[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) › [維摩經抄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2773) › 1.24 # 維摩經抄 1.24 維摩經抄 1.24 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2773.1.24) 經曰。垢淨不二者。對垢有淨。垢性本空。淨亦無體。故云不二　維摩默然以明不二者。恒沙萬法皆同一如如體。復如故無一二。言語道斷唯證相應。證亦如如。心境無二。空可言說而詮得耶。 > The sūtra states: "Defilement and purity are not two"—purity exists in contrast to defilement; the nature of defilement is fundamentally empty, and purity also has no substance; hence it is said to be "not two." As for "Vimalakīrti remaining silent to illuminate non-duality": the ten thousand phenomena, numerous as the sands of the Ganges, are all of the identical suchness. The substance of suchness is also such; therefore, there is neither one nor two. The path of speech is cut off, and it is only in accord with realization. Realization is also like suchness; mind and object are non-dual. Can emptiness be expressed or captured through words? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2773.1.23) - [Next: 1.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2773.1.25) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2773.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2773~en-mt.1.24) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2773.1.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2773.1.24) · Pramāṇa