[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) › 7.18 # 維摩經略疏 7.18 維摩經略疏 7.18 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [7.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1778.7.18) 「文殊」下，二、問室空無侍者。文為二：一問、二答。一、問者，文殊入見室空即知有表，時眾未悟，欲顯佛國之義，故次問也。此是問依報之國為正報所栖，為令時眾知大士法身所栖究竟淨土無有依報眷屬。若應於物則有依報眷屬，故次問此室何以空無侍者，此問正起發佛國扶成上來佛國品也。 > From "Mañjuśrī..." onward is the second \[part\], asking about the room being empty and without attendants. The text has two: first, the question; second, the answer. First, as for the question: Mañjuśrī, entering and seeing that the room was empty, immediately knew it had a symbolic meaning; as the assembly at that time had not yet awakened, he wished to reveal the meaning of the buddha-land, and therefore asked next. This is asking about the land of environmental retribution as the dwelling for the personal retribution, in order to make the assembly of that time know that the ultimate pure land where the Great Being's dharmakāya dwells has no environmental retribution or retinue. If responding to beings, then there are environmental retribution and a retinue; therefore he asks next, "Why is this room empty and without attendants?" This question directly initiates the buddha-land and supports the preceding "Buddha-land Chapter." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1778.7.17) - [Next: 7.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1778.7.19) - [Up: 7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1778.7) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1778~en-mt.7.18) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1778.7.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1778.7.18) · Pramāṇa