[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) › 24.38 # 大般涅槃經集解 24.38 大般涅槃經集解 24.38 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [24.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1763.24.38) 案僧亮曰：此下說凡夫。知聲聞志小，自輕己行，若與速記必有深失，下合譬中說其事也。商人譬佛，珠譬得記之行也。市賣者，譬授記之辭也。頗梨珠者，譬生死行也。 > Sengliang comments: From here on, ordinary beings are discussed. Knowing that the śrāvakas have petty aspirations and belittle their own practice, if they were given a swift prophecy there would surely be profound faults; this matter is explained below in the application of the simile. The merchant symbolizes the Buddha; the jewel symbolizes the practice of receiving a prophecy; selling in the market symbolizes the words of bestowing a prophecy; the crystal jewel symbolizes the practice of birth and death. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 24.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1763.24.37) - [Next: 24.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1763.24.39) - [Up: 24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1763.24) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1763~en-mt.24.38) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1763.24.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1763.24.38) · Pramāṇa