[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) › [維摩經義記卷第四](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2769) › 4.26 # 維摩經義記卷第四 4.26 維摩經義記卷第四 4.26 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [4.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2769.4.26) 就此品中開為九大段。第一從初說當於何食。明身子生念。即為取飯之端也。第二從維摩諸知其意已下訖當令汝得未曾有食。明淨名譏舍利弗結業生身不能無待即縣許其所須。第三維摩詰即入三昧訖此諸大眾莫不目見。明將欲取飯先現上方世界。示取飯之端。使此時眾生於欽待之心。第四從時維摩詰問眾菩薩誰能致彼佛已飯下訖亦如眾香國土諸樹之香。正明淨名取飯於此娑婆廣明利益。第五從爾時維摩問眾香菩薩香積如來以何說法以下訖故以一切苦切之言乃可入律。明二國交利。第六從彼諸菩薩聞說是已皆曰未曾有也訖以無量大悲生是佛土。明彼菩薩讚釋迦如來并歎此方菩薩。第七從維摩詰言此土菩薩於諸眾生大悲堅固已下訖常以四攝成就眾生是為十。明淨名述成其所歎。第八彼菩薩成就幾法以下訖恒以一心求諸功德是為八。明香積菩薩為此小行之流請淨等之行。第九維摩文殊於大眾中已下明說法利益發心也。 > Within this chapter, it is divided into nine major sections. First, from the opening, "Where shall they eat?", it explains Śāriputra's giving rise to the thought, which serves as the starting point for fetching the food. Second, from "Vimalakīrti, knowing his thought" downward to "I shall cause you to obtain food such as you have never had before," it explains Vimalakīrti's teasing of Śāriputra, \[saying that\] as a body born of binding karma he cannot be without dependence, and forthwith implicitly promising what he needed. Third, from "Vimalakīrti thereupon entered into samādhi" up to "all this great assembly could see it with their own eyes," it explains that, wishing to fetch the food, he first manifested the world above, showing the beginning of fetching the food so as to make the assembly at this time give rise to an eager mind of anticipation. Fourth, from "Then Vimalakīrti asked the bodhisattvas, 'Who is able to fetch that Buddha's food?'" downward to "and like the fragrance of the trees in the land of Sarvagandhasugandhā," it directly explains Vimalakīrti's fetching the food and extensively demonstrating its benefits in this sahā \[world\]. Fifth, from "At that time Vimalakīrti asked the bodhisattvas of Sarvagandhasugandhā, 'How does the Tathāgata Fragrance Accumulation preach the Dharma?'" downward to "therefore it is only through all manner of bitter and severe words that they can be made to enter the discipline," it explains the mutual benefit between the two lands. Sixth, from "When those bodhisattvas heard this, they all said, 'It is unprecedented!'" up to "born in this Buddha land with immeasurable great compassion," it explains those bodhisattvas praising Śākyamuni Tathāgata and extolling the bodhisattvas of this realm. Seventh, from "Vimalakīrti said, 'The bodhisattvas of this land have firm great compassion for all sentient beings'" downward to "constantly using the four means of embracing to mature sentient beings; these are the ten," it explains Vimalakīrti confirming and completing what they had extolled. Eighth, from "'How many dharmas do those bodhisattvas accomplish'" downward to "'constantly seeking all merits with a single mind; these are the eight,'" it explains the bodhisattvas of Fragrance Accumulation requesting the pure and equal practices on behalf of this stream of small practitioners. Ninth, from "Vimalakīrti and Mañjuśrī in the great assembly" downward, it explains the benefit of preaching the Dharma, which was the generation of the mind \[of bodhi\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 4.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2769.4.25) - [Next: 4.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2769.4.27) - [Up: 4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2769.4) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2769~en-mt.4.26) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [維摩詰所說經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.mahayanasutra.vimalakirtinirdesa*zh-kumarajiva.3.15) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2769.4.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2769.4.26) · Pramāṇa