[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) › [維摩經略疏垂裕記](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1779) › 2.168 # 維摩經略疏垂裕記 2.168 維摩經略疏垂裕記 2.168 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.168](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1779.2.168) 四、頓漸根性，二：初、列章。二、釋義，二：初、正釋，二：初、正明，二：初、頓大。「七處八會」者，以再會普光明殿故；唐譯新經則有九會，以三會普光明殿故。大師但見舊譯，故云八會。或作九者，後人妄改。「譬如」下，日喻佛，照喻說法，高山喻別圓機。「以龍鬼」等者，備如《華嚴》列眾文。「次明」下，夫言法行少聞多解，非全不聞，大小咸爾。 > Fourth, sudden and gradual capacities has two parts: first, listing the headings; second, explaining the meaning, which has two parts: first, the main explanation, which has two parts: first, the sudden Great \[Vehicle\]. As for "seven places and eight assemblies", it is because of gathering twice at the Hall of Universal Light; the new translation of the Tang has nine assemblies, because of gathering three times at the Hall of Universal Light. The Great Master only saw the old translation, and thus said eight assemblies. For those that have nine, later people made erroneous alterations. Under "For example...", the sun is a metaphor for the Buddha, shining is a metaphor for preaching the Dharma, and the high mountains are a metaphor for the capacities of the distinct and perfect \[teachings\]. As for "By dragons and ghosts..." and so forth, it is fully as found in the text listing the assembly in the \*Avataṃsaka Sūtra\*. Under "Next clarifying...", speaking of practice by dharma as "hearing little and understanding much" does not mean hearing nothing at all; this is true for both the Great and Small \[Vehicles\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1779.2.167) - [Next: 2.169](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1779.2.169) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1779.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1779~en-mt.2.168) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1779.2.168](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1779.2.168) · Pramāṇa