[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) › 8.164 # 注維摩詰經 8.164 注維摩詰經 8.164 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [8.164](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1775.8.164) 什曰：食此飯應發大心建大業，是名報恩，報恩名為消也。肇曰：先示受食法也。此飯大悲之果，悲意所設、悲心所興，故名大悲所薰。以限意食之則不能消。若知此飯大悲所成，不可思議，發道心而食者，則消報施主恩，無限閡意也。生曰：飯出大悲則無限矣。而限言少者則乃不消也。 > \[Kumāra\]jīva says: When eating this food, one should arouse a great mind and establish great endeavors; this is called repaying kindness, and repaying kindness is termed 'digestion'. \[Seng\]zhao says: First he shows the method of receiving food. This food is the fruit of great compassion, provided with compassionate intent and raised up with a compassionate mind; hence it is called 'perfumed by great compassion'. If one eats it with a limited mind, one cannot digest it. If one knows that this food is formed of great compassion and is inconceivable, and eats it having aroused the aspiration for the Way, then one digests it and repays the donor's kindness, without any thoughts of limitation or obstruction. \[Dao\]sheng says: Food emerging from great compassion is limitless. But if one limits it, saying it is little, then it will not digest. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 8.163](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1775.8.163) - [Next: 8.165](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1775.8.165) - [Up: 8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1775.8) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1775~en-mt.8.164) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1775.8.164](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1775.8.164) · Pramāṇa