[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) › 5.18 # 廣弘明集 5.18 廣弘明集 5.18 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [5.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.5.18) 道經云。故常無欲以觀其妙。故常有欲以觀其徼。此兩者同出而異名。同謂之玄。玄之又玄眾妙之門。 > The Daoist Scripture states: 'Therefore, always be without desire in order to observe its subtleties; always have desire in order to observe its boundaries. These two emerge together yet have different names; together they are called the mysterious. Mysterious and more mysterious, the gate of all subtleties.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.5.17) - [Next: 5.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.5.19) - [Up: 5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.5) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103~en-mt.5.18) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1736.1.7) — Classical Chinese - [集古今佛道論衡](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2104.1.16) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.5.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.5.18) · Pramāṇa