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# 金剛經疏 1.26

金剛經疏 1.26

- **Language:** Classical Chinese

### [1.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2738.1.26)

經曰。須菩提如來所得法此法無實無虛者。防過也。前既舉言以勸信。或畏守言而失道。為防彼故。今對治之。此法者即目如來言教之法。此法是佛法辨之所通。是佛辭辨之所說。與佛相應故。是如來所得法。夫道處無言。守言則失道。所以此法無實。然言能示道離言不見道。所以此法無虛言。能示道故。指月之譬。與道處無言故。捨船之喻作也。偈曰。

> The sūtra says: 'Subhūti, in the Dharma attained by the Tathāgata, this Dharma is neither real nor false.' This guards against error. Having previously brought forward speech to encourage faith, there might be fear that clinging to speech would cause one to miss the path. In order to guard against that, it is now remedied. 'This Dharma' refers directly to the Dharma of the Tathāgata's verbal teachings. This Dharma is what is penetrated by the Buddha's dharma-pratisaṃvid; it is what is spoken by the Buddha's nirukti-pratisaṃvid; because it corresponds with the Buddha, it is the Dharma attained by the Tathāgata. Now, the path resides in wordlessness; clinging to words means missing the path, which is why this Dharma is not real. However, words can point to the path, and apart from words one does not see the path; which is why this Dharma is not false. Because words can point to the path, the metaphor of pointing at the moon is made; and because the path resides in wordlessness, the parable of abandoning the raft is made. The verse says:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

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