[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) › 1.4 # 妙法蓮華經玄義 1.4 妙法蓮華經玄義 1.4 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.1.4) 幸哉灌頂，昔於建業，始聽經文；次在江陵，奉蒙玄義；晚還台嶺，仍值鶴林。荊揚往復，途將萬里，前後補接，纔聞一遍。非但未聞不聞，亦乃聞者未了，卷舒鑽仰，彌覺堅高，猶恨緣淺，不再不三，諮詢無地，如犢思乳。並復惟念：斯言若墜，將來可悲。《涅槃》明若樹若石，今經稱若田若里，聿遵聖典，書而傳之，《玄》、《文》各十卷。或以經論誠言，符此深妙；或標諸師異解，驗彼非圓。後代行者，知甘露門之在茲。 > Fortunate indeed was Guanding! In the past, at Jianye, I first heard the text of the sūtra; next, at Jiangling, I received the profound meaning; later, returning to Mount Tiantai, I again encountered the Twin Trees. Travelling back and forth between Jing and Yang, over a journey of nearly ten thousand li, patching and piecing together before and after, I barely heard it once through. Not only was what I had not heard truly unheard, but even what I had heard was not fully comprehended; turning it over, drilling into it and looking up, I found it ever harder and loftier. I still regret my shallow karmic conditions: unable to hear it a second or third time, having no place to seek counsel, like a calf yearning for milk. Furthermore, I reflected: if these words should be lost, it would be lamentable for future generations. The Nirvāṇa \[Sūtra\] states that \[one should follow\] whether it be trees or stones, and this sūtra speaks of fields and villages; respectfully following the sacred scriptures, I have transcribed and transmitted them into the Profound Meaning and the Words, ten fascicles each. Sometimes citing the authentic words of sūtras and treatises to accord with this profound subtlety, sometimes noting the divergent explanations of various masters to verify that they are not perfect. May practitioners of later generations know that the gate of nectar lies herein. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.1.3) - [Next: 1.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.1.5) - [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.1.4) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [法華文句記](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1719.1.6) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.1.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.1.4) · Pramāṇa