[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) › 4.43 # 釋摩訶衍論 4.43 釋摩訶衍論 4.43 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [4.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1668.4.43) 論曰：根本無明其力最大，能善住持一切染法，譬如大地有勝力故持四重擔，故名為住地。云何為四？一者大海、二者諸山、三者草木、四者眾生，是名為四。勝鬘契經中作如是說：世尊！如是無明住地力，於有愛數四住地，無明住地其力最大，乃至廣說故。 > The treatise says: Fundamental avidyā has the greatest power; it can skillfully support and uphold all defiled dharmas, just as the great earth, having superior power, bears the four heavy burdens; hence it is called 'abiding stage.' What are the four? First, the great ocean; second, the mountains; third, grasses and trees; fourth, sentient beings—these are called the four. As is stated in the Śrīmālā-sūtra: World-Honoured One! Such is the power of avidyāvāsabhūmi; among the four stages in the category of attachment to existence, the power of avidyāvāsabhūmi is the greatest, and so on at length. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 4.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1668.4.42) - [Next: 4.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1668.4.44) - [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.4.43) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1668.4.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1668.4.43) · Pramāṇa