[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) › 21.31 # 廣弘明集 21.31 廣弘明集 21.31 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [21.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.21.31) 湘宮寺慧興諮曰。凡夫之惑。為當但於真有迷。於俗亦迷。令旨答曰。於真見有。此是迷真。既見有俗不成迷俗。又諮。若使解俗便成解真。若不解真豈得解俗。令旨答。真理虛寂惑心不解。雖不解真何妨解俗。又諮。此心不解真。於真可是惑。此心既解俗。於俗應非惑。令旨答。實而為語通自是惑。辨俗森羅於俗中各解。 > Huixing of Xianggong Temple inquired, saying: "Regarding the delusion of worldlings: are they confused only regarding the true, or are they also confused regarding the conventional?" > The Prince's decree replied, saying: "Perceiving existence within the true is confusion regarding the true. Since they perceive that there is the conventional, it does not constitute confusion regarding the conventional." > He further inquired: "If understanding the conventional constituted understanding the true, then if one does not understand the true, how could one understand the conventional?" > The decree replied: "The true principle is open and quiescent; the deluded mind does not understand it. Although it does not understand the true, what prevents it from understanding the conventional?" > He further inquired: "This mind does not understand the true, so regarding the true it may be delusion. Since this mind understands the conventional, regarding the conventional it should not be delusion." > The decree replied: "To speak truthfully, overall it is entirely delusion. When distinguishing the myriad varieties of the conventional, they each have understanding within the conventional." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 21.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.21.30) - [Next: 21.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.21.32) - [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.21.31) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.21.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.21.31) · Pramāṇa