[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) › 2.2 # 大般涅槃經義記 2.2 大般涅槃經義記 2.2 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1764.2.2) 上來比丘哀請為由，目下第二如來為說，文別有二：一對前眾悲，抑止哀情；二「復次比丘」下對前眾請，正為宣說。以眾悲哀妨亂受法，故先抑止。於中，初先止其悲相，「為說偈」下開解其心。前中，如來先勸止悲，後明大眾聞勸悲止。如來勸中，「汝等比丘莫如凡夫、諸天等」，誡勸悲止。比丘愛盡，是故不應如諸凡夫，良以比丘正是所為，故偏誡之。此文雖復言對比丘，意兼大眾，故下大眾聞說止悲。「當勤精進，敬修善念」下，明比丘聞說止悲。初先法說，「如人」下喻。雖裁外相，內悲難止，故如殯子，止不啼哭。下開其心，於中兩偈，前偈以理勸捨悲苦，後偈依善勸生歡喜。前中開意不應愁苦，正勸止悲。「諸佛法爾，是故當默」，以理開解。 > The mournful requests of the monks above served as the occasion; below is the second \[section\], in which the Tathāgata preaches for them, and the text has two distinct parts: first, in response to the grief of the aforementioned assembly, he restrains their mournful feelings; second, from "Furthermore, bhikṣus..." onward, in response to the requests of the aforementioned assembly, he directly proclaims the Dharma for them. Because the sorrow and grief of the assembly would obstruct and confuse their reception of the Dharma, he first restrains it. Therein, he first stops their outward signs of grief, and from "spoke verses for them" onward he opens and unties their minds. In the former, the Tathāgata first exhorts them to cease their grief, and thereafter it explains that the great assembly, hearing the exhortation, ceased their grief. In the Tathāgata's exhortation, "You bhikṣus must not be like ordinary beings, the devas, and so forth" admonishes and exhorts them to stop grieving. The bhikṣus have eliminated craving, and therefore should not be like ordinary beings; and precisely because the bhikṣus were those for whom this was done, he specifically admonished them. Although this text says it addresses the bhikṣus, the intention encompasses the great assembly, which is why below the great assembly, hearing the teaching, ceased their grief. From "You should be vigorously diligent, and reverently cultivate good mindfulness" onward explains that the bhikṣus, hearing the teaching, ceased their grief. First is the statement in terms of Dharma; from "like a person" onward is the simile. Although the outward signs are restrained, the grief within is hard to stop; therefore, like someone burying a child, they stop their weeping and wailing. Below he opens their minds; therein are two verses: the former verse uses principle to exhort them to abandon grief and suffering, and the latter verse relies on the good to exhort them to give rise to joy. In the former, opening their minds so that they should not be sorrowful and anguished directly exhorts them to stop grieving. "Such is the nature of all buddhas; therefore, you should remain silent" uses principle to open and untie their minds. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1764.2.1) - [Next: 2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1764.2.3) - [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.2.2) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1764.2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1764.2.2) · Pramāṇa