[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) › 6.5 # 法華經義記 6.5 法華經義記 6.5 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [6.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1715.6.5) 「父遙見之」此下是第三放捨兒譬，則併領兩家息化，此則領火宅中勸息化，言「或當墮落為火所燒」；誡息化，言「但東西走戲視父而已」也。亦遠領〈方便品〉中「我即自思惟」下乃至「我寧不說法疾入於涅槃」句。就此息化中亦有二，第一思惟欲放捨兒，內合欲息化；第二從「使者語之」以下正明放兒，內合正明息化。又就此兩段中各有二。思惟息化中有二者，第一思惟欲息化，第二從「所以者何」下釋欲息化意。此兩段各有二意：一者思惟欲息化，二者先明有小、後明無大也。今先明有小，「父遙」者，小機望大教相去殊遠，故言遙也。將教作使于時欲息化，如「而語使言不須此人勿強將來」，人天機如面，人天等教如冷水，人天等教稱會根性，故言「灑面令醒悟」也。「莫復與語」者，此明無大機，由無大機，故勿復與語無大機也。「所以者何」此下是第二，釋上兩種欲息化之意。只由有小無大，故息化便成兩段：「志意下劣」者，此即是有小，此即釋上「冷水灑面」句；「自知豪貴為子所難」，此下釋明無大，此即釋上「莫復與語」句也，亦言釋上「勿強將來」句也。審知是昔日二萬億佛大乘所化之子，只自不語諸菩薩道，是失大乘解之子，故言「不語他人」也。「使者語之」下，領息化中本有二段，此下是第二正明息化。就中亦有二：第一言「使者語之，我今放汝隨意所趣」，此是正息化，佛復不用大乘教擬宜，故言放也。即是火宅中勸教息化言「戀著戲處或當墮落」等，誡教息化言「但東西走戲視父而已」，即是〈方便品〉中「我寧不說法疾入於涅槃」義也。第二言「窮子歡喜」，此明息化得宜，含有二義故喜。一者少機既不為大教所逼，故言歡喜；二「從地而起」者，向被大乘教擬宜之時如躄地，今既不復被大乘教所擬宜，故如從地而起。人天教如貧里，其中人天果報如衣食，則是人天小教稱會人天小機，故喜也。 > "The father saw him from afar" downwards is the third, the parable of releasing and abandoning the son, which then combines both parties' cessation of teaching. This corresponds to the cessation of teaching by exhortation in the burning house, which says, "they might fall down and be burned by the fire"; and to the cessation of teaching by admonition, which says, "they only ran around in amusement, looking at their father and that was all." It also remotely corresponds to the "Expedient Means Chapter," from "I then reflected to myself" down to the line "I would rather not preach the Dharma, but quickly enter nirvāṇa." Within this cessation of teaching, there are also two: first, contemplating wishing to release and abandon the son, which internally matches wishing for the cessation of teaching; second, from "The messenger told him" downwards, directly explaining releasing the son, which internally matches directly explaining the cessation of teaching. Furthermore, within each of these two sections, there are two. Within contemplating the cessation of teaching, there are two: first, contemplating wishing for the cessation of teaching; second, from "Why is this?" downwards, explaining the intention of wishing for the cessation of teaching. These two sections each have two meanings: first, contemplating wishing for the cessation of teaching; second, first explaining having the small, and afterwards explaining lacking the great. Now, first explaining having the small: "The father \[saw him\] from afar" means that the distance between the small capacity and the great teaching is exceedingly far; hence it says "from afar." Taking the teaching as a messenger, at that time wishing for the cessation of teaching is like "He spoke to the messenger, saying: 'There is no need for this man; do not bring him by force.'" The human and celestial capacity is like the face, and the human and celestial teaching is like cold water; the human and celestial teaching accords with and matches their disposition; hence it says "sprinkling his face \[with cold water\] to cause him to revive." "Do not speak with him again"—this explains the lack of capacity for the Great \[Vehicle\]; because there is no capacity for the Great \[Vehicle\], therefore do not speak with him again about having no capacity for the Great \[Vehicle\]. From "Why is this?" downwards is the second, explaining the two kinds of intentions above regarding wishing for the cessation of teaching. Merely because there is the small and a lack of the great, the cessation of teaching accordingly forms two sections: "His aspirations were base and inferior"—this is having the small, which explains the line above about "sprinkling cold water on his face"; "knowing that his own nobility would be difficult for the son \[to approach\]" downwards explains the lack of the great, which explains the line above, "Do not speak with him again," and is also said to explain the line above, "Do not bring him by force." Knowing with certainty that he was a son formerly transformed through the Great Vehicle under twenty billion buddhas, he simply did not himself speak of the bodhisattva path, for he was a son who had lost the understanding of the Great Vehicle; hence it says "he did not tell other people." From "The messenger told him" downwards: originally there were two sections in corresponding to the cessation of teaching, and this below is the second, directly explaining the cessation of teaching. Within it, there are also two: first, the statement, "The messenger told him: 'I now release you; go wherever you wish'"—this is directly the cessation of teaching; the Buddha no longer uses the Great Vehicle teaching for tentative adaptation, so it says "release." This is precisely in the burning house, regarding the cessation of the teaching of exhortation, "being attached to the place of amusement, they might fall down," and so forth, and regarding the cessation of the teaching of admonition, "they only ran around in amusement, looking at their father and that was all"; it is the meaning in the "Expedient Means Chapter" of "I would rather not preach the Dharma, but quickly enter nirvāṇa." Second, the statement, "The poor son was delighted": this explains that the cessation of teaching was appropriate, containing two meanings for his delight. First, since the small capacity was no longer pressed by the great teaching, it says "delighted"; second, "rising up from the ground"—previously, when subject to tentative adaptation by the Great Vehicle teaching, it was like falling prostrate on the ground; now, since he is no longer subject to tentative adaptation by the Great Vehicle teaching, it is like rising up from the ground. The human and celestial teaching is like the impoverished village, and the human and celestial retributions therein are like clothing and food; this means the human and celestial small teaching accords with and matches the human and celestial small capacity, hence he is delighted. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1715.6.4) - [Next: 6.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1715.6.6) - [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.6.5) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1715.6.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1715.6.5) · Pramāṇa