[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) › [妙法蓮華經玄義](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716) › 10.20 # 妙法蓮華經玄義 10.20 妙法蓮華經玄義 10.20 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [10.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.10.20) 九者、北地禪師，明二種大乘教：一、有相大乘。二、無相大乘。有相者，如《華嚴》、《瓔珞》、《大品》等，說階級十地功德行相也。無相者，如《楞伽》、《思益》，真法無詮次，一切眾生即涅槃相也。 > Ninth, dhyāna masters of the northern region clarified two kinds of Mahāyāna teachings: first, the Mahāyāna with characteristics; second, the Mahāyāna without characteristics. The one with characteristics refers to sūtras such as the Avataṃsaka-sūtra, Ratnakāraṇḍa-sūtra, and Pañcaviṃśatisāhasrikā-prajñāpāramitā-sūtra, which explain the stages and characteristics of practices and merits of the ten grounds. The one without characteristics refers to sūtras such as the Laṅkāvatāra-sūtra and Viśeṣacintibrahmaparipṛcchā-sūtra, where the true dharma is devoid of sequential explanation, and all sentient beings are identical to the characteristic of nirvāṇa. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 10.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.10.19) - [Next: 10.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.10.21) - [Up: 10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.10) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716~en-mt.10.20) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.10.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.10.20) · Pramāṇa