[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) › [續集古今佛道論衡](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2105) › 1.21 # 續集古今佛道論衡 1.21 續集古今佛道論衡 1.21 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2105.1.21) 褚信問曰。不審帝說涅槃是何句義。帝曰。涅槃無為淡泊自然。此四者一味耳。如似眼目異名焉。 > Zhu \[Shan\]xin asked, 'I do not understand what the Emperor means by the term nirvāṇa.' The Emperor said, 'Nirvāṇa, non-action, tranquility, spontaneity—these four are of a single taste, like different names for the eye.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2105.1.20) - [Next: 1.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2105.1.22) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2105.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2105~en-mt.1.21) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2105.1.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2105.1.21) · Pramāṇa