[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) › 2.325 # 淨名經集解關中疏 2.325 淨名經集解關中疏 2.325 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.325](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2777.2.325) 維摩詰言。此土眾生剛強難化故。佛為說剛強之語以調伏之　此二答也。文三。法喻合初法中又三。此初標也。肇曰。聖化何常隨物而應耳。此土剛強故以剛強之教應之。 > Vimalakīrti said: "The sentient beings of this land are unyielding and difficult to transform; therefore, the Buddha speaks unyielding words to tame and subdue them." (This is the second, the answer, in three parts: doctrine, simile, and application. The doctrine has three parts; this is the first, stating the premise. Sengzhao says: "How could the holy transformation ever be fixed? It merely responds according to the beings. This land is unyielding, so he responds to it with an unyielding teaching.") > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.324](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2777.2.324) - [Next: 2.326](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2777.2.326) - [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.2.325) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [注維摩詰經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1775.8.175) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2777.2.325](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2777.2.325) · Pramāṇa