[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) › [仁王般若經疏](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1707) › 3.148 # 仁王般若經疏 3.148 仁王般若經疏 3.148 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1707.3.148) 大王般若下，第四歎般若之德能滅七難。文有二：初歎般若不可思議；次佛告大王下，第二明般若既滅七難，勸人供養也。就初歎般若中有八句：初明般若能為諸佛菩薩一切心識神本者，般若是無所得，以諸佛因般若悟無所得，故波若是佛母，故云為佛本也。一切眾生心識神本無所得，以妄想因緣有六道差別，若能知妄畢竟無所有，還歸般若，故云為一切眾生心識神本。心意識神，體一名異耳。又解：心識神本者，似如來藏，是生死根本。言一切國王之父母者，般若能護國土，故譬如之父母。亦名神符者，能通達如實境界，能伏天魔外道，是世出世善根悉能守護，故譬神符也。辟鬼珠者，能除鬼神難故也。如意珠者，般若稱意所得故也。護國珠者，波若力能令國土安穩故也。天地鏡者，波若照世界無所有故。龍寶神王者，波若能出諸善神，故云龍寶神王也。 > From 'Great King! This prajñā' onward is the fourth \[section\], praising the virtue of prajñā in being able to extinguish the seven calamities. The text has two parts: first, praising prajñā as inconceivable; next, from 'The Buddha told the Great King' onward, the second part explains that since prajñā extinguishes the seven calamities, it encourages people to make offerings to it. In the initial praise of prajñā there are eight phrases: First, explaining that prajñā can serve as the spiritual foundation of all mind-consciousness for all buddhas and bodhisattvas: prajñā is without attainment (aprāptitva); because the buddhas awaken to aprāptitva by means of prajñā, prajñā is the mother of buddhas, and is thus called the foundation of buddhas. The spiritual foundation of the mind-consciousness of all sentient beings is without attainment; through the conditions of delusional discrimination the distinctions of the six destinies (ṣaḍgati) exist, but if one can recognize that delusion is ultimately non-existent, one returns to prajñā; hence it is called the spiritual foundation of the mind-consciousness of all sentient beings. Mind (citta), thought (manas), consciousness (vijñāna), and spirit are one in substance and differ only in name. Another explanation is: the spiritual foundation of mind-consciousness is similar to the tathāgatagarbha, which is the root of saṃsāra. Saying that it is 'the father and mother of all kings': because prajñā can protect the realm, it is compared to their parents. 'It is also called the divine talisman': because it can penetrate the realm of suchness and subdue heavenly māras and non-Buddhists, and because it can guard and preserve all mundane and supramundane roots of goodness, it is compared to a divine talisman. 'The jewel that wards off ghosts': because it can remove the calamities of ghosts and spirits. 'The wish-fulfilling jewel': because through prajñā what is wished for is attained. 'The jewel that protects the state': because the power of prajñā can make the country peaceful and secure. 'The mirror of heaven and earth': because prajñā illuminates the world as non-existent. 'The divine king of dragon jewels': because prajñā can produce all good spirits, it is called the divine king of dragon jewels. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1707.3.147) - [Next: 3.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1707.3.149) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1707.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1707~en-mt.3.148) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1707.3.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1707.3.148) · Pramāṇa