[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) › 4.156 # 注維摩詰經 4.156 注維摩詰經 4.156 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [4.156](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1775.4.156) 什曰：釋是佛弟子，知其不疑，故作釋形來也。持世不作意觀他心，故不見也。生曰：魔者害人智慧命之稱也。惡中之惡，謂之波旬也。夫善惡理隔，無相干之道。況乎至善之與極惡得相惱哉？而有其事者，皆大權菩薩託以為化然也。誠以為託，要使跡全是也。跡是為何？此雖善交是人，彼雖惡居為天，天可以惡降跡，人亦標善致改。可假之良，其不然乎。狀若帝釋者，帝釋是佛弟子，常宗有道，故以其狀使持世不覺也。持世跡在沙門，而沙門以化人為體，彼有非法必致教矣，可得因之有女事惑焉？ > \[Kumāra\]jīva says: Śakra is a disciple of the Buddha; knowing that \[Dharadhara\] would not suspect him, he took the form of Śakra to come. Dharadhara did not intentionally contemplate others' minds, and therefore did not see through it. \[Dao\]sheng says: Māra is the designation for one who harms people's life of wisdom. The evil among evils is called Pāpīyas. The principles of good and evil are separated; they have no way of concerning each other. How much less could ultimate goodness and extreme evil afflict one another? That this event occurred was entirely a great upāya bodhisattva relying on it to effect transformation. If it is truly an expedient reliance, the manifest trace must be fully real. Why is the manifest trace so? Although this \[bodhisattva\] was good, he interacted as a human; although that \[Māra\] was evil, he resided as a deva. A deva can descend with evil traces, and a human can also show goodness to bring about reformation. Could borrowing this means not be so? Looking like Śakra Devendra: Śakra is a disciple of the Buddha and always reveres those who have the Path; therefore he used his appearance so that Dharadhara would not notice. Dharadhara's trace was as a śramaṇa, and a śramaṇa takes transforming people as his essence; when another acts contrary to the Dharma, one must instruct them. Could he on this basis be deluded by matters concerning women? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 4.155](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1775.4.155) - [Next: 4.157](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1775.4.157) - [Up: 4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1775.4) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1775~en-mt.4.156) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1775.4.156](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1775.4.156) · Pramāṇa