[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) › [新譯華嚴經七處九會頌釋章](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1738) › 1.18 # 新譯華嚴經七處九會頌釋章 1.18 新譯華嚴經七處九會頌釋章 1.18 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1738.1.18) 問曰：何故從人間昇天上，超四王天？從兜率向他化，超化樂天耶？答曰：古來多釋，今且述正。所以超四王天者，十信是外凡菩薩，十住是不退賢人，顯賢愚玄隔，故超次昇天。所以超化樂天者，回向是世間行，十地是出世行。又回向是有漏，十地是無漏，顯世出世漏無漏玄別，故超次向上。已說處相，會相如何？頌曰： > Question: Why, when ascending from the human realm to the heavens, is the Heaven of the Four Kings skipped? And when going from Tuṣita to Paranirmitavaśavartin, why is the Nirmāṇarati heaven skipped? Answer: Since antiquity there have been many explanations; here we will just state the correct one. The reason the Heaven of the Four Kings is skipped is that the ten faiths pertain to outer ordinary bodhisattvas, whereas the ten abodes pertain to non-retrogressing worthies; to demonstrate the profound separation between the worthy and the ordinary, it skips a tier in ascending to the heavens. The reason the Nirmāṇarati heaven is skipped is that dedication of merit is worldly practice, while the ten stages are supramundane practice. Furthermore, dedication of merit has outflow, while the ten stages are without outflow; to demonstrate the profound distinction between the worldly and supramundane, with outflow and without outflow, it skips a tier in going upward. The characteristics of the places have been explained; what are the characteristics of the assemblies? The verse says: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1738.1.17) - [Next: 1.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1738.1.19) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1738.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1738~en-mt.1.18) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1738.1.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1738.1.18) · Pramāṇa