[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) › [天台八教大意](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1930) › 1.42 # 天台八教大意 1.42 天台八教大意 1.42 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1930.1.42) 應明六即，方顯聖理。圓性恒遍，生佛咸如，理即佛性，如理而知；名字佛性，如知修觀，剎那無間；觀行佛性，獲淨六根；相似佛性，破界外惑證真；初住乃至等覺，四十一位分證佛性；妙覺一位智斷俱圓，究竟佛性。理同故即，事異故六，故名六即。如諸大教有即名者，生死即涅槃、煩惱即菩提等，並判六即，方免濫非。 > One should clarify the six identities; only then is the sagely principle revealed. The perfect nature is constant and universal, sentient beings and buddhas are all identical in suchness: this is the buddha-nature identical in principle. Knowing in accordance with the principle: this is the buddha-nature identical in name. Cultivating contemplation in accordance with knowledge, moment to moment without interruption: this is the buddha-nature identical in contemplative practice. Attaining purity of the six sense faculties: this is the buddha-nature identical in resemblance. Dismantling afflictions outside the realms and realizing the real, from the first abode up to virtual enlightenment across forty-one stages: this is the buddha-nature partially realized as identical. The single stage of wondrous enlightenment, in which both wisdom and severance are completely perfect: this is the buddha-nature identical in the ultimate. Because the principle is the same, they are 'identical'; because phenomena differ, there are 'six'; hence they are called the 'six identities.' Where various great teachings have statements of identity, such as 'saṃsāra is nirvāṇa' or 'affliction is bodhi,' they must all be judged by the six identities; only then does one avoid error and confusion. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1930.1.41) - [Next: 1.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1930.1.43) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1930.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1930~en-mt.1.42) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1930.1.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1930.1.42) · Pramāṇa