[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) › 1.120 # 法華經義記 1.120 法華經義記 1.120 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1715.1.120) 問者言：「若果正在定，云何問佛？且取自待佛出定然後問佛，佛使即說此經即是正說，云何稱序？祇應問文殊引古證今，知出定必說《法華》，是故敘秪為序。」難者又言：「只問彌勒為自有三念為物者耶？」解釋者言：「居本為物，何容自為問答？」 > The questioner says: "If he was truly in samādhi, how could one ask the Buddha? Moreover, suppose one waited for the Buddha to emerge from samādhi and only then asked the Buddha, causing the Buddha to immediately expound this sūtra, that would be the main teaching; how could it be called a prologue? One should only ask Mañjuśrī to cite the ancient to verify the present, knowing that upon emerging from samādhi he would definitely expound the Lotus; therefore, the narrative serves precisely as a prologue." The challenger also says: "As for asking, did Maitreya have these three thoughts for himself, or for the sake of beings?" The commentator answers: "His fundamental abiding was for the sake of beings; how could he formulate questions and answers for himself?" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1715.1.119) - [Next: 1.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1715.1.121) - [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.1.120) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1715.1.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1715.1.120) · Pramāṇa