[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) › [仁王護國般若波羅蜜多經疏](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1709) › 1.42 # 仁王護國般若波羅蜜多經疏 1.42 仁王護國般若波羅蜜多經疏 1.42 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1709.1.42) 三簡邪者，諸外道輩於自教初皆悉置於阿漚二字，云梵王訓世有七十二字，眾生轉薄，梵王嗔怒吞噉諸字，唯此二字在口兩角，阿表於無、漚表於有，置彼教首。今佛世尊教阿難置如是等言，簡異彼故。 > Third, regarding excluding the heterodox: the various non-Buddhists all place the two syllables A and OṂ at the beginning of their own teachings, saying that King Brahmā instructed the world with seventy-two syllables, but as sentient beings grew increasingly degraded, King Brahmā became enraged and swallowed all the syllables, leaving only these two syllables at the two corners of his mouth: A representing non-existence and OṂ representing existence, which they place at the head of their teachings. Now, the Buddha, the World-Honoured One, instructed Ānanda to place words such as "Thus", and so forth, in order to distinguish \[his teachings\] from theirs. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1709.1.41) - [Next: 1.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1709.1.43) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1709.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1709~en-mt.1.42) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [御注金剛般若波羅蜜經宣演](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2733.1.11) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1709.1.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1709.1.42) · Pramāṇa