[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) › [釋禪波羅蜜次第法門](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916) › 5.178 # 釋禪波羅蜜次第法門 5.178 釋禪波羅蜜次第法門 5.178 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [5.178](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.5.178) 復次，《釋論》又說：「譬如國王見子從高崖墜落，恐必定死，即以軟物接之，不令身命損毀。菩薩亦爾，見眾生遠離波若，顛倒墜落，故說四禪空法以接眾生，不令損失法身慧命。」是故今辨行菩薩道，略明四禪，於義無過也。 > Furthermore, the Treatise also states: "Just as a king, seeing his son fall from a high cliff and fearing that he will surely die, immediately catches him with soft objects, not allowing his body or life to be harmed; the bodhisattva is also like this: seeing sentient beings stray far from prajñā, falling due to inversion, the bodhisattva speaks of the empty dharmas of the four dhyānas to catch sentient beings, not allowing their Dharma body and life of wisdom to be harmed." Therefore, in now delineating the practice of the bodhisattva path, briefly explaining the fourth dhyāna is without fault in principle. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.177](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.5.177) - [Next: 5.179](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.5.179) - [Up: 5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.5) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916~en-mt.5.178) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.5.178](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.5.178) · Pramāṇa