[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) › [勝鬘寶窟](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1744) › 1.39 # 勝鬘寶窟 1.39 勝鬘寶窟 1.39 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1744.1.39) 「我久安立汝」下，第二如來受請許護。佛言：「我前世已為汝作師，安立汝在正法中也。」問：勝鬘之請，與今受請有何異耶？答：勝鬘但請二世，今許其三世，謂過去曾護、現在今護、未來當護。明我過去廣劫已來，久安立於汝，是故今現世與汝相值。則知今日相值，未來亦然。此舉過去證成現在、未來也，此義一名異。始建曰安，終成為立。問：安立與開覺何異？答：令汝依福捨罪，名為安立。令汝罪福俱捨，名為開覺。又令發菩提心為安立，修菩薩行為開覺。又離生死厄苦為安立，漸入涅槃門為開覺也。又久安立者，安立功德也。開覺者，開覺智慧也。「今復攝受汝」者，以法攝汝令住正法中，受汝為弟子、我為汝作師，未來亦爾。 > From "I have long established you" onwards, the second \[part shows\] the Tathāgata accepting the request and consenting to protection. The Buddha says: "In previous lifetimes I already acted as your master, establishing you within the saddharma." Question: What difference is there between Śrīmālā's request and this acceptance of the request? Answer: Śrīmālā only requested for two lives, but now \[the Buddha\] consents for three lives, meaning that in the past he once protected \[her\], in the present he now protects \[her\], and in the future he shall protect \[her\]. This clarifies: "Since vast kalpas in the past, I have long established you; therefore in the present life I meet with you now." One then knows that having met today, it will also be so in the future. This adduces the past to verify the present and the future; the meaning is one, though the terms differ. Initial founding is called "peace" (ān); ultimate accomplishment is called "establishment" (lì). Question: How does "establishing" differ from "awakening"? Answer: Causing you to rely on merit and abandon wrongdoing is called "establishing". Causing you to abandon both wrongdoing and merit is called "awakening". Furthermore, causing the generation of bodhicitta is "establishing"; cultivating bodhisattva practices is "awakening". Furthermore, departing from the distress and suffering of saṃsāra is "establishing"; gradually entering the gate of nirvāṇa is "awakening". Furthermore, "having long established" is establishing merit; "awakening" is awakening wisdom. "Now again I gather and receive you": gathering you with the Dharma to cause you to abide in the saddharma, receiving you as a disciple and I acting as your master; the future is also thus. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1744.1.38) - [Next: 1.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1744.1.40) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1744.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1744~en-mt.1.39) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1744.1.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1744.1.39) · Pramāṇa