[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) › 1.64 # 大般涅槃經義記 1.64 大般涅槃經義記 1.64 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1764.1.64) 摩訶薩者，此翻名大。大有三種，如《地論》說：一者願大，期大菩提；二者行大，曠集諸度；三利眾生大，四攝等益。「人中龍」下，第二略歎，先歎自德，「方便現身」，歎利他德。第三列名，名別可知。「其心皆」下，第四廣歎。廣中初別，「成如是」下總以結歎。別中歎其三世功德，先歎現德、次過、後未，此三世中皆歎自利、利他之德。就現在中先歎自德，句別有五，前四攝法、後一護法。就前四中，「敬重大乘」是自分始。乘者是其行之功用，行能運通，名之為乘。乘別有三，所謂聲聞、緣覺、佛乘。諸佛所乘，前二不加，故名為大。「安住大乘」是自分終。修成不退，故曰安住。「深解大乘」是勝進始。於未修處觀照分明，故曰深解。「愛樂大乘」是勝進終。於前所解，樂欲修行。上來攝法。「守護大乘」是護法行。不令他人誹謗毀滅，故言守護，是義如下〈金剛身品〉具廣分別。上歎自德。 > As for 'mahāsattva', translated here it means 'great'. There are three kinds of greatness, as explained in the \*Daśabhūmikā-śāstra\*: first, greatness of vow, aspiring to great bodhi; second, greatness of practice, extensively gathering all perfections; third, greatness of benefiting sentient beings, benefiting them through the four means of embrace and so forth. From 'dragons among men' onward is the second part, briefly praising: first praising their own virtues, and 'provisionally manifesting bodies' praises the virtue of benefiting others. Third, listing names: the distinct names can be known. From 'their minds all' onward is the fourth part, broadly praising. In the broad praise, first comes the specific, and from 'accomplishing such' onward is the concluding general praise. In the specific, their merits across the three times are praised: first praising present virtues, next past, and then future; within these three times, both the virtues of self-benefit and benefiting others are praised. In the present, first their own virtues are praised; there are five distinct phrases: the first four gather the Dharma, and the latter one protects the Dharma. Among the first four, 'revering the Mahāyāna' is the beginning of one's own share. 'Vehicle' is the function of that practice: practice can transport and convey through, so it is named a vehicle. There are three distinct vehicles: namely, śrāvaka, pratyekabuddha, and the Buddha vehicle. What all buddhas ride, the former two cannot match, hence it is called 'great'. 'Peacefully abiding in the Mahāyāna' is the completion of one's own share: cultivating to accomplishment without regressing, hence it says 'peacefully abiding'. 'Deeply understanding the Mahāyāna' is the beginning of superior progression: clearly contemplating what has not yet been cultivated, hence it says 'deeply understanding'. 'Delighting in the Mahāyāna' is the completion of superior progression: taking joy in and desiring to cultivate what was previously understood. The above is gathering the Dharma. 'Protecting the Mahāyāna' is the practice of protecting the Dharma: not letting others slander and destroy it, hence it says 'protecting'; this meaning is broadly distinguished below in the 'Chapter on the Adamantine Body'. The above praises their own virtues. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1764.1.63) - [Next: 1.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1764.1.65) - [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.1.64) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1764.1.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1764.1.64) · Pramāṇa