[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) › [勸發菩提心集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1862) › 3.61 # 勸發菩提心集 3.61 勸發菩提心集 3.61 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1862.3.61) 求法有三種大：一者方便大，由最上精進求世諦第一諦實不倒故；二他利大，由法作世間依怙以第一義安置故；三自利大，由一切功德如海滿足故。 > Seeking the Dharma has three kinds of greatness: first, greatness of skillful means, because by the most supreme vīrya one seeks conventional truth and ultimate truth truly and without error; second, greatness of benefiting others, because by the Dharma serving as a refuge for the world, one establishes \[sentient beings\] in the ultimate truth; third, greatness of self-benefit, because all virtues are fulfilled like the ocean. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1862.3.60) - [Next: 3.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1862.3.62) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1862.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1862~en-mt.3.61) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [大乘莊嚴經論](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.darsana.yogacara.mahayanasutralankara!bhasya*zh-prabhakaramitra.5.90) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1862.3.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1862.3.61) · Pramāṇa