[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) › 3.43 # 大般涅槃經義記 3.43 大般涅槃經義記 3.43 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1764.3.43) 問曰：菩薩安能等佛？化下眾生功力齊故。此則答上實非羅漢與羅漢等。 > Question: How can a bodhisattva be equal to a buddha? \[Answer:\] Because in transforming the sentient beings below, their power and efficacy are equal. This answers the above \[point\] that they are not actually arhats, but are equal to arhats. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1764.3.42) - [Next: 3.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1764.3.44) - [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.3.43) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1764.3.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1764.3.43) · Pramāṇa