[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) › [金光明最勝王經疏](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1788) › 1.30 # 金光明最勝王經疏 1.30 金光明最勝王經疏 1.30 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1788.1.30) 依古釋者，傳真諦云：「外國言修跋拏此曰金，婆頗婆此曰光，欝多摩此言明，因陀羅此曰帝，邏閱那此曰王。故西土出本云佛陀經、金光明經、帝王經也。」此意佛陀經，從所詮為名。金光明，法喻合名。亦從功用，號帝王經。但從喻稱言金光明者，此三字表經三種三為體：一、三身；二、三德，謂般若、解脫、法身；三、三位，即道前、道中、道後，道前即住自性佛性、道中即引出佛性、道後即至得果佛性。準舊解，亦即應得因、加行因、因滿因，如次配前三種佛性。 > As for explaining according to the ancients, it is traditionally said that Paramārtha stated: "In the foreign language, suvarṇa here means 'gold', prabhāsa here means 'light', uttama here means 'radiance', indra here means 'sovereign', and rājan here means 'king'. Therefore, versions originating in the Western Regions say Buddha-sūtra, Suvarṇaprabhāsa-sūtra, and Sovereign-King-sūtra." The meaning here is that "Buddha-sūtra" takes its name from that which is explained. "Suvarṇaprabhāsa" is a name combining phenomenon and metaphor. It is also called "Sovereign-King-sūtra" after its function. If one refers only to the metaphorical designation "golden light and radiance", these three words represent the sūtra's three triads as its essence: first, the three bodies; second, the three virtues, namely prajñā, liberation, and the dharma body; third, the three stations, namely prior to the path, on the path, and subsequent to the path. Prior to the path is the inherent buddha-nature abiding in its self-nature; on the path is the elicited buddha-nature; subsequent to the path is the buddha-nature attained as fruition. In accordance with the old interpretation, these also correspond to the cause of acquisition, the cause of preparatory application, and the cause of causal fulfillment, matching the preceding three kinds of buddha-nature respectively. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1788.1.29) - [Next: 1.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1788.1.31) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1788.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1788~en-mt.1.30) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1788.1.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1788.1.30) · Pramāṇa