[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) › 4.34 # 維摩經義記卷第四 4.34 維摩經義記卷第四 4.34 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [4.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2769.4.34) 從維摩言已下大段第七。述成其言。嘆此土菩薩大悲堅固誠如所說。述成其言也。然其一世已下明穢土修行勝於淨國。然智藉癡生善由惡發。惡豐故發善則濃。愚多故生智則厚。此皆藉外為強緣。然後得發內解之堅固。故言此間一世修行踰於淨土彌劫之行也。所以者何以下釋穢土修行勝淨之意。而以穢土修行而勝淨國者何。明娑婆穢土略有十事善法。淨土所無。以布施攝貧窮者。出十事之體。穢土由有貧窮故得行檀度具足。淨國無諸貧乏鬪。闕於此行故明穢勝淨也。猶世良醫在假病劫中醫術得通。施病良藥患者皆除欲。明菩薩處不淨國土化物亦復如是。眾行茲繁得弘十法。為大藥王濟度眾生。故能超於萬劫去煩惱生死之病也。此言皆為穢土始行之流欲令自竭其志也。 > From Vimalakīrti's words onwards is the seventh major section. It confirms their words. He praises the great compassion of the bodhisattvas of this land as solid and firm, truly as they have spoken, confirming their words. From “However, their one lifetime…” onwards, it explains that cultivation in an impure land is superior to that in a pure land. Now, wisdom arises by relying on folly, and good is generated from evil. Because evil is abundant, the generation of good is intense; because foolishness is great, the arising of wisdom is profound. These all rely on external conditions as a strong condition, and only then can the firmness of internal understanding be brought forth. Therefore it is said that cultivation for one lifetime in this realm surpasses the practice of many kalpas in a pure land. From “Why is this?” onwards, it explains the reason why cultivation in an impure land surpasses a pure one. Why is cultivation in an impure land superior to a pure land? It explains that in the impure land of Sahā, there are briefly ten good dharmas that do not exist in the pure land. “Gathering the poor through generosity” reveals the essence of these ten matters. In an impure land, because there is poverty, one can practice the perfection of generosity to completion; in a pure land, there is no poverty or strife, and it lacks this practice; therefore it explains that the impure surpasses the pure. Just like a good physician in the world who, during an age of widespread disease, achieves mastery of medical arts: by giving good medicine for the disease, the patients are all cured. This is to illustrate that when a bodhisattva dwells in an impure land to transform beings, it is also like this: with manifold practices flourishing, they can propagate the ten dharmas, acting as great medicine kings to rescue and cross over sentient beings; therefore, they can surpass tens of thousands of kalpas, eliminating the sickness of the kleśas and saṃsāra. These words are all for the sake of beginners in the impure land, so that they will exert their aspirations to the utmost. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 4.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2769.4.33) - [Next: 4.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2769.4.35) - [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.4.34) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2769.4.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2769.4.34) · Pramāṇa