[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) › 3.18 # 大般涅槃經集解 3.18 大般涅槃經集解 3.18 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1763.3.18) 案僧宗曰：若能窮達其旨，經之與呪竟何所在？但物心難以理從、易以威逼，呪方別是止耶之術。魔無法以助化，說呪以弘道也。慧朗曰：此有三階。前明魔以神力，施地獄之樂，辦供而來。此第二說呪，以請印可之。 > Sengzong states: "If one can exhaustively penetrate their intention, where does the difference between a sūtra and a dhāraṇī-spell ultimately lie? It is just that the minds of beings are difficult to lead by principle, but easily awed by power; dhāraṇī-spells are especially methods for halting heterodoxy. The demon has no Dharma with which to assist transformation, so he spoke a dhāraṇī-spell to propagate the Path." Huilang states: "This has three stages: first, it explains that the demon used supernatural power to grant the bliss of hell, prepared offerings, and came; second, here he speaks a dhāraṇī-spell to request seal of approval." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1763.3.17) - [Next: 3.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1763.3.19) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1763.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1763~en-mt.3.18) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1763.3.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1763.3.18) · Pramāṇa