[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) › 2.60 # 維摩義記 2.60 維摩義記 2.60 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1776.2.60) 問曰：直爾化之足得，何勞從魔索得方化？女性從主，若不索取，制仰從魔，難以攝化，故須索取然後教法。 > Question: If he had simply transformed them directly, that would have been sufficient; why go to the trouble of demanding them from Māra and only then transforming them? \[Answer:\] A woman's nature follows her master. If he did not demand them, they would be constrained by and dependent on Māra, and it would be difficult to gather and transform them; therefore he had to demand them first and teach them the Dharma afterward. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1776.2.59) - [Next: 2.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1776.2.61) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1776.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1776~en-mt.2.60) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1776.2.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1776.2.60) · Pramāṇa