[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) › 8.32 # 法華經義記 8.32 法華經義記 8.32 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [8.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1715.8.32) 「不如三界」此下是第二釋教益不虛，亦有三階：第一有二句，明如來能見應有感教之機；第二出眾生機相不同；第三明說教利益亦異也。第一二句者，初「不如三界見於三界」，此則將明如來見機無異，以三界不見機人形如來；次言「如斯之事如來明見無有錯謬」，此句正明如來能見機。「以諸眾生有種種性」以下第二，出眾生機有性有欲有行有憶想，皆是感教機不同。從「欲令生諸善根，以若干因緣譬喻言辭種種說法」以下，是第三正明說教利益亦異也。「如是我成佛以來甚大久遠」，就現在世明如來神通益物，本有三，此下第三明不滅而現滅。亦有四重：第一言「如是我成佛以來」竟「常住不滅」，此明王宮生非實生，久以成佛以來云何是實生？第二從「諸善男子我本行菩薩道時所成就壽命今猶未盡」此下明不滅。第三言「然今非實滅度而便唱言」下竟「以是方便教化眾生」正明現滅。第四「所以者何？若佛久住於世」以下此釋所以不滅而現滅之意，只為利益眾生。就此釋中自有四階：一者正釋所以現滅之意，由眾生見如來久住於世不種善根，貪著五塵六欲，不能生難遭之想、恭敬之心，為此義故所以現滅。第二階從「是故如來以方便說」下訖「如來難可得見」，歎佛世難值之意。第三「斯眾生等聞如是語」此下是明現滅得利益之相。第四從「是故如來雖不實滅」下，總結現滅之意也。就此四中第一有二重，第二有三重，第三第四階不開也。第一有二重者，初「所以者何」下二行，明若佛久住，明不生善生惡；第二「若見如來常住不滅」下明生慢不生敬也。就第二歎佛世難值中三者，初「是故如來以方便說」下一行，正明佛世難值；第二「所以者何」下一行半，舉惡人不值佛來釋難值義；第三「以此事故」下結難值也。下二階不開，可解也。明眾生見如來久住於世不種善根，此下應有未來神通益物，文句略無，今且玄推，作第三未來一段，為下譬作本。 > 'Not like the three realms' downward is the second \[division\], explaining that benefit through teaching is not empty; it also has three steps: first, there are two lines explaining that the Tathāgata is able to see that there should be a capacity that responds to teaching; second, setting forth the differences in the capacity-characteristics of living beings; third, explaining that the benefits of expounding the teaching are also different. As for the first two lines: first, 'not like the three realms seeing the three realms' intends to explain that the Tathāgata's seeing of capacity is without difference, using the people of the three realms who do not see capacity to contrast with the Tathāgata; next, saying 'such matters the Tathāgata clearly sees without error,' this line directly explains that the Tathāgata is able to see the capacity. From 'Because living beings have various natures' downward is the second \[step\], setting forth that the capacities of living beings have nature, desires, actions, and conceptualizations, which are all differences in the capacity to respond to teaching. From 'desiring to cause them to generate all roots of goodness, by means of various causes and conditions, parables, and expressions, expounding the Dharma in various ways' downward is the third \[step\], directly explaining that the benefits of expounding the teaching are also different. 'In this way, since I attained Buddhahood, it has been extremely long': in explaining the Tathāgata's benefiting beings through supernormal power in the present world, originally there were three \[divisions\]; this downward is the third, explaining his manifestation of extinction while being unextinguished. It also has four parts: first, saying 'In this way, since I attained Buddhahood' through 'constantly abiding and unextinguished,' this explains that his birth in the royal palace was not a real birth; since he had already attained Buddhahood long ago, how could it be a real birth? Second, from 'Good sons! The lifespan achieved when I formerly practiced the bodhisattva path is even now not yet exhausted' downward, this explains non-extinction. Third, saying 'Yet now I am not really extinguished, but proclaim' through 'using these skilful means to teach and transform living beings' directly explains manifest extinction. Fourth, 'Why is this? If the Buddha abides long in the world' downward explains the purpose of manifesting extinction while being unextinguished: it is simply for the sake of benefiting living beings. Within this explanation there are four steps: first, directly explaining the purpose of manifesting extinction: because living beings, seeing that the Tathāgata abides long in the world, do not plant roots of goodness, become greedily attached to the five dusts and six desires, and cannot generate the thought that he is hard to encounter and a reverent mind, for this reason he manifests extinction. The second step, from 'Therefore, the Tathāgata through skilful means says' through 'the Tathāgata is difficult to get to see,' is the meaning of praising the Buddha's era as difficult to encounter. Third, 'When these living beings hear such words' downward explains the characteristics of obtaining benefit from manifest extinction. Fourth, from 'Therefore, although the Tathāgata does not really become extinct' downward, generally concludes the purpose of manifest extinction. Within these four, the first has two parts, the second has three parts, and the third and fourth steps are not subdivided. That the first has two parts \[means\]: first, the two lines under 'Why is this?' explain that if the Buddha abides long, goodness does not arise and evil arises; second, from 'if they see the Tathāgata constantly abiding and unextinguished' downward, it explains that arrogance arises and reverence does not arise. In the second, praising the Buddha's era as difficult to encounter, there are three \[parts\]: first, the single line after 'Therefore, the Tathāgata through skilful means says' directly explains that the Buddha's era is difficult to encounter; second, the line and a half after 'Why is this?' brings up evil persons who do not encounter the Buddha to explain the meaning of being difficult to encounter; third, 'For this reason' downward concludes the difficulty of encountering. The lower two steps are not subdivided and can be understood. Explaining that living beings, seeing that the Tathāgata abides long in the world, do not plant roots of goodness—below this there should have been \[a section on\] benefiting beings through supernormal power in the future, but the text is omitted and lacks it; now we tentatively deduce it to make the third, future section, serving as the basis for the parable below. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 8.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1715.8.31) - [Next: 8.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1715.8.33) - [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.8.32) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1715.8.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1715.8.32) · Pramāṇa