[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) › [金剛般若波羅蜜經註解](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1703) › 1.4 # 金剛般若波羅蜜經註解 1.4 金剛般若波羅蜜經註解 1.4 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1703.1.4) 初釋喻法名者，金剛，喻也；般若，法也。金中精剛，至堅至利，能碎萬物。此經能斷眾生疑執，取以為喻，故《大品般若》十六分中以此經名能斷分。 > First, explaining the title 'metaphor and dharma': 'Vajra' is the metaphor; 'prajñā' is the dharma. The most refined diamond among metals is supremely hard and supremely sharp, able to crush all things. This sūtra is able to cut through the doubts and attachments of sentient beings; taking this as a metaphor, the sixteen sections of the Pañcaviṃśatisāhasrikā Prajñāpāramitā name this sūtra the 'Section That Can Sever'. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1703.1.3) - [Next: 1.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1703.1.5) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1703.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1703~en-mt.1.4) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1703.1.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1703.1.4) · Pramāṇa