[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) › 8.51 # 廣弘明集 8.51 廣弘明集 8.51 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [8.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.8.51) 問。西域名佛。此方云覺。西言菩提。此云為道。西云泥洹。此言無為。西稱般若。此飜智慧。准此斯義則孔老是佛。無為大道先已有之。 > The questioner asks: In the Western Regions he is called 'Fo' (Buddha); here we say 'Jue' (Awakened). In the West they say 'bodhi'; here it is called the 'Way'. In the West they say 'nirvāṇa' (niyuan); here it is called 'non-action' (asaṃskṛta). In the West they call it 'prajñā'; here it is translated as 'wisdom'. According to this meaning, Confucius and Laozi are the Buddha, and the great Way of non-action already existed here previously. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 8.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.8.50) - [Next: 8.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.8.52) - [Up: 8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.8) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103~en-mt.8.51) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.8.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.8.51) · Pramāṇa