[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) › 4.42 # 維摩經玄疏 4.42 維摩經玄疏 4.42 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [4.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1777.4.42) 二、明通教位格圓教者，若通教明補處淨、無垢位，但與圓教鐵輪位十信第十願心齊；明佛果但與初發心住齊。此是一往格之，正論優劣，初發心住，以初發心能顯中道法身，斷無明一品為勝也。 > Second, clarifying the grading of the perfect teaching by the stages of the shared teaching: the pure, stainless stage of a successor explained in the shared teaching is only equal to the tenth stage of aspiration in the ten faiths of the iron-wheel stage of the perfect teaching; its explanation of the Buddha fruit is only equal to the stage of the initial arousal of the mind. This is grading them at first glance; discussing superiority and inferiority strictly, the stage of the initial arousal of the mind is superior because through first arousing the mind, one can manifest the Dharma-body of the Middle Way and sever one grade of ignorance. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 4.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1777.4.41) - [Next: 4.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1777.4.43) - [Up: 4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1777.4) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1777~en-mt.4.42) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1777.4.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1777.4.42) · Pramāṇa