[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) › [維摩義記](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1776) › 1.20 # 維摩義記 1.20 維摩義記 1.20 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1776.1.20) 問曰：無我真諦、有我世諦，無我是勝、有我是劣，何不從勝宣說無我，就劣說我？化我眾生法須如是。若不說我，何由可得標別彼此，令人識知故須說我，是故乃至佛對眾生亦常說我。 > Question: Non-self is the ultimate truth, and having a self is conventional truth; non-self is superior, and having a self is inferior. Why not follow the superior and proclaim non-self, rather than resort to the inferior and speak of "I"? \[Answer:\] The method for transforming sentient beings must be like this. If one did not say "I," by what means could one demarcate and distinguish this and that so as to let people know and understand? Therefore one must say "I." For this reason, even the Buddha, when facing sentient beings, also regularly spoke of "I." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1776.1.19) - [Next: 1.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1776.1.21) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1776.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1776~en-mt.1.20) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [大般涅槃經義記](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1764.1.24) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1776.1.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1776.1.20) · Pramāṇa