[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) › 3.23 # 大般涅槃經義記 3.23 大般涅槃經義記 3.23 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1764.3.23) 上來一段廣明非喻，「如來有時以因緣」下明其為喻。所謂有時，化他因緣。引空喻曉，所況佛德，故即如來。此初段竟。自下第二解釋非喻為喻所以。「真解脫者一切無過」解前非喻，「為化生」下釋前為喻，為化顯前有因緣矣。自下第三類顯非喻為喻之相，先舉其類，言「非喻者如無比物不可引喻」，略舉非喻；「有因緣故可得引喻」，略舉為喻。「如經中」下即事指斥。下約顯法，「不可以喻喻真解脫」明其非喻，「為化生」下明其為喻，「以諸譬」下明上諸喻悉皆是其非喻為喻。 > The preceding section broadly clarified non-analogy; from "The Tathāgata, at times, due to causes and conditions..." downward clarifies how it serves as an analogy. The so-called "at times" refers to causes and conditions of transforming others. Adducing empty space as an analogy for instruction, that which is analogized is the Buddha's virtues, and thus is the Tathāgata. This concludes the first point. From here down, the second explains the reason why non-analogies are taken as analogies. "One of true liberation has nothing surpassing them" explains the previous non-analogy; from "For the sake of transforming sentient beings..." downward explains the previous serving as an analogy; "for the sake of transforming" reveals the aforementioned presence of causes and conditions. From here down, the third point analogously reveals the characteristics of non-analogies taken as analogies: it first cites the type, stating, "A non-analogy is like a peerless thing for which no analogy can be adduced," briefly citing non-analogy; "Because there are causes and conditions, an analogy may be adduced," briefly cites serving as an analogy. From "Just as in the sūtra..." downward, it points to the matter and critiques it. Below, applying this to reveal the Dharma: "One cannot use an analogy to analogize true liberation" clarifies non-analogy; from "For the sake of transforming sentient beings..." downward clarifies serving as an analogy; from "Using various analogies..." downward clarifies that all the aforementioned analogies are non-analogies taken as analogies. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1764.3.22) - [Next: 3.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1764.3.24) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1764.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1764~en-mt.3.23) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1764.3.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1764.3.23) · Pramāṇa