[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) › 6.27 # 法華經義記 6.27 法華經義記 6.27 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [6.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1715.6.27) 「即以方便」此下三行偈，頌第四喚子得譬。上譬中有二，第一父喚子，第二子受喚。初兩行頌第一父喚子，後一行頌子受喚。但上父喚中本有四段，今者盡頌一句頌第一，三句頌第二，次三句頌第三，次一句頌第四也。「即以方便」此一句，頌覓可使之人，即是覓方便教，上言「爾時長者將欲誘引其子而設方便」也。「更遣餘人」此下三句，頌第二得可使之人，即是得方便教，上言「密遣二人」也。眇目者不正之相，欲明二乘教非是真正之教，故名「眇目」。二乘教不備說威德相好，故言「無威德」也。「汝可語之」此下三句即頌第三與使人之語，即是作方便教方法。上言「汝可詣彼徐語窮子」此有作處也。「倍與汝價」此一句，即頌第四使人正奉命喚子，正明如來用方便擬宜眾生，上言「時二使人即求窮子」也。「窮子聞之」此一行頌第二子受喚，上受喚中亦有四階，今不頌三階，唯頌第三階，上第一「既已得之」有堪聞之機，第二「具陳上事」能受之機，第四「其父見子愍而怪之」不頌也。上第三階言「爾時窮子先取其價，尋與除糞淨諸房舍」，今唯頌此。言「淨諸房舍」者，六塵如房，於此六塵中無染，故云淨諸房舍也。 > "Immediately, by skilful means" and the three verses below versify the fourth parable, of summoning the son and obtaining him. In the parable above there were two parts: first, the father summons the son; second, the son accepts the summons. The first two verses versify the first, the father summoning the son; the final verse versifies the son accepting the summons. However, in the father summoning above there were originally four sections; now all of them are versified: one line versifies the first, three lines versify the second, the next three lines versify the third, and the next line versifies the fourth. This single line, "Immediately, by skilful means," versifies seeking persons who can be sent—that is, seeking the teaching of skilful means—where above it said, "At that time, the elder, desiring to induce his son, devised a skilful means." The three lines below, "He further dispatched other men," versify the second, obtaining persons who can be sent—that is, obtaining the teaching of skilful means—where above it said, "he secretly dispatched two men." "One-eyed" is an appearance of not being upright; desiring to explain that the teaching of the two vehicles is not the true and correct teaching, it is therefore called "one-eyed." The teaching of the two vehicles does not fully expound majestic virtue and the auspicious marks, so it says, "without majestic virtue." The three lines below, "You may tell him," precisely versify the third, giving instructions to the messengers—that is, the method of formulating the teaching of skilful means. Above it said, "You may go there and gently tell the poor son," which indicates where to act. This single line, "Double your wage will be given to you," precisely versifies the fourth, the messengers properly following orders to summon the son, properly explaining that the Tathāgata employs skilful means to tentatively adapt to sentient beings, where above it said, "At that time the two messengers immediately sought out the poor son." As for this single verse, "The poor son heard this," it versifies the second, the son accepting the summons. In accepting the summons above there were also four steps; now it does not versify three steps, but only versifies the third step. Above, the first, "having already found him," is the capacity fit to hear; the second, "fully explaining the matters above," is the capacity able to accept; the fourth, "his father saw his son, pitied him, and wondered at it," is not versified. The third step above said, "At that time the poor son first took his wage, and then together with them removed excrement to clean all the rooms." Now it only versifies this. When it says "clean all the rooms," the six sense-dusts are like rooms; being unstained amid these six sense-dusts is therefore called cleaning all the rooms. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1715.6.26) - [Next: 6.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1715.6.28) - [Up: 6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1715.6) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1715~en-mt.6.27) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [妙法蓮華經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.mahayanasutra.saddharmapundarika*zh-kumarajiva.2.40) — Classical Chinese - [添品妙法蓮華經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.mahayanasutra.saddharmapundarika*zh-jnanagupta.2.30) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1715.6.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1715.6.27) · Pramāṇa