[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) › 8.175 # 注維摩詰經 8.175 注維摩詰經 8.175 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [8.175](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1775.8.175) 彼諸菩薩問維摩詰：今世尊釋迦牟尼佛以何說法？維摩詰言：此土眾生剛強難化，故佛為說剛強之語以調伏之。 > Those bodhisattvas asked Vimalakīrti: "Now, by what means does the World-Honoured One, Śākyamuni Buddha, preach the Dharma?" Vimalakīrti said: "The sentient beings of this land are unyielding and difficult to transform; therefore the Buddha speaks unyielding words to tame them. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 8.174](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1775.8.174) - [Next: 8.176](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1775.8.176) - [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.8.175) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (3) - [淨名經集解關中疏](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2777.2.325) — Classical Chinese - [維摩詰所說經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.mahayanasutra.vimalakirtinirdesa*zh-kumarajiva.3.17) — Classical Chinese - [佛說維摩詰經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.mahayanasutra.vimalakirtinirdesa*zh-zhi-qian.2.125) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1775.8.175](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1775.8.175) · Pramāṇa