[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) › 3.39 # 摩訶止觀 3.39 摩訶止觀 3.39 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1911.3.39) 教相顯者，夫止觀名教，通於凡聖；不可尋通名，求於別體，故用相簡之。 > As for revealing through doctrinal characteristics: the names and teachings of calming and contemplation apply generally across ordinary beings and sages; one must not pursue a common name to seek a distinctive substance, and so we use characteristics to distinguish it. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1911.3.38) - [Next: 3.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1911.3.40) - [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.3.39) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1911.3.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1911.3.39) · Pramāṇa