[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) › 7.38 # 法華經義記 7.38 法華經義記 7.38 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [7.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1715.7.38) 宿世因緣說開三顯一化下根人有三品經，即分為兩段，第一上段〈化城〉一品正明宿世因緣化下根人，自此下有兩品，是第二，為下根人授記。此下根人所以不先領解者，解在人後不敢自定，是故如來知其得解仍為授記，但自授記中自含有領解之義。此品亦有富樓那授記，有千二百人授記，亦有五百人授記，亦有總為諸聲聞授記。何故記上題五百弟子？解釋者言：「五百人得授記，名號、眷屬多少悉皆是同，復能領解，餘者不爾，是故言五百弟子授記品也。」 > The sūtra has three chapters that teach people of inferior capacity through past causes and conditions to disclose the three \[vehicles\] and reveal the One \[Vehicle\], which are divided into two sections: first, the preceding section, the single chapter "The Conjured City", directly clarifies teaching people of inferior capacity through past causes and conditions; from here below there are two chapters, which are the second \[section\], bestowing prophecies on people of inferior capacity. The reason these people of inferior capacity do not express their understanding first is that their understanding comes after others and they dare not determine it themselves; therefore the Tathāgata, knowing that they have attained understanding, nonetheless bestows prophecy on them; but within the bestowal of prophecy itself, the meaning of expressing understanding is inherently contained. In this chapter there is also the bestowal of prophecy on Pūrṇa, the bestowal of prophecy on twelve hundred people, the bestowal of prophecy on five hundred people, and also the bestowal of prophecy collectively on all the voice-hearers. Why is the title of the prophecy given above as "Five Hundred Disciples"? Commentators say: "The five hundred people receive prophecy, and their names and the quantity of their retinues are all identical, and moreover they are able to express understanding, whereas the others are not like this; therefore it is called 'Chapter on the Bestowal of Prophecy on Five Hundred Disciples'." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1715.7.37) - [Next: 7.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1715.7.39) - [Up: 7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1715.7) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1715~en-mt.7.38) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1715.7.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1715.7.38) · Pramāṇa