[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) › [說無垢稱經疏](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1782) › 1.23 # 說無垢稱經疏 1.23 說無垢稱經疏 1.23 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1782.1.23) 問：諸佛說法，本除我執。何故不稱無我聞，乃言我聞？答：以四義故，但稱我聞。一、言說易故。若言無我，知此說誰？二、順世間故。三、除無我怖。言無我者，為誰修學？四者有自他染淨因果事業等故，所以稱我。 > Question: When the Buddhas speak the Dharma, they fundamentally eliminate the grasping of a self. Why do they not say "Heard without a self," but instead say "I have heard"? Answer: Due to four meanings, it is only stated as "I have heard." First, because conventional speech is easy; if one were to say "without a self," who would know who is speaking this? Second, because it accords with the world. Third, to eliminate the fear of selflessness; if one says "without a self," for whose sake would one cultivate and study? Fourth, because there are actions, causes, and effects of self and other, defiled and pure, and so forth; therefore it is spoken of as "I." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1782.1.22) - [Next: 1.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1782.1.24) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1782.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1782~en-mt.1.23) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (4) - [妙法蓮華經玄贊](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1723.1.42) — Classical Chinese - [仁王護國般若波羅蜜多經疏](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1709.1.47) — Classical Chinese - [阿彌陀經通贊疏](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1758.1.32) — Classical Chinese - [觀彌勒上生兜率天經贊](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1772.1.24) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1782.1.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1782.1.23) · Pramāṇa