[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) › [華嚴略疏卷第三](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2754) › 3.18 # 華嚴略疏卷第三 3.18 華嚴略疏卷第三 3.18 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2754.3.18) 默然已下第四中有二。初明金剛藏說已默然令眾敬人重法。二解脫月已下正明請說初默然有四意。論云。一欲令大眾渴仰請說故。二復令眾敬人重法故。三云信解者悕望故。默然不說也。 > From “remained silent” onwards is the fourth, in which there are two parts: first, explaining that Vajragarbha, having spoken, remained silent to cause the assembly to revere the person and honor the Dharma; second, from “Mokṣacandra” onwards, directly explaining the request to preach. The initial silence has four intentions. The treatise says: 1. wishing to make the great assembly thirstily admire and request the preaching; 2. also making the assembly revere the person and honor the Dharma; 3. it says, because those with faithful understanding have hopes; therefore he remained silent and did not preach. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2754.3.17) - [Next: 3.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2754.3.19) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2754.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2754~en-mt.3.18) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2754.3.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2754.3.18) · Pramāṇa