[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) › 4.24 # 維摩義記 4.24 維摩義記 4.24 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [4.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1776.4.24) 問曰：何故前念床坐通為弟子，今此念食偏為菩薩？釋言：床坐大小同須，是故通為。食中聲聞有乞食法，故不為之。又前念坐通為弟子，而被呵責，故今不舉。 > Question: Why did he previously think of seats universally for the disciples, but now thinks of food specifically for the bodhisattvas? Explanation: Seats are needed alike by both the great and the small, and therefore he did so universally for them. Regarding food, the śrāvakas have the rule of begging for food, so he did not do so for them. Furthermore, previously he thought of seats universally for the disciples and was rebuked, so now he does not bring them up. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 4.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1776.4.23) - [Next: 4.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1776.4.25) - [Up: 4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1776.4) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1776~en-mt.4.24) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1776.4.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1776.4.24) · Pramāṇa