[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) › [大般涅槃經集解](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1763) › 22.3 # 大般涅槃經集解 22.3 大般涅槃經集解 22.3 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [22.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1763.22.3) 案法瑤曰：從「見月不現」至「譬如日出眾霧悉除」，答云何如日月大白問也。上長壽金剛，明法身體相。〈名字功德品〉，結經名也。經之大體以涅槃為極致，下竟解脫，皆明大涅槃義耳。從四種人竟四到，明弘經人，即是長壽金剛緣因也。從二十五有有我不耶，竟共聖行鳥喻，明佛性即是金剛長壽正因也。一周大明因果義訖，今復明長壽金剛應感無方之能也。僧宗曰：上鳥喻，遍就六行以明圓理；今月喻，遍明法身真應之德也。寶亮曰：猶答第十二問未竟，更偏明常樂我三德也。 > Fayao comments: From "seeing the moon not appearing" to "like the sun rising, all mists are completely dispelled" answers the question of "how is \[the Tathāgata\] like the sun, moon, and Venus?" Above, \[the chapters on\] Longevity and Adamantine clarified the substance and marks of the dharmakāya. The "Names and Virtues Chapter" concluded the names of the sūtra. The great substance of the sūtra takes nirvāṇa as the ultimate reach; down to Vimokṣa, all clarify the meaning of mahānirvāṇa. From the four kinds of people through the four inversions clarifies the persons who propagate the sūtra, which is the indirect cause (pratyaya-hetu) for longevity and adamantine. From the twenty-five realms of existence having or not having a self through the "Simile of the Birds" on sharing the holy practice clarifies that the buddhadhātu is the direct cause (upādāna-hetu) for the adamantine longevity. One round broadly clarifying the meaning of cause and fruit is concluded; now it again clarifies the boundless responsive capacity of the adamantine longevity. Sengzong says: The Bird Simile above universally relied on the six practices to clarify the complete principle; now the Moon Simile universally clarifies the virtues of the true and responsive \[bodies\] of the dharmakāya. Baoliang says: Answering the twelfth question is still not yet finished; it further particularly clarifies the three virtues of permanence, bliss, and self. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 22.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1763.22.2) - [Next: 22.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1763.22.4) - [Up: 22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1763.22) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1763~en-mt.22.3) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1763.22.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1763.22.3) · Pramāṇa