[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) › 2.81 # 注維摩詰經 2.81 注維摩詰經 2.81 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1775.2.81) 什曰：長者，如今四姓豪族也。聲聞於凡夫為勝，如是展轉，佛法最勝也。肇曰：凡人易以威順、難以理從，故大士每處其尊，以弘風靡之化。長者，豪族望重，多以世教自居，不弘出世勝法也。 > \[Kumāra\]jīva says: 'Elders' (śreṣṭhins) are like the prominent clans of the four surnames today. The śrāvaka is superior to the ordinary person; progressing in this way, the Buddha's Dharma is the most supreme. \[Seng\]zhao says: Ordinary people easily submit to authority but follow reason with difficulty; hence the mahāsattva always assumes the position of honor, in order to spread transformation like the bending of grass before the wind. Elders belong to prestigious clans and are respected; they mostly abide by secular teachings and do not propagate the supreme, world-transcending Dharma. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1775.2.80) - [Next: 2.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1775.2.82) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1775.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1775~en-mt.2.81) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [維摩經略疏垂裕記](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1779.4.106) — Classical Chinese - [淨名經集解關中疏](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2777.1.251) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1775.2.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1775.2.81) · Pramāṇa