注維摩詰經 6.81

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6.81

[Seng]zhao says: Benevolence takes sentient beings as its object; if there are no sentient beings, where does the benevolent mind reside? Wishing to clarify that true benevolence has no conditions yet does not depart from conditions, he establishes the meaning of the aforementioned signless true benevolence. [Dao]sheng says: Having awakened to the unreality of sentient beings, one must embrace all beings alongside oneself; hence there is benevolence. Yet it also seems as though there is nothing upon which to bestow benevolence, which is why he asks this next question.

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注維摩詰經 — Classical Chinese