智門

(智門, 智门)

Wisdom gate; Buddha-wisdom and Buddha-pity are the two gates or ways through which Buddhism expresses itself: the way of enlightenment directed to the self, and the way of pity directed to others.

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謂菩薩以大智慧， 善知一切眾生根性， 隨順調伏， 令其解脫， 是為菩薩智門。 （菩薩， 梵語具云菩提薩埵， 華言覺有情。 ）

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佛教有智悲二門， 凡是自利的德行叫做智門， 一切利他的德行叫做悲門。