[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) › [無量壽經連義述文贊](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1748) › 2.8 # 無量壽經連義述文贊 2.8 無量壽經連義述文贊 2.8 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1748.2.8) 經曰「此諸菩薩」至「皆悉普現」者，述云：此後、合也。諸菩薩者，即合幻師也。修學一切化物之法，故云學一切法，即合本學也。貫，通也。綜，集也。縷，詮也。練，陶也。即通穿群典、集括事理、詮表玄旨、陶委眾疑，故云貫綜縷練，即合明了也。智悲之境是權術所遊故云所住，解心安境無錯忘故云安諦，即合在意也。靡，無也。致，運也。於諸感處無不運化，故言靡不致化。又致即感致，令一切眾無不感化故。有經本云「靡不感化」，其義無違。即合所為也。物宜既萬品無相不現，故無數佛土皆悉普現，即却合現眾異像也。 > The sūtra says: from "these bodhisattvas" up to "all universally manifested." The commentary states: This subsequent part matches \[the simile to the meaning\]. 'These bodhisattvas' matches the illusionist. Studying all the methods for transforming beings, it is said that they 'study all dharmas', which matches 'original training'. 'Penetrating' (貫) means passing through; 'gathering' (綜) means collecting; 'explicating' (縷) means explaining; 'refining' (練) means purifying. That is, thoroughly passing through the multitude of scriptures, collecting and summarizing facts and principles, explicating profound tenets, and purifying all doubts, hence called 'penetrating, gathering, explicating, and refining', which matches 'thorough mastery'. The realm of wisdom and compassion is where expedient techniques wander, hence called 'where they abide'; the understanding mind rests securely in the realm without error or forgetfulness, hence called 'secure and attentive', which matches 'in the mind'. 'None' (靡) means not; 'carrying out' (致) means conveying. Wherever there are responsive capacities, there are none where they do not convey transformations, hence called 'none to whom transformations are not carried out'. Furthermore, \*zhi\* (致) means inducing, causing all beings without exception to be responsive and transformed. Some editions of the sūtra read 'none who are not responsively transformed', which does not conflict in meaning. This matches 'performing'. Since what is suitable for beings has ten thousand kinds, there is no appearance that is not manifested; hence, across countless Buddha-lands, they 'all universally manifest', which conversely matches 'displaying various images'. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1748.2.7) - [Next: 2.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1748.2.9) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1748.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1748~en-mt.2.8) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1748.2.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1748.2.8) · Pramāṇa