[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) › 2.35 # 維摩經略疏 2.35 維摩經略疏 2.35 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1778.2.35) 問：何故勝應為近由、劣應為遠由？答：勝應是即座說《普集經》，由此現瑞，故是近由。劣應是昔說小教之身，遠為由籍，故是遠也。 > Question: Why is the superior response the immediate reason and the inferior response the remote reason? Answer: The superior response occurred right at that seat when preaching the Gathering of All Sūtra, which led to the manifestation of this miraculous sign; therefore it is the immediate reason. The inferior response was his body when preaching the lesser teaching in the past, serving as the distant basis; therefore it is remote. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1778.2.34) - [Next: 2.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1778.2.36) - [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.2.35) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1778.2.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1778.2.35) · Pramāṇa