Summary
s.1Discussions of Thus-Gone Ones begins in the Jeta’s Grove as the Buddha Śākyamuni emerges from a three-month-long meditative absorption. It is revealed that while he was absorbed in this meditative state, he was actually having conversations with many other buddhas across many worlds, discussing the essential nature of all phenomena. The bulk of the text, then, consists of the Buddha Śākyamuni relaying these conversations and responding to the questions of various audience members. From these exchanges we learn that all things, ranging from ordinary flowers up to the awakening of the buddhas themselves, share a nonconceptual, ineffable basis.
s.1《如來議論經》開始於給孤獨園，釋迦牟尼佛從三個月的三昧中出定。經文揭示，當他沉浸在這個禪定狀態時，他實際上正在與許多世界中的眾多如來進行對話，討論所有現象的自性。因此，經文的主體內容由釋迦牟尼佛轉述這些對話，並回應各位聽眾的提問所組成。通過這些對話交流，我們了解到所有事物，從普通的花卉到佛陀自身的覺悟，都共享一個離言說、不可言說的基礎。