[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) › 8.42 # 摩訶止觀 8.42 摩訶止觀 8.42 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [8.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1911.8.42) 廣說有三十六句。須先立四句，謂：不斷煩惱不入涅槃、斷煩惱入涅槃、亦斷亦不斷亦入亦不入、非斷非不斷非入非不入。初句謂凡夫，次謂無學人，三謂學人，四謂理是；是為根本四句。 > Expounded extensively, there are thirty-six propositions. One must first establish the four propositions, namely: not severing defilements and not entering nirvāṇa; severing defilements and entering nirvāṇa; both severing and not severing, and both entering and not entering; neither severing nor not severing, and neither entering nor not entering. The first proposition refers to ordinary beings; the next refers to those beyond training; the third refers to those in training; the fourth refers to the fact that the principle is so. These are the fundamental four propositions. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 8.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1911.8.41) - [Next: 8.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1911.8.43) - [Up: 8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1911.8) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1911~en-mt.8.42) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1911.8.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1911.8.42) · Pramāṇa