[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) › 2.193 # 淨名經集解關中疏 2.193 淨名經集解關中疏 2.193 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.193](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2777.2.193) 於是維摩詰問文殊師利。何等為如來種　二問如來種也。文五。一問。二答。三徵。四釋。五歎述。此初也。前生死雖非道菩薩化之為佛道。今煩惱雖生死種眾生悟之為如來種也。 > Thereupon Vimalakīrti asked Mañjuśrī, "What is the lineage of the Tathāgata?" Second, asking about the lineage of the Tathāgata. There are five sections in the text: first, the question; second, the answer; third, the query; fourth, the explanation; fifth, the praise and commentary. This is the first. Previously, although saṃsāra is not the path, the bodhisattva transforms it into the Buddha path; now, although afflictions are the seeds of saṃsāra, sentient beings awaken to them as the lineage of the Tathāgata. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.192](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2777.2.192) - [Next: 2.194](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2777.2.194) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2777.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2777~en-mt.2.193) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [維摩詰所說經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.mahayanasutra.vimalakirtinirdesa*zh-kumarajiva.2.135) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2777.2.193](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2777.2.193) · Pramāṇa