[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) › [仁王經疏](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1708) › 1.20 # 仁王經疏 1.20 仁王經疏 1.20 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1708.1.20) 說事意者，略有二種：一為斷疑、二為生信。言斷疑者，真諦記云「微細律說：阿難比丘當昇高座出法藏時，身即如佛，具諸相好。若下高座，還復本形。眾見此瑞，遂有三疑：一疑大師釋迦如來以慈悲故，從涅槃起，更宣深法；二疑諸佛他方來；三疑阿難轉身成佛。今欲除遣三種疑故，亦說『如是我聞』等語，明其阿難親從佛聞，非關慈悲從涅槃起，亦非餘佛從他方來，又非阿難轉身成佛自說經也。」言生信者，妙《智度論》云「說時方人，欲令眾生心生信故。」 > Regarding the intention in stating the matter, there are briefly two kinds: first, to sever doubts; second, to generate faith. Regarding severing doubts: Paramārtha's notes state: "The \*Sūkṣma-vinaya\* states: 'When the monk Ānanda ascended the high seat to expound the Dharma storehouse, his body immediately resembled the Buddha, complete with all marks and signs. When he descended from the high seat, he returned to his original form. Seeing this auspicious sign, the assembly consequently had three doubts: first, they doubted that the Great Master Śākyamuni Tathāgata, out of compassion, had risen from nirvāṇa to proclaim the profound Dharma once again; second, they doubted that buddhas from other directions had arrived; third, they doubted that Ānanda had transformed his body and become a buddha. Now, in order to dispel these three kinds of doubts, he also uttered the words "Thus have I heard" and so forth, clarifying that Ānanda personally heard it from the Buddha, and that it was neither a matter of \[the Buddha\] rising from nirvāṇa out of compassion, nor other buddhas coming from other directions, nor Ānanda transforming his body into a buddha and preaching the sūtra himself.'" Regarding generating faith: the wondrous \*Mahāprajñāpāramitopadeśa\* states: "The time, the place, and the persons are stated because he wished to cause sentient beings to generate faith in their minds." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1708.1.19) - [Next: 1.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1708.1.21) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1708.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1708~en-mt.1.20) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1708.1.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1708.1.20) · Pramāṇa