[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) › [大般涅槃經義記](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1764) › 1.60 # 大般涅槃經義記 1.60 大般涅槃經義記 1.60 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1764.1.60) 自下第三雲集佛所，於中先明集之所為，為益眾生。句別有五，「為欲利益安樂眾生」一句是總，中三是別。「成就大乘第一空行」，大乘法化，大乘離相，故名空行。「顯發如來方便密教」，小乘法化，無小權施，故名方便。權言覆實，名為密教。「為不斷絕種種說法」，世間法化、世行參差，名為種種。亦可此三同成大乘，成就大乘第一空行，令其入證。「顯發」已下令入阿含，顯發密教，令知昔權，棄而不從；「不斷說法」，令修今實。是義云何？由諸比丘集詣佛所，佛教修學大乘空行，他聞同入，故令他成。由其詣佛，佛對破小，彰昔是權，論昔覆實，名顯如來方便密教。由其詣佛，佛教修習大乘諸行，名「為不斷種種說法」。「為生調伏」一句總結。上來五句明集所為。「疾至佛所」，正明雲集。「稽首佛」等，到已設敬。 > From here below is the third part, gathering like clouds at the Buddha's place, in which the purpose of gathering is first clarified: to benefit sentient beings. There are five distinct phrases: the single phrase 'wishing to bring benefit and peace and happiness to sentient beings' is general, and the middle three are specific. 'Accomplishing the Mahāyāna's supreme practice of emptiness' is the Dharma-transformation of the Mahāyāna: the Mahāyāna is free from marks, hence it is called the practice of emptiness. 'Revealing the Tathāgata's esoteric teaching of expedient means' is the Dharma-transformation of the Hīnayāna: without the Hīnayāna, it was provisionally applied, hence it is called expedient means; provisional words concealing the real is called the esoteric teaching. 'In order not to interrupt the various discourses on the Dharma' is the worldly Dharma-transformation: worldly practices are varied and uneven, hence called various. It may also be that these three together accomplish the Mahāyāna: accomplishing the Mahāyāna's supreme practice of emptiness causes them to enter realization. From 'revealing' onward causes them to enter the āgama: revealing the esoteric teaching causes them to recognize past provisionality, to abandon it and not follow it; 'not interrupting the discourse on the Dharma' causes them to cultivate present reality. What does this mean? Because the bhikṣus gathered and went to the Buddha's place, the Buddha taught them to cultivate and learn the Mahāyāna's practice of emptiness, and others hearing it entered together, thereby causing others to accomplish it. Because they went to the Buddha, the Buddha dismantled the Hīnayāna before them, manifesting that the past was provisional and explaining that the past concealed the real, which is called 'revealing the Tathāgata's esoteric teaching of expedient means'. Because they went to the Buddha, the Buddha taught the cultivation and practice of the Mahāyāna practices, which is called 'in order not to interrupt the various discourses on the Dharma'. The single phrase 'for the taming of sentient beings' is the general conclusion. The above five phrases clarify the purpose of the gathering. 'Quickly arriving at the Buddha's place' directly clarifies gathering like clouds. 'Bowing their heads to the Buddha' and so forth means having arrived, they paid their respects. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1764.1.59) - [Next: 1.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1764.1.61) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1764.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1764~en-mt.1.60) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1764.1.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1764.1.60) · Pramāṇa