[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) › [華嚴經內章門等雜孔目章](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1870) › 2.19 # 華嚴經內章門等雜孔目章 2.19 華嚴經內章門等雜孔目章 2.19 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1870.2.19) 梵音聲者，有其二種：一約教義明其音聲、二約佛德以辨音聲。約教義者，如《十住經》說，如來有八種音聲：一謂見苦、二謂向苦、三謂見習、四謂向習、五謂見盡、六謂向盡、七謂見道、八謂向道。此約教解名曰聲也。二約佛德辨音聲義。音者響也，聲者對根辨質，故二不同。音者，有其八種，如《十住經》說，所謂梵音：一不男音、二不女音、三不強音、四不軟音、五不清音、六不濁音、七不雄音、八不雌音。復有八音，如疏中釋。此之八音，當三乘義。小乘名同而義不同，謂空有別，小乘則有，初教即空。一乘音聲，與法界等，不可數量，與因陀羅微細界等。何以故？隨諸眾生所應調伏作如是說故。 > Regarding the Brahmā voice and sound, there are two types: first, explaining its voice and sound according to doctrinal meaning; second, differentiating the voice and sound according to the Buddha's virtues. Regarding that according to doctrinal meaning, as the Daśabhūmika Sūtra states, the Tathāgata has eight kinds of sound: first, indicating seeing suffering; second, indicating facing suffering; third, indicating seeing accumulation; fourth, indicating facing accumulation; fifth, indicating seeing cessation; sixth, indicating facing cessation; seventh, indicating seeing the path; eighth, indicating facing the path. This is called 'sound' according to doctrinal explanation. Second, differentiating the meaning of voice and sound according to the Buddha's virtues: 'voice' (yin) is resonance, whereas 'sound' (sheng) differentiates the substance in relation to sense faculties; hence the two are not the same. 'Voice' has eight kinds, as the Daśabhūmika Sūtra states, the so-called Brahmā voices: first, non-male voice; second, non-female voice; third, non-harsh voice; fourth, non-soft voice; fifth, non-clear voice; sixth, non-turbid voice; seventh, non-masculine voice; eighth, non-feminine voice. There are also another eight voices, as explained in the commentary. These eight voices correspond to the Triyāna meaning. In the Hīnayāna the names are identical but the meaning is different, referring to the difference between emptiness and existence: the Hīnayāna is existence, whereas the initial teaching is emptiness. The voice and sound of the Ekayāna are equal to the dharmadhātu, immeasurable, and equal to the subtle realm of Indra. Why is this? Because it speaks in such ways in accordance with what is to be subdued among sentient beings. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1870.2.18) - [Next: 2.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1870.2.20) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1870.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1870~en-mt.2.19) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [華嚴經探玄記](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1733.4.96) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1870.2.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1870.2.19) · Pramāṇa