[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) › 1.40 # 注維摩詰經 1.40 注維摩詰經 1.40 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1775.1.40) 什曰：為利有二種，若今世後世，物以利交故請而後動、聖以慈應故不祈而往，往必與親，親必為護，故曰不請友而安之。肇曰：真友不待請，譬慈母之赴嬰兒也。 > \[Kumāra\]jīva says: Benefiting is of two kinds: either in this life or in future lives. Ordinary beings interact for profit, and so they act only after being invited. Sages respond with compassion, and so they go without being implored. When they go, they are sure to be intimate with them, and being intimate, they are sure to protect them; thus it says, "uninvited friends to the multitude, they bring them peace." \[Seng\]zhao says: A true friend does not wait to be invited, like a compassionate mother rushing to her infant. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1775.1.39) - [Next: 1.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1775.1.41) - [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.1.40) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1775.1.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1775.1.40) · Pramāṇa