[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) › 2.33 # 法華經義記 2.33 法華經義記 2.33 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1715.2.33) 「說大乘經名妙法蓮華」，此下是第二明說經名字應同。就此自有三階者：第一言「說大乘經」一句，出經下理；第二名「妙法蓮華」，此一句正明經名字同，昔日如來出定即說《法華》，今日如來出定亦應說《法華》也；第三言「教菩薩法佛所護念」，此出所為之意，意為大乘人，即說第一句也。 > "Expounded the Mahāyāna sūtra named Saddharmapuṇḍarīka": from here downward is the second \[point\], which clarifies that the name of the expounded sūtra should be identical. Within this there are itself three steps: first, the single phrase 'expounded the Mahāyāna sūtra' sets forth the principle underlying the sūtra; second, 'named Saddharmapuṇḍarīka'—this single phrase directly clarifies the identity of the name of the sūtra: in the past, when the Tathāgata arose from samādhi he immediately expounded the Lotus \[Sūtra\], and today, when the Tathāgata arises from samādhi he should likewise expound the Lotus \[Sūtra\]; third, the statement 'a dharma for instructing bodhisattvas, which the Buddhas protect and keep in mind' sets forth the purpose for which it was done: the intention was for the sake of Mahāyāna persons, which immediately speaks of the first phrase. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1715.2.32) - [Next: 2.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1715.2.34) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1715.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1715~en-mt.2.33) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1715.2.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1715.2.33) · Pramāṇa