[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) › 2.47 # 勝鬘寶窟 2.47 勝鬘寶窟 2.47 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1744.2.47) 第四大意門者，諸法實言亡慮絕，未曾生死、未嘗涅槃，但於顛倒眾生故成生死。對彼生死，故強名涅槃。但虛妄有其重輕，虛妄重者說為分段、虛妄輕者稱為變易。蓋是聖人善巧方便，隨虛妄顛倒，故立二死之名。此知分別空華、談道陽炎，勿作實二妄解。此興皇師大意也。 > The fourth is the gate of the overarching meaning: In the true reality of all phenomena, speech is abandoned and thought is cut off; there has never been birth-and-death, nor has there ever been nirvāṇa. It is only with respect to inverted sentient beings that birth-and-death is constituted. In contrast to that birth-and-death, it is provisionally designated nirvāṇa. But delusion has its heavy and light aspects: the heavy delusion is spoken of as fragmentary, and the light delusion is called transformation. These are simply the skillful means of the nobles; in accordance with delusion and inversion, they establish the designations of the two deaths. One should know that this is distinguishing flowers in the sky and discussing a mirage; do not make a deluded interpretation of them as real entities. This is the overarching meaning of Master Xinghuang. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1744.2.46) - [Next: 2.48.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1744.2.48.1) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1744.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1744~en-mt.2.47) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1744.2.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1744.2.47) · Pramāṇa