[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) › [肇論新疏](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1860) › 2.13 # 肇論新疏 2.13 肇論新疏 2.13 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1860.2.13) 殊方，謂他國。涼土，今西涼也。意謂什公將欲舉揚教風東傳漢地，值符堅失國、姚萇僣逆，品光父子心不存法，師蘊其深解無所宣化，在涼十有三年，機緣未會隨世浮沈。是知佛法流行，亦待時節因緣，苟非其時，道不虛行。 > "Foreign lands" means other countries. "Territory of Liang" is present-day Xiliang. This means that Master Kumārajīva was about to raise and spread the style of teaching to transmit it east to the land of Han, but it coincided with Fu Jian losing his state and Yao Chang usurping power. Lü Guang and his son had no regard for the Dharma in their hearts, so the Master held within his deep understanding without a place to preach and transform. He remained in Liang for thirteen years; since conditions had not yet concurred, he drifted along with worldly circumstances. From this we know that the circulation of the Buddha-Dharma also awaits seasonal conditions; if it is not the right time, the Way will not proceed in vain. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1860.2.12) - [Next: 2.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1860.2.14) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1860.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1860~en-mt.2.13) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1860.2.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1860.2.13) · Pramāṇa