[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) › 2.7 # 勝鬘寶窟 2.7 勝鬘寶窟 2.7 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1744.2.7) 「攝受正法真為大願」下，第三結歎也。若悟解正法，證理不虛，故云真為大願也。如《地論》云「願善決定者，真實智攝故。」問：何故舉恒河沙？答：於諸河中，恒河中沙最多，故取為喻。又於四河中最大故。又餘河名字喜轉，此河名字世世不轉。又世俗謂為吉河，入中洗者罪垢清淨。又此河近佛生處，佛弟子眼見故舉為喻。又此河廣四十里，象馬入中皆沒。 > "Embracing the saddharma is truly the great vow" onwards is, third, the concluding praise. If one awakens to and comprehends the saddharma, one's realization of the principle is not empty; hence it says it is "truly the great vow." As the Daśabhūmika-śāstra says: "That the vow is well determined is because it is embraced by genuine wisdom." Question: Why are the sands of the Ganges cited? Answer: Among all rivers, the sand in the Ganges is the most abundant; hence it is taken as a metaphor. Moreover, it is the greatest among the four rivers. Moreover, the names of other rivers are prone to change, but the name of this river does not change from generation to generation. Moreover, worldly people consider it an auspicious river; those who enter it to bathe have their sinful defilements purified. Moreover, this river is near the Buddha's birthplace, and the Buddha's disciples saw it with their own eyes; hence it is cited as a metaphor. Moreover, this river is forty li wide, and elephants and horses sink completely when entering it. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1744.2.6) - [Next: 2.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1744.2.8) - [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.2.7) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1744.2.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1744.2.7) · Pramāṇa