[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) › [肇論疏](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1859) › 2.11 # 肇論疏 2.11 肇論疏 2.11 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1859.2.11) 第四、序論意也。短謂短學，乏謂乏才，曾謂曾經也，廁謂間廁也。嘉，善也。謂經預間在五百人數會耳。以為上聞異要始于時也者，我以此時初聞異法要法耳。然聖智幽微下，前且明曾聞般若，今明般若難解，不可言說也。為試罔像其懷下，懷抱罔像，然似如有解，寄狂言以說之也。而言罔像者，《莊子外篇．北遊章》云：黃帝遊赤水之北，登乎崑崙之丘，南望而遺其玄珠。使智索之而不得，使離誰朱索之而不得，使契詬索之而不得。乃使罔象，罔象得之。黃帝曰：異哉，罔象乃可以得之乎。郭注云：明得真者非用心也，罔象焉即真。今用此語也。字雖少異，本出《莊子》文。 > Part four introduces the treatise's purpose. "Deficient" means deficient in learning; "meager" means meager in talent; "once" means having had the experience; "mingled" means mingled among others. "Auspicious" means good. It refers to having previously been included among the assembly of five hundred persons. "Deeming that my first hearing of the extraordinary essentials began at that time" means that at this time I first heard the extraordinary and essential Dharma. > From "Yet sacred wisdom is profound and subtle": The previous section explained that he had once heard prajñā; here it explains that prajñā is difficult to comprehend and cannot be expressed in words. > From "I attempt to capture in semblance what is embraced in my heart": In his heart he holds a semblance, yet it seems as though he has an understanding, and so he resorts to wild words to speak of it. As for the term "semblance" (\*wangxiang\*): The "Knowledge Wandered North" chapter in the Outer Chapters of the \*Zhuangzi\* says: "The Yellow Emperor wandered north of the Red Waters, climbed the hills of Kunlun, and gazed south; but he lost his Dark Pearl. He sent Knowledge to search for it, but Knowledge could not find it. He sent Li Zhu to search for it, but Li Zhu could not find it. He sent Qigou to search for it, but Qigou could not find it. Then he sent Wangxiang (Semblance), and Wangxiang found it. The Yellow Emperor said, 'Remarkable! Could it be that Wangxiang was able to find it?'" Guo Xiang's commentary says: "This shows that one who attains the real does not do so by using the mind; Semblance is identical with the real." Sengzhao borrows this expression here. Although the characters are slightly different, it fundamentally originates from the text of the \*Zhuangzi\*. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1859.2.10) - [Next: 2.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1859.2.12) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1859.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1859~en-mt.2.11) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1859.2.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1859.2.11) · Pramāṇa