[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) › 4.92 # 維摩經略疏 4.92 維摩經略疏 4.92 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [4.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1778.4.92) 「佛告須菩提」，四、命善吉。文為二：一命問疾、二辭不堪。所以次命者，以聲聞中解空第一。須菩提，此名善吉，亦名善業，亦云空生。其生之日家室皆空，父母驚異，請問相師。相師占云：「此是吉相。」因名善吉。稟性慈善不與物諍，其出家見空得道，兼修慈心得無諍三昧，是以常能將護物心，故名善業。以生時家宅皆空，因名空生。家宅皆空，即表長成解空之相。深求其致，乃至成前五種利益，亦例身子章。初「須菩提」下，二、奉辭不堪。文為四：一奉辭不堪、二述不堪之由、三正明不堪之事、四結成不堪。初文者，良以往昔被彈無答，豈堪傳旨詣彼問疾。 > "The Buddha addressed Subhūti": fourth, he charges Subhūti (Shànjí). The text has two parts: first, charging him to inquire after the illness; second, declining as unworthy. The reason he is charged next is that among the voice-hearers he is foremost in understanding emptiness. "Subhūti" is named in this translation Shànjí (Well-Omened), also named Shànyè (Good Action), and also called Kōngshēng (Born of Emptiness). On the day of his birth, his family home was completely empty; his parents were astonished and questioned a diviner. The diviner cast a horoscope and said, "This is an auspicious sign." Hence he was named Shànjí. By nature he was kind and compassionate, not disputing with others. Leaving home, he perceived emptiness and attained the Way; he also cultivated a compassionate mind and attained the samādhi of non-dispute; hence he could always protect the minds of living beings, and was therefore named Shànyè. Because his home was completely empty at the time of his birth, he was named Kōngshēng. That the home was completely empty was an omen presaging that upon growing up he would understand emptiness. Deeply exploring his intent, it even completes the aforementioned five kinds of benefit, following the example of the section on Śāriputra. Below the opening "Subhūti", second, he declines as unworthy. The text has four parts: first, declining as unworthy; second, recounting the cause of his unworthiness; third, directly clarifying the matter of his unworthiness; fourth, concluding his unworthiness. As for the first part: it is truly because, having been rebuked in the past without reply, how could he be fit to convey the decree to go there and inquire after the illness? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 4.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1778.4.91) - [Next: 4.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1778.4.93) - [Up: 4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1778.4) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1778~en-mt.4.92) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1778.4.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1778.4.92) · Pramāṇa