[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) › [妙法蓮華經玄義](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716) › 1.30 # 妙法蓮華經玄義 1.30 妙法蓮華經玄義 1.30 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.1.30) 宗者，要也。所謂佛自行因果，以為宗也。云何為要？無量眾善，言因則攝；無量證得，言果則攝。如提綱維，無目而不動；牽衣一角，無縷而不來。故言宗要。 > "Purport" means the essential. It refers to the cause and fruit of the Buddha's self-practice serving as the central purport. Why is it essential? Immeasurable wholesome qualities are subsumed when cause is spoken of; immeasurable realizations are subsumed when fruit is spoken of. It is like hauling the main cord of a net, where no mesh fails to move; or pulling one corner of a garment, where no thread fails to follow. Therefore it is called the essential purport. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.1.29) - [Next: 1.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.1.31) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716~en-mt.1.30) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.1.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.1.30) · Pramāṇa