[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) › [淨名經集解關中疏](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2777) › 1.22 # 淨名經集解關中疏 1.22 淨名經集解關中疏 1.22 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2777.1.22) 為護法城受持正法　此下二明別歎文三。初約護法歎。次約修行歎。後就近果歎。初文又三。謂護法。護人。結釋。護法復二。此初歎修因也。肇曰。外為護法之城。內有受持之固也。什曰。法城即實相法也。使物無異見故言護也。復次一切經法皆名法城。護持宣布令不壞也。有能持正法亦兼護之也。叡曰。真理為法文字為城。城壍固則內不害。文字存則理不虧也。 > “Defending the Dharma citadel and upholding the true Dharma”: Below, the second section clarifies the specific praise. The text has three parts: first, praise in terms of protecting the Dharma; second, praise in terms of practice; third, praise with regard to the proximate fruition. The first text also has three parts: protecting the Dharma, protecting people, and the concluding explanation. Protecting the Dharma also has two parts; this first part praises the cultivation of causes. Zhao says: “Outwardly acting as a citadel defending the Dharma, inwardly possessing the firmness of upholding it.” Shi says: “The Dharma citadel is the Dharma of the true mark. It is called ‘defending’ because it causes beings to have no deviant views. Furthermore, all sūtra teachings are called Dharma citadels; they protect, uphold, and disseminate them so that they are not destroyed. Those who can uphold the true Dharma are also simultaneously defended.” Rui says: “The true principle is the Dharma, and the written words are the citadel. When the citadel and moat are secure, the interior is unharmed; when the written words are preserved, the principle is not diminished.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2777.1.21) - [Next: 1.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2777.1.23) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2777.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2777~en-mt.1.22) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [注維摩詰經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1775.1.34) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2777.1.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2777.1.22) · Pramāṇa