[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) › [三彌勒經疏](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1774) › 1.19 # 三彌勒經疏 1.19 三彌勒經疏 1.19 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1774.1.19) 問：何不別說成道竟後若干時節？答：雖隨化相可說，而然凡聖所見解淺深不同故，近遠不同，不得定說。 > Question: Why not specifically state how much time had passed after the attainment of the Way? Answer: Although it could be spoken in accordance with the manifestations of transformation, because the shallowness and depth of what is understood and seen by ordinary persons and noble ones are different, and near and far are different, it cannot be definitively stated. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1774.1.18) - [Next: 1.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1774.1.20) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1774.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1774~en-mt.1.19) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1774.1.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1774.1.19) · Pramāṇa