[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) › [佛說處處經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.730) › 1.11 # 佛說處處經 1.11 佛說處處經 1.11 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.730.1.11) 「佛行地高下皆平，有三因緣：一者、本行四等心，欲令一切安隱，地在水上、水中有神，虫蟻一切值佛足下，皆安隱同心立意，是故卑者為高，高者為卑；二者、諸天鬼神行福，為佛除地故，高下為平；三者、佛為菩薩時，通利道逕橋梁度人故，從是得福故，高下正平，欲令人意亦爾。 > "That when the Buddha walks, high and low ground all becomes level is due to three nidānas: first, he originally practiced the four immeasurable minds, wishing to bring peace and security to all—the earth rests upon the waters, and in the waters there are spirits, and when worms, ants, and all creatures encounter the soles of the Buddha's feet, they all attain peace and security and establish their intentions with a single mind; therefore the low becomes high and the high becomes low; second, because the devas, ghosts, and spirits practice merit by clearing the ground for the Buddha, the high and low become level; third, because when the Buddha was a bodhisattva, he cleared thoroughfares, paths, and bridges to deliver people across; having attained merit from this, high and low are made straight and level, and he wishes people's minds to be likewise. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.730.1.10) - [Next: 1.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.730.1.12) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.730.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.730~en-mt.1.11) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [諸經要集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.1.22) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.730.1.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.730.1.11) · Pramāṇa