[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) › 2.21 # 大般涅槃經義記 2.21 大般涅槃經義記 2.21 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1764.2.21) 就初請中，初先立喻，「帝王」喻佛；「知終恩赦獄囚脫」者，喻佛垂滅，應教眾生除滅無明；「如來今」下約喻求佛，「我等今」下彰己未出，徵請佛住。 > Regarding the first request, first an analogy is established: the "emperor" is a simile for the Buddha; "knowing the end, grants an act of grace so that the prisoners are freed" is an analogy for the Buddha approaching extinction and being obliged to teach living beings to eradicate ignorance; from "The Tathāgata now" onward, drawing on the analogy, they beseech the Buddha; from "We now" onward, they show that they have not yet escaped, inquiring and requesting the Buddha to remain. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1764.2.20) - [Next: 2.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1764.2.22) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1764.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1764~en-mt.2.21) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1764.2.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1764.2.21) · Pramāṇa