[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) › [觀音義疏](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1728) › 2.38 # 觀音義疏 2.38 觀音義疏 2.38 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1728.2.38) 今問：「云何遊此娑婆世界？」佛答：「以普門示現。」三業顯應，應眾生冥機等十義。一問二答，問即為三：一云何遊是問身業、云何說是問口業、方便是問意業，此是聖人三業無謀而遍應一切，亦名三不失，三輪不思議化也，亦名三不護。三不護者，明觀音住不思議圓普法門，實不作意計校籌量，次第經營方施此應；既無分別，亦無前後，任運成就，譬如明鏡隨對即現，一時等應，故言三業不護也。三無失者，眾生根機不同，深淺有異，觀音雖不作念逗機，逗機無失，契當前人，冥會事理，故言不失。三輪不思議化者，若示為佛身，亦示佛心、佛口，乃至示執金剛神身，亦示金剛心、口。雖普現色身，屈曲利物，於法身智慧無所損減。《淨名》云：「善能分別諸法相，於第一義而不動。」不動而動，此乃不思義化故也。 > Now it is asked: 'How does he roam this sahā world?' The Buddha answers: 'Through universal manifestation.' The three karmas manifest responses, responding to sentient beings' hidden capacity, and so on, comprising ten meanings. There is one question and two answers. The question has three parts: 'how does he roam' asks about bodily karma; 'how does he speak' asks about verbal karma; 'expedient means' asks about mental karma. These are the sage's three karmas responding universally to everything without premeditation; they are also called the three unfailing qualities, the three wheels of inconceivable transformation, and also the three non-protections. 'Three non-protections' clarifies that Avalokiteśvara abides in the inconceivable, universal, and perfect dharma gate: he truly does not generate deliberate thoughts, calculate, or deliberate, arranging steps sequentially before bestowing this response. Since there is neither discrimination nor before and after, it is accomplished spontaneously. For example, just as a bright mirror immediately reflects whatever faces it, responding equally at once; thus the three karmas are said to have 'no protection'. 'Three unfailing qualities' means: sentient beings' capacities differ in depth; although Avalokiteśvara does not form thoughts to meet capacities, his meeting of capacities never fails, fitting the person before him and hiddenly tallying with phenomena and principle; therefore they are called unfailing. 'Three wheels of inconceivable transformation' means: if he manifests a buddha's body, he also manifests a buddha's mind and a buddha's mouth, and so on up to manifesting the body of a vajra-holding spirit, he also manifests a vajra mind and mouth. Although he universally manifests physical bodies and adapts himself to benefit beings, there is no diminution of his dharma body or wisdom. The Jingming jing says: 'Skilled in distinguishing the characteristics of all dharmas, yet unmoved in the primary truth.' Moving while remaining unmoved—this is precisely because it is an inconceivable transformation. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1728.2.37) - [Next: 2.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1728.2.39) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1728.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1728~en-mt.2.38) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1728.2.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1728.2.38) · Pramāṇa