[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) › [注維摩詰經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1775) › 1.256 # 注維摩詰經 1.256 注維摩詰經 1.256 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.256](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1775.1.256) 什曰：面為身之上，目為面之標，故歎形之始始於目也。復次佛以慈眼等視眾生，重其等，故歎之。肇曰：五情百骸目最為長，瞻顏而作，故先讚目也。天竺有青蓮華，其葉修而廣、青白分明，有大人目相，故以為諭也。 > \[Kumāra\]jīva says: The face is the top of the body, and the eyes are the hallmark of the face; hence the praise of physical form begins with the eyes. Furthermore, the Buddha views sentient beings with eyes of compassion equally, and because he esteems this equality, he praises them. > \[Seng\]zhao says: Of the five senses and hundred bones, the eyes are the foremost; gazing upon his countenance, he composed this, hence he first praises the eyes. In India there is a blue lotus flower whose petals are long and broad, with the blue and white distinctly demarcated, possessing the mark of the eyes of a great man; hence it is used as a metaphor. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.255](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1775.1.255) - [Next: 1.257](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1775.1.257) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1775.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1775~en-mt.1.256) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [淨名經集解關中疏](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2777.1.128) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1775.1.256](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1775.1.256) · Pramāṇa