[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) › [入楞伽心玄義](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1790) › 1.16 # 入楞伽心玄義 1.16 入楞伽心玄義 1.16 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1790.1.16) 初名句能詮者，若約小乘《婆沙論》中，亦以名句文等次第行列等為能詮教體。若大乘中《維摩》等經，亦以文字以為詮表，此經下文隨相亦爾。《唯識論》云「名詮自性，句詮差別。文即是字，為二所依。」準釋應知。 > First, regarding expressive names and sentences: from the perspective of the Hīnayāna, in the \*Vibhāṣā-śāstra\*, the sequential arrangement of names, sentences, phonemes, and so forth is also taken as the expressive teaching-essence. From the perspective of the Mahāyāna, in sūtras such as the \*Vimalakīrti\*, words and letters are also taken as the expressive manifestation; in this sūtra below, in accordance with characteristics, it is likewise so. The \*Vijñaptimātratāsiddhi\* states: "Names express intrinsic nature, sentences express differences. Letters are syllables, serving as the basis for both." One should understand by taking this as the standard of explanation. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1790.1.15) - [Next: 1.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1790.1.17) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1790.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1790~en-mt.1.16) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1790.1.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1790.1.16) · Pramāṇa