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# 注維摩詰經 8.42

注維摩詰經 8.42

- **Language:** Classical Chinese

### [8.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1775.8.42)

什曰：師子度水要截流直度，曲則不度。此大士以實智慧，深入諸法，直過彼岸，故借以為名也。

> \[Kumāra\]jīva says: When a lion crosses the water, it must cut across the current and cross straight; if it turns obliquely it will not cross. This mahāsattva uses real wisdom to penetrate deeply into all dharmas and pass straight to the other shore; hence this name is borrowed for him.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

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## Linked texts (1)

- [淨名經集解關中疏](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2777.2.256) — Classical Chinese

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