[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) › 4.24 # 維摩經略疏垂裕記 4.24 維摩經略疏垂裕記 4.24 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [4.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1779.4.24) 問：何故云非垢非淨？答：有事理故。論理不當垢之與淨，約事唯有寂光永淨。又寂光異諸土故非垢，即諸土故非淨；諸土即寂光故非垢，異寂光故非淨。 > Question: Why is it said to be neither defiled nor pure? Answer: Because there are phenomena and principle. In terms of principle, neither defilement nor purity applies; in terms of phenomena, only quiescent light is eternally pure. Furthermore, because quiescent light is different from the other lands, it is not defiled; because it is identical to the other lands, it is not pure. Because the other lands are identical to quiescent light, they are not defiled; because they are different from quiescent light, they are not pure. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 4.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1779.4.23) - [Next: 4.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1779.4.25) - [Up: 4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1779.4) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1779~en-mt.4.24) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1779.4.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1779.4.24) · Pramāṇa