[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) › 1.43 # 天台八教大意 1.43 天台八教大意 1.43 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1930.1.43) 問：《華嚴經》云：「初發心住便成正覺」，何須更因餘之位耶？答：正覺分成，名成正覺，非即發心成究竟正覺。譬如闇室分四十二分，一炷之燈即名室明，可同於二、三乃至四十二炷？若了此喻，一成一切成，不失初後，明昧宛然，應知。 > Question: The Avataṃsaka Sūtra says, 'In the abode of first arousing the mind, one immediately accomplishes right awakening.' Why would one need to rely further on the remaining stages? Answer: Accomplishing a portion of right awakening is named 'accomplishing right awakening'; it is not that arousing the mind immediately accomplishes ultimate right awakening. For example, if a dark room is divided into forty-two parts, a single wick of a lamp is already called illumination of the room; yet can it be the same as two, three, or up to forty-two wicks? If one understands this metaphor, one accomplishes all, without losing the beginning and the end, with brightness and darkness distinctly present; this should be known. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1930.1.42) - [Next: 1.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1930.1.44) - [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.1.43) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1930.1.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1930.1.43) · Pramāṇa