[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) › 4.206 # 大般涅槃經義記 4.206 大般涅槃經義記 4.206 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [4.206](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1764.4.206) 初中有四：一勸學是經呵女求男。二「何以」下釋，以此經中有丈夫相，故勸修學，以求男身。謂佛性者是佛法身本體，證之然後成第一雄猛無上大夫，故須修習求男子身。三「若人」下辯男女相，汎辯有三：一就形分別，形相可知；二就心分別，剛決為男、柔弱為女；三就解分別，解真為男，以正直故，不解為女，以邪曲故。今據後論，文有四句：一明男子不知佛性則無男相，先辯、後釋；二明男子不知佛性，佛說為女，女則亡言；三明女人能知佛性，佛說其人有丈夫相；四明女人能知佛性，佛說為男，男則亡言。此之四句合為第三。四「是大乘」下歎經勸學，先嘆、後勸。上來四段合為第一，後四可知。 > In the first part, there are four items: 1. Admonishing them to study this sūtra, rebuking women, and seeking \[to become\] male. 2. From "Why?" onward, explaining that because this sūtra contains the marks of a man, it therefore admonishes cultivation and study so as to seek a male body. That is to say, buddha-nature is the original essence of the Buddha's dharmakāya; once one realizes it, one then becomes the foremost, most valorous, unsurpassed great hero; therefore one must cultivate and study to seek a male body. 3. From "If a person..." onward, discerning the marks of male and female. Broadly speaking, there are three distinctions: first, distinguishing by form, where the physical marks can be known; second, distinguishing by mind, where being firm and resolute is male, and being soft and weak is female; third, distinguishing by understanding, where understanding the real is male because it is straight and upright, and not understanding is female because it is crooked and perverse. Now relying on the latter discussion, the text has four clauses: first, clarifying that if a man does not know buddha-nature, he lacks the marks of a male, first discerning and then explaining; second, clarifying that if a man does not know buddha-nature, the Buddha calls him a female, and the term "female" is used of him; third, clarifying that if a woman can know buddha-nature, the Buddha says that person has the marks of a man; fourth, clarifying that if a woman can know buddha-nature, the Buddha calls her a male, and the term "male" is used of her. These four clauses together form the third part. 4. From "This Mahāyāna..." onward, praising the sūtra and admonishing them to study it, first praising and then admonishing. The above four sections together form the first part; the remaining four can be understood. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 4.205](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1764.4.205) - [Next: 4.207](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1764.4.207) - [Up: 4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1764.4) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1764~en-mt.4.206) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1764.4.206](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1764.4.206) · Pramāṇa