[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) › 3.4 # 說無垢稱經疏 3.4 說無垢稱經疏 3.4 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1782.3.4) 釋品名者，利樂儀軌曰方，應時而濟曰便，順理益生為善，智用殊妙為巧。然有方便，下位可知；今顯非彼言境，超下位之情，說名不思議。今明此事，故復名顯，其不思議方便乃為所顯、教為能顯。舊經文闕，如初已陳。 > Regarding the explanation of the chapter title: the norms and rites of benefiting and gladdening are called \*fāng\* (method); rescuing in response to the moment is called \*biàn\* (expedience). Conforming to principle and profiting living beings is \*shàn\* (skillful); the wondrous and extraordinary functioning of wisdom is \*qiǎo\* (cunning). However, there are skillful means that can be known at lower stages; now, revealing what is not an object of their speech, surpassing the sentiments of lower stages, it is named "inconceivable." Now, clarifying this matter, it is therefore also named "revealing": the inconceivable skillful means are that which is revealed, and the teaching is that which reveals. The older translation lacked these words, as was already stated at the beginning. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1782.3.3) - [Next: 3.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1782.3.5) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1782.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1782~en-mt.3.4) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1782.3.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1782.3.4) · Pramāṇa