[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) › 2.73 # 法華經義記 2.73 法華經義記 2.73 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1715.2.73) 就此絕言歎中有三種：第一先出所絕之法，即是二智；第二正明絕言歎；第三從「所以者何」釋所以絕言之意。今者第一先出權智後出實智，從「舍利弗如來能種種分別」下四句，於三三境中偏就故明權智所作，明如來能說聲聞教因緣、緣覺教因緣、菩薩教因緣，故言種種分別也。「巧說諸法」者，此明如來方便智巧說一乘法持作三乘諸法，故下經文言「於一佛乘分別說三」，故言巧說也。只說此三乘教稱昔日物機，故言辭柔軟悅可眾心也。 > In this praise of the beyond-words there are three parts: first, setting forth the dharmas that are beyond words, which are the two knowledges; second, directly elucidating the praise of the beyond-words; third, from 'For what reason' onward, explaining the intended meaning of why they are beyond words. Now, the first sets forth the expedient knowledge first and the real knowledge later. The four lines from 'Śāriputra, the Tathāgata can make various distinctions' downward, among the spheres of the three threes, exclusively clarify what the expedient knowledge performs, clarifying that the Tathāgata can preach the causes and conditions of the śrāvaka teaching, the causes and conditions of the pratyekabuddha teaching, and the causes and conditions of the bodhisattva teaching; hence it says 'make various distinctions.' As for 'skilfully expounding all dharmas': this clarifies that the Tathāgata's skilful knowledge skilfully expounds the Dharma of the One Vehicle, taking it and making it the dharmas of the three vehicles; hence the text of the sūtra below says: 'within the One Buddha Vehicle, he makes distinctions and preaches three'; hence it says 'skilfully expounds.' Merely expounding this three-vehicle teaching accords with the capacity of beings in the past; hence 'his words are gentle and delight the minds of the multitude.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1715.2.72) - [Next: 2.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1715.2.74) - [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.2.73) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1715.2.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1715.2.73) · Pramāṇa