[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) › 6.23 # 維摩經玄疏 6.23 維摩經玄疏 6.23 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [6.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1777.6.23) 二、約共說般若別教明空不空辨法性同異者，《涅槃經》云：「第一義空，名為智慧。智者見空，及與不空；聲聞、辟支佛，但見於空，不見不空。」聲聞、菩薩同見於空，是則法性理一，名之為同；菩薩能見不空，不空即是智慧之性，名見佛性，即是異也。譬如三獸渡河，二獸浮渡，但知水軟；若象浮渡，出沒到底，浮知水軟，到底著地，知非軟也。 > Second, discerning the similarity and difference of dharma-nature in terms of the expounding of prajñā shared \[with the two vehicles\] under the distinctive teaching by clarifying the empty and the non-empty: the Nirvāṇa Sūtra says: 'Supreme emptiness is called wisdom. The wise see the empty as well as the non-empty; the śrāvakas and pratyekabuddhas see only the empty and do not see the non-empty.' Śrāvakas and bodhisattvas alike see emptiness; thus the principle of dharma-nature is one, which is called 'similarity.' The bodhisattva can see the non-empty, and the non-empty is precisely the nature of wisdom, called seeing buddha-nature; this is the 'difference.' It is like three beasts crossing a river: two beasts cross by floating and know only that the water is yielding; if an elephant crosses by floating, dipping down to the bottom, floating it knows the water is yielding, and reaching the bottom it touches the ground and knows it is not yielding. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1777.6.22) - [Next: 6.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1777.6.24) - [Up: 6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1777.6) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1777~en-mt.6.23) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1777.6.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1777.6.23) · Pramāṇa