[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) › 6.141 # 維摩經略疏 6.141 維摩經略疏 6.141 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [6.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1778.6.141) 問此經明四禪為床座，何得床表真性？答：經教隨緣開喻不定，豈可專執。今解淨名表發罔像得珠，𮙁詬窮研將不失寶。亦如下文明畢竟空寂舍，今見室空即表諸佛國土皆空。 > Question: This sūtra explains the four dhyānas as couches and seats; how can a couch signify true nature? Answer: Scriptural teachings employ metaphors variably according to conditions; how could one cling to a single view? Now, understanding Vimalakīrti's symbolic revelation is like finding a jewel in the vague and formless; through scouring away defilement and probing deeply, one will not lose the treasure. It is also like the text below clarifying the mansion of ultimate calm and emptiness; here, seeing that the room is empty signifies that all buddha-lands are empty. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1778.6.140) - [Next: 6.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1778.6.142) - [Up: 6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1778.6) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1778~en-mt.6.141) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1778.6.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1778.6.141) · Pramāṇa