[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) › [維摩經略疏](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1778) › 2.11 # 維摩經略疏 2.11 維摩經略疏 2.11 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1778.2.11) 問：勝天甚多，何故別出梵王帝釋？答：梵王是世界主天，帝是地居天主，皆是請佛轉法輪主。又並是佛檀越，故先別列，證經親故。 > Question: There are very many superior devas; why are only the Brahmā kings and Śakra singled out? Answer: The Brahmā king is the lord of the world, and the heavenly lord \[Śakra\] is the lord of the ground-dwelling devas; both are lords who request the Buddha to turn the wheel of the Dharma. Moreover, both are the Buddha's dānapatis; hence they are listed separately first, because their connection to the sūtra is intimate. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1778.2.10) - [Next: 2.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1778.2.12) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1778.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1778~en-mt.2.11) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1778.2.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1778.2.11) · Pramāṇa