[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) › [摩訶止觀](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1911) › 3.200 # 摩訶止觀 3.200 摩訶止觀 3.200 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.200](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1911.3.200) 復次，前兩觀，觀、教、行、證皆名為漸。別教，教、觀、行皆名為漸；證道是頓。圓教，教、觀、行、證皆名為頓。何故爾？前二觀是方便說，草庵曲徑，故教觀四種俱漸。別觀帶方便說。若依方便行，先破通惑，故三種皆漸；後破無明見於佛性，故證道是頓也。圓觀「正直捨方便，但說無上道」；「唯此一事實，餘二則非真」；「說最實事」，是名「教實」。「行如來行」，「入如來室、衣、座」等，「復有一行是如來行」，是名「行實」。所見中道，即一究竟，同於如來所得法身，無異無別，是名「證實」。 > Furthermore, in the preceding two contemplations, the contemplation, teaching, practice, and realization are all termed gradual. In the distinctive teaching, the teaching, contemplation, and practice are all termed gradual, while the path of realization is sudden. In the perfect teaching, the teaching, contemplation, practice, and realization are all termed sudden. Why is it so? The preceding two contemplations are provisional expositions, thatched huts and winding paths; therefore, the four items of teaching and contemplation are all gradual. The distinctive contemplation carries provisional means in its exposition: if one practices in reliance on provisional means, first breaking the common delusions, then three items are gradual; later, breaking avidyā and seeing Buddha-nature, the path of realization is sudden. The perfect contemplation \[states that\] "honestly abandoning provisional means, one only expounds the unsurpassed path" and "only this one matter is true, the other two are not real"; "expounding the most real matter" is termed the "truth of teaching." "Practicing the Tathāgata's practice," "entering the Tathāgata's room, \[wearing his\] robe, \[and sitting on his\] seat," and so forth, and "there is furthermore one practice that is the Tathāgata's practice" are termed the "truth of practice." The middle way that is seen is identical to the one ultimate, the same as the dharmakāya attained by the Tathāgata, without difference or distinction; this is termed the "truth of realization." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.199](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1911.3.199) - [Next: 3.201](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1911.3.201) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1911.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1911~en-mt.3.200) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1911.3.200](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1911.3.200) · Pramāṇa