[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) › 2.281 # 淨名經集解關中疏 2.281 淨名經集解關中疏 2.281 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.281](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2777.2.281) 時維摩詰默然無言　二答也。肇曰。有言於無言未。若無言於無言。所以默然也。上諸菩薩措言於法相。文殊有言於無言。淨名無言於無言。此三明宗雖同而迹有淺深。所以言後於無言知後無知矣。 > At that time Vimalakīrti was silent, without a word. > \[Part\] two: the answer. Zhao says: “Having words about wordlessness is not yet as good as being wordless about wordlessness. Hence his silence. The bodhisattvas above applied words to dharma characteristics; Mañjuśrī had words about wordlessness; Jingming was wordless about wordlessness. Although these three illuminated the same principle, their traces have shallowness and depth. Thus speech is secondary to wordlessness, and knowing is secondary to non-knowing.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.280](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2777.2.280) - [Next: 2.282](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2777.2.282) - [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.2.281) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [注維摩詰經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1775.8.120) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2777.2.281](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2777.2.281) · Pramāṇa