[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) › 4.23 # 華嚴經內章門等雜孔目章 4.23 華嚴經內章門等雜孔目章 4.23 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [4.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1870.4.23) 菩薩住處者，依其五教，五義不同。若約凡夫，我所住處。何以故？為佛菩薩在凡夫處示現，不異凡夫故。若聲聞住處，唯法我境，無有人故。若菩薩住處，初教即空，終教即如，不可分別故。若依頓教，一切不可說，離分別故。若一乘住處，隨方自在，無二無別，如其法界。今菩薩住處者，即是一乘普賢住處，今舉麁相示其軌耳。此義通十地。何以故？舉彼住處，讚普賢德無礙自在故。餘義如別章。 > Regarding the abodes of bodhisattvas, according to the five teachings, there are five different meanings. If considered from the perspective of ordinary persons, it is the abode of what belongs to me. Why is this? Because Buddhas and bodhisattvas manifest in the abodes of ordinary persons not differently from ordinary persons. If it is the abode of śrāvakas, it is solely the realm of dharmas and self, for there is no person. If it is the abode of bodhisattvas: in the initial teaching it is empty; in the final teaching it is suchness, because it cannot be discriminated. If relying on the sudden teaching, everything is ineffable, because it is free from discrimination. If it is the abode of the Ekayāna, it is unhindered according to the direction, without duality and without distinction, just like the dharmadhātu. Now, the abode of bodhisattvas is the abode of the Ekayāna Samantabhadra; here, coarse characteristics are presented merely to indicate its pattern. This meaning extends through the ten grounds. Why is this? Because by adducing those abodes, it praises Samantabhadra's virtue as unhindered and sovereign. The remaining meanings are as in the separate section. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 4.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1870.4.22) - [Next: 4.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1870.4.24) - [Up: 4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1870.4) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1870~en-mt.4.23) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1870.4.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1870.4.23) · Pramāṇa