金剛經纂要刊定記 4.6

English (machine translation) 4.6

Language: English

4.6

Answer: "Before generating the great mind, one is an ordinary person; once having generated the mind, one is named a bodhisattva. Subhūti's presentation was in terms of the time before generating the mind, hence he said 'good men and good women.' The World-Honoured One's reply is in terms of after having generated the mind, so he says 'all bodhisattva-mahāsattvas.'"

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金剛經纂要刊定記 — Classical Chinese