金剛經纂要刊定記 3.21

English (machine translation) 3.21

Language: English

3.21

"Manifesting majestic virtue" means that when the Buddha instituted the Hīnayāna Vinaya, he did not permit entering the houses of vicious elephants, for fear that they would cause harm; nor did he permit entering the houses of courtesans and liquor sellers, for fear of generating a defiled mind. That the Buddha entered them manifests his superior majestic virtue.

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金剛經纂要刊定記 — Classical Chinese