[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) › [金光明經玄義](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1783) › 1.12 # 金光明經玄義 1.12 金光明經玄義 1.12 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1783.1.12) 云何三？云何寶？佛法僧是為三，可尊可重名為寶。至理可尊，名為法寶。覺理之智可尊，名佛寶。毘盧遮那遍一切處，即事而理，此和可尊，名僧寶。此之三寶皆常樂我淨，常樂我淨故乃可尊可重。當知三德與三寶無二無別。既以金光明喻三德，還以金光明譬三寶也。 > What is meant by "three"? What is meant by "jewel"? The Buddha, Dharma, and Saṅgha are the three; that which can be honoured and revered is called a jewel. The ultimate principle can be honoured, so it is called the jewel of the Dharma. The wisdom that awakens to the principle can be honoured, so it is called the jewel of the Buddha. Vairocana pervades all places; phenomena are themselves the principle, and this harmony can be honoured, so it is called the jewel of the Saṅgha. These three jewels are each permanence, bliss, self, and purity; because they are permanence, bliss, self, and purity, they can be honoured and revered. One should know that the three virtues and the three jewels are neither dual nor distinct. Since the Suvarṇaprabhāsa serves as a metaphor for the three virtues, the Suvarṇaprabhāsa also serves as a metaphor for the three jewels. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1783.1.11) - [Next: 1.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1783.1.13) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1783.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1783~en-mt.1.12) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1783.1.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1783.1.12) · Pramāṇa