[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) › 5.69 # 維摩經略疏 5.69 維摩經略疏 5.69 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [5.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1778.5.69) 問：電是三藏譬，何得入衍門用？答：已說幻譬相續不實，迅速未顯，故借電譬以顯迅速，何不得耶？ > Question: Lightning is a metaphor of the Tripiṭaka \[teachings\]; how can it be admitted and used within the Mahāyāna gate? Answer: Having already spoken of the metaphor of an illusion to show that continuity is unreal, rapidity had not yet been made clear; therefore, borrowing the metaphor of lightning to reveal rapidity, how could it not be acceptable? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1778.5.68) - [Next: 5.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1778.5.70) - [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.5.69) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1778.5.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1778.5.69) · Pramāṇa