[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) › [法華經義記](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1715) › 1.10 # 法華經義記 1.10 法華經義記 1.10 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1715.1.10) 「經」者，蓋是佛教之通名、聖語之別號。然經之為義，本訓常訓法。常是不壞之稱，法是可軌為目。欲明詮之教不可移易，先聖後聖不能改其長度，天魔外道不可爼壞此法，令其不害理，故稱為常。從之者則離惡行善、出凡登聖，故稱為法也。然經中正明因辨果，但因果兩法喻若蓮花，今舉所明理以目此教，故言妙法蓮花經也。 > Regarding 'sūtra': this is the general name for the Buddha's teachings and the particular designation for the words of the sage. Now, the meaning of 'sūtra' is fundamentally glossed as 'constant' and glossed as 'standard'. 'Constant' is a designation for being indestructible; 'standard' is a term for serving as a model. Intending to show that the teaching it conveys cannot be altered, that neither earlier sages nor later sages can change its perpetual measure, and that heavenly demons and non-Buddhists cannot destroy this dharma, causing it to never harm the principle, it is therefore termed 'constant'. Those who follow it leave evil behind and practice good, transcend the mundane and ascend to the sacred; therefore it is termed 'standard'. Now, within the sūtra, it directly clarifies the cause and distinguishes the result, and both dharmas of cause and effect are analogized to the lotus flower; here, by raising the principle that is clarified to designate this teaching, it is called the \*Lotus Sūtra of the Sublime Dharma\* (\*Saddharmapuṇḍarīka Sūtra\*). > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1715.1.9) - [Next: 1.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1715.1.11) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1715.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1715~en-mt.1.10) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1715.1.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1715.1.10) · Pramāṇa