[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) › 4.211 # 大般涅槃經義記 4.211 大般涅槃經義記 4.211 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [4.211](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1764.4.211) 就初段中，「今此純陀猶有疑」者總舉彼疑。疑由何生？由前佛答五難而起。佛前答云未見佛性名無常身、雜食身等，如來已於無量劫來已見佛性。純陀向前還家辦供，路中思量如來常住，以得知見佛性力者，無量劫前未見性時應見無常；若本無常，後亦應爾，故生此疑。對上五難故言猶有。純陀何故不自請決，令文殊問？文殊即是純陀導首，知疑為請，正是其宜，何足可怪？如《地經》中解脫眾首知眾深疑，為之偈請，於此相似。「唯願分別」請佛釋通。 > In the first section, "Now this Cunda still has doubts" generally states his doubt. From what did the doubt arise? It arose from the Buddha's earlier answers to the five difficulties. The Buddha had answered earlier that not having seen buddha-nature is called having an impermanent body, a body of coarse food, and so forth, whereas the Tathāgata has already seen buddha-nature for immeasurable kalpas. When Cunda earlier returned home to prepare the offering, he contemplated on the way that if the Tathāgata's permanent abiding is due to the power of knowing and seeing buddha-nature, then before immeasurable kalpas when he had not yet seen the nature, he ought to have been impermanent; and if he was originally impermanent, he ought to be so later as well. Thus this doubt arose. In contrast to the five difficulties above, it is said that he "still has" doubts. Why did Cunda not request a decision himself, but had Mañjuśrī ask? Mañjuśrī is Cunda's guide and leader; knowing his doubt and requesting \[an explanation\] on his behalf was precisely appropriate, so why should it be surprising? Just as in the \*Daśabhūmika Sūtra\*, the leader of the liberated assembly knew the deep doubts of the multitude and made a request in verse on their behalf, it is similar to that here. "We only pray that you analyze and explain it" requests the Buddha to explain and resolve it. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 4.210](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1764.4.210) - [Next: 4.212](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1764.4.212) - [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.4.211) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1764.4.211](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1764.4.211) · Pramāṇa