[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) › [廣弘明集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103) › 21.17 # 廣弘明集 21.17 廣弘明集 21.17 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [21.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.21.17) 棲玄寺曇宗諮曰。聖人為見世諦為不見世諦。令旨答曰。聖人知凡人見有世諦。若論聖人不復見此。又諮。聖人既不見世諦。云何以世諦教化眾生。令旨答。聖人無惑自不見世諦。無妨聖人知凡夫所見。故曲隨物情說有二諦。又諮。聖人知凡見世諦。即此凡夫不。令旨答。此凡即是世諦。聖人亦不見此凡。又諮。聖既不見凡。焉知凡見世諦。令旨答。聖雖自無凡。亦能知有凡。自謂為有。故曲赴其情為說世諦。 > Tanzong of Qixuan Temple inquired: "Do sages see conventional truth, or do they not see conventional truth?" > The imperial decree answered: "Sages know that ordinary people see the existence of conventional truth. If speaking of the sages themselves, they no longer see this." > \[Tanzong\] also inquired: "Since sages do not see conventional truth, how do they teach and transform sentient beings by means of conventional truth?" > The imperial decree answered: "Sages are without delusion and of themselves do not see conventional truth. This does not prevent sages from knowing what ordinary beings see. Therefore, bending to follow the sentiments of beings, they say there are two truths." > \[Tanzong\] also inquired: "Sages know ordinary beings see conventional truth: are these ordinary beings identical to it or not?" > The imperial decree answered: "These ordinary beings are themselves conventional truth; sages do not see these ordinary beings either." > \[Tanzong\] also inquired: "Since the sage does not see ordinary beings, how does he know that ordinary beings see conventional truth?" > The imperial decree answered: "Although the sage himself is without ordinary beings, he is also able to know that there are ordinary beings who of themselves deem it to be existent. Therefore, bending to approach their sentiments, he speaks of conventional truth for them." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 21.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.21.16) - [Next: 21.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.21.18) - [Up: 21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.21) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103~en-mt.21.17) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.21.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.21.17) · Pramāṇa