[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) › [止觀輔行傳弘決](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1912) › 5.5 # 止觀輔行傳弘決 5.5 止觀輔行傳弘決 5.5 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [5.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1912.5.5) 「障難萬途」等者，雙斥自他。如下十境互發，既其不了，自判判他一切俱失。「盲跛」等者，無解如盲，無行如跛。師既若是，弟子可知，故俱墮落。此借《百論》外人被破，乃自救云：「若神無觸，身不應到。身神相假，能有所到，如盲跛相假能有遠至。」今一人具二，一步不前。次「瞽蹶」者，重釋前譬。無目曰瞽，足跛曰蹶，既盲且跛而復夜遊。無解無行，失佛教日，遊無明夜。「不應」下，總結非器。不應對上無行解人說妙解行。「高尚」者，如前有信有行解者，即高尚此文。「卑劣」者，如向無信無解行者，必輕劣斯教。 > "Obstacles and difficulties of myriad paths" and so forth: this reproves both oneself and others. As in the mutual manifestation of the ten objects below, since they do not comprehend them, they judge themselves and judge others, and all is lost. "The blind and the lame" and so forth: lack of understanding is like being blind; lack of practice is like being lame. Since the teacher is like this, the disciples can be known, and so both fall. This borrows from the \*Śata-śāstra\*, where an outsider, upon being refuted, saves himself by saying: "If the soul has no contact, the body could not arrive. Body and soul rely on each other and thus can arrive somewhere, just as the blind and the lame relying on each other can reach far away." Now, one person possesses both \[defects\], so they cannot advance a single step. Next, "blind and stumbling" re-explains the previous metaphor. Having no eyes is called "blind" (gu); having lame feet is called "stumbling" (jue). Being both blind and lame, and wandering by night besides! Lacking understanding and lacking practice, they lose the sun of the Buddha's teaching and roam the night of ignorance. From "should not" below, it concludes in summary that they are not suitable vessels. One should not speak of marvelous understanding and practice to such persons who lack practice and understanding. "Noble": those as mentioned before who have faith, practice, and understanding are those who ennoble this text. "Base": those like the aforementioned who lack faith, understanding, and practice will surely belittle this teaching. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1912.5.4) - [Next: 5.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1912.5.6) - [Up: 5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1912.5) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1912~en-mt.5.5) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1912.5.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1912.5.5) · Pramāṇa