds, how much less could ordinary beings and Hinayānists know it well? Only the greatly awakened one completely comprehends it without remainder, and therefore it is called the stage of complete comprehension. As is stated in the Ratnakūṭa-sūtra: It is exclusively the Buddha's sphere, not knowable by others—\[such is\] the avidyā of complete comprehension. As for the stage of the receptacle of seeds, what are its characteristics according to the distinct meanings of the characters? The verse says: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 4.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1668.4.38) - [Next: 4.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1668.4.40) - [Up: 4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1668.4) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1668~en-mt.4.39) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1668.4.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1668.4.39) · Pramāṇa