[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) › 8.18 # 法華經義記 8.18 法華經義記 8.18 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [8.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1715.8.18) 第三述勸序中有二：第一「釋迦告彌勒善哉」以下正述彌勒能問；第二勸信。勸信中長行、偈為二。就長行中自有二：初「汝等當共一心」下，正勸信，只言不受外邪名「被精進鎧」，自守善道名「發堅固意」也。第二出所信之理自有二：初有兩句欲明開近顯遠之義，次有三句欲顯三世神通益物也。「如來今欲顯發」者，此明開近，明八十年佛非是實佛。「宣示諸佛智慧」者，明顯遠義，即是復倍上數也。後三句者，「諸佛自在神通之力」，此明如來過去神力益物，「諸佛師子奮迅之力」，此明如來現在益物之力，「諸佛威猛大勢之力」，此明如來未來益物之力。此中密明此三種義端，至〈壽量〉中方顯此義。 > Within the third, the preface of affirmation and exhortation, there are two: first, from "Śākya told Maitreya: 'Excellent!'" down, directly affirming that Maitreya is able to ask; second, exhorting faith. Within the exhortation to faith, prose and verse make two \[parts\]. Within the prose there are of themselves two: first, from "You all should with single mind" down directly exhorts faith, merely stating that not receiving external heterodoxy is called "putting on the armour of vigour", and guarding the good path for oneself is called "producing a resolute intention". Second, producing the principle that is to be believed has of itself two: first, there are two clauses wishing to clarify the meaning of opening the near and revealing the distant; next, there are three clauses wishing to reveal the supernormal powers of the three times that benefit creatures. "The Tathāgata now wishes to manifest": this clarifies opening the near, clarifying that the eighty-year Buddha is not the real Buddha. "To proclaim and show the wisdom of all Buddhas": this reveals the meaning of the distant, which is double again the above number. As for the latter three clauses: "the power of sovereign supernormal powers of all Buddhas", this clarifies the Tathāgata's past supernatural power benefiting creatures; "the power of the lion's sprint of all Buddhas", this clarifies the Tathāgata's present power to benefit creatures; "the fierce and greatly powerful strength of all Buddhas", this clarifies the Tathāgata's future power to benefit creatures. Herein these three points of meaning are secretly clarified, and only upon reaching the "\[Life\] Span \[Chapter\]" is this meaning revealed. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 8.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1715.8.17) - [Next: 8.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1715.8.19) - [Up: 8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1715.8) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1715~en-mt.8.18) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1715.8.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1715.8.18) · Pramāṇa