[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) › [維摩經玄疏](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1777) › 2.55 # 維摩經玄疏 2.55 維摩經玄疏 2.55 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1777.2.55) 答曰：眾生有二種使，鈍使麁，屬愛，魔業；利使細，屬見，外道業，故愛前、見後。今佛法正道，緣理斷結，於見道中，有二種人：鈍人用無常苦行入見道，先斷愛；利人用空無我行入見理，斷見。見盡在前，修道在後，愛結次除也。 > Answer: Sentient beings have two kinds of proclivities: dull proclivities are coarse and belong to craving, which is the work of Māra; sharp proclivities are subtle and belong to views, which is the work of non-Buddhists; hence craving came first and views second. Now, in the true path of the Buddhadharma, one severs defilements by taking the principle as object. On the path of vision, there are two kinds of persons: dull persons enter the path of vision through the practices of impermanence and suffering, severing craving first; sharp persons enter the principle of vision through the practices of emptiness and non-self, severing views. With views entirely exhausted beforehand, the path of cultivation comes afterward, and the fetters of craving are eliminated next. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1777.2.54) - [Next: 2.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1777.2.56) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1777.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1777~en-mt.2.55) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1777.2.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1777.2.55) · Pramāṇa