[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) › 9.272 # 注維摩詰經 9.272 注維摩詰經 9.272 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [9.272](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1775.9.272) 生曰：若以見佛為見者，此理本無。佛又不見也，不見有佛乃為見佛耳。見佛者，見此人為佛，從未來至現在、從現在入過去，故推不見三世有佛也。過去若有便應更來，然其不來，明知佛不在過去矣。未來若有，便應即去，然其不去，明知佛不在未來矣。現在若有，便應有住，然其不住，明知佛不在現在矣。 > \[Dao\]sheng says: If one takes seeing a buddha as seeing, this principle fundamentally does not exist. Nor is a buddha seen; only not seeing that there is a buddha constitutes seeing the Buddha. As for seeing a buddha, one sees this person as a buddha who arrives from the future into the present and enters the past from the present; therefore, through investigation, one does not see a buddha existing in the three periods of time. If he existed in the past, he should come again; but since he does not come, it is clear that the Buddha is not in the past. If he existed in the future, he should depart at once; but since he does not depart, it is clear that the Buddha is not in the future. If he existed in the present, he should have an abiding; but since he does not abide, it is clear that the Buddha is not in the present. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 9.271](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1775.9.271) - [Next: 9.273](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1775.9.273) - [Up: 9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1775.9) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1775~en-mt.9.272) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1775.9.272](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1775.9.272) · Pramāṇa