[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) › 2.69 # 維摩義記 2.69 維摩義記 2.69 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1776.2.69) 自下第三依於向前利他之心起利他行。句別有五：前之三句依空離過，後之兩句隨有攝化。前三句中，依三脫門而離諸過。「教化眾生而起空」者，雖化眾生，不見我人眾生之相，故起於空，此於空門而離過也。「不捨有為起無相」者，隨化在有名為不捨，知有常寂名起無相，此依無相而離過也。「示現受生起無作」者，隨有現形名示受生，知生無生名起無作，此依無作而離過也。隨有攝化，喜生深過，故須依此而離諸過。後兩句中，「護持正法起方便力」，明化他智。化智善巧名方便力。「以度眾生起四攝法」，明化他行。 > Third, below, relying on the preceding mind of benefiting others, one arouses the practice of benefiting others. Distinctly there are five phrases: the first three phrases rely on emptiness to leave faults behind, and the latter two phrases follow existence to gather and transform. Among the first three phrases, one leaves faults behind by relying on the three gates of liberation. 'Teaching and transforming sentient beings while arousing \[the contemplation of\] emptiness': although transforming sentient beings, one does not see the signs of self, person, or sentient beings, hence one arouses emptiness; this is leaving faults behind by the gate of emptiness. 'Not abandoning the conditioned while arousing the signless': following transformation within existence is called not abandoning; knowing that existence is constantly quiescent is called arousing the signless; this is leaving faults behind by relying on the signless. 'Manifesting receipt of birth while arousing the unproduced (apraṇihita)': manifesting forms in accord with existence is called manifesting receipt of birth; knowing that birth is unborn is called arousing the unproduced; this is leaving faults behind by relying on the unproduced. In following existence to gather and transform, deep faults tend to arise; hence one must rely on these to leave all faults behind. In the latter two phrases, 'protecting and maintaining the true Dharma, one arouses the power of skillful means (upāya)' explains the wisdom that transforms others. Skillfulness in transformative wisdom is called the power of skillful means. 'In order to cross over sentient beings, one arouses the four methods of gathering (saṃgrahavastu)' explains the practice of transforming others. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1776.2.68) - [Next: 2.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1776.2.70) - [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.2.69) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1776.2.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1776.2.69) · Pramāṇa