[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) › [弘明集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102) › 1.8 # 弘明集 1.8 弘明集 1.8 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.1.8) 問曰。何謂之為道。道何類也。牟子曰。道之言導也。導人致於無為。牽之無前。引之無後。舉之無上。抑之無下。視之無形。聽之無聲。四表為大蜿蜒其外。毫釐為細間關其內。故謂之道。 > Someone asked: 'What is meant by the Dao? What is the Dao like?' Mouzi said: 'The word Dao means "to guide." It guides people to reach non-action. Pulling it, there is no front; drawing it, there is no rear; lifting it, there is no above; depressing it, there is no below. Looking at it, it has no shape; listening to it, it has no sound. The four boundaries are vast, yet it coils outside them; a fraction of an inch is minute, yet it passes through inside them. Therefore, it is called the Dao.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.1.7) - [Next: 1.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.1.9) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102~en-mt.1.8) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [佛祖歷代通載](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.5.48) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.1.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.1.8) · Pramāṇa