[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) › 5.27 # 維摩經略疏 5.27 維摩經略疏 5.27 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [5.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1778.5.27) 「所以」下，二、述不堪之由。由「佛為諸比丘略說法要，我即於後敷演其義」，致被彈呵。文為二：一佛略說法要、二迦旃延於後廣說。初文者，此有四句：一名略義廣，名教少解義多；二名廣義略，名教多解義少；三名義俱廣，名教多解義亦多；四名義俱略，名教少解義亦少。如總相說苦諦，不多解釋，即是名義略。若別相分別苦有四行，種種譬喻解釋，即是名廣義廣。若但總說五行，而種種解釋，即是名略義廣。若具說十六行，不分別解釋，即是名廣義略。佛為諸比丘或當總相略說苦諦不別解釋，或是略以十六行總相為說五行、不為別相廣分別說，即是名略義略，故言略說。 > From "Because" onwards is the second \[part\], recounting the reason for his incompetence. Because "the Buddha briefly expounded the essentials of the Dharma for the monks, and I immediately afterwards elaborated on its meanings," he incurred rebuke. The text has two \[parts\]: first, the Buddha briefly expounded the essentials of the Dharma; second, Kātyāyana broadly expounded them afterwards. As for the first passage: this has four propositions: first, concise in name and extensive in meaning—the verbal teaching is brief while the explained meaning is extensive; second, extensive in name and concise in meaning—the verbal teaching is extensive while the explained meaning is brief; third, extensive in both name and meaning—the verbal teaching is extensive and the explained meaning is also extensive; fourth, concise in both name and meaning—the verbal teaching is brief and the explained meaning is also brief. For instance, explaining the truth of suffering in its general characteristic without much commentary is concise in both name and meaning. If one analyzes suffering according to its four practices specifically, explaining with various similes, that is extensive in both name and meaning. If one only speaks generally of the five practices and explains them in various ways, that is concise in name and extensive in meaning. If one explains the sixteen practices in full without distinguishing and interpreting them, that is extensive in name and concise in meaning. The Buddha, for the monks' sake, perhaps spoke briefly of the truth of suffering in its general characteristic without specific explanation, or perhaps briefly taught the five practices in the general characteristic of the sixteen practices without distinguishing and explaining them in broad specific characteristics; this is concise in both name and meaning, hence it is called "briefly expounded." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1778.5.26) - [Next: 5.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1778.5.28) - [Up: 5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1778.5) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1778~en-mt.5.27) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [注維摩詰經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1775.3.118) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1778.5.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1778.5.27) · Pramāṇa