[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) › 9.144 # 維摩經略疏垂裕記 9.144 維摩經略疏垂裕記 9.144 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [9.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1779.9.144) 二、明轉，二：初、敘意分科。二、隨文釋義，四：初、天自變為身子問。二、身子以女像答。三、為解釋。「如鏡」等者，鏡喻法身，面喻機緣，像喻現應。鏡有現像之理，面有生像之性，故面對鏡則像生也。四、引佛語。「非男非女」者，以一切法由心所變，心不可得，男女安在？ > Second, explaining transformation, which has two parts: first, recounting the purport and dividing the sections; second, following the text to explain the meaning, which has four parts: first, the goddess transforms herself into Śāriputra and asks; second, Śāriputra answers in a female form; third, providing the explanation. Regarding "like a mirror..." and so forth: the mirror illustrates the dharmakāya, the face illustrates the capacity and conditions \[of beings\], and the reflection illustrates the manifest response. The mirror has the principle of manifesting reflections, and the face has the nature of generating reflections; hence when the face confronts the mirror, the reflection arises. Fourth, citing the Buddha's words. Regarding "neither male nor female": because all dharmas are transformed by the mind, and the mind is unattainable, where could male or female exist? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 9.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1779.9.143) - [Next: 9.145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1779.9.145) - [Up: 9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1779.9) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1779~en-mt.9.144) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [維摩經略疏](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1778.8.81) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1779.9.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1779.9.144) · Pramāṇa