[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) › 1.66 # 妙法蓮華經玄義 1.66 妙法蓮華經玄義 1.66 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.1.66) 譬喻者，譬如總名人身，開身則有識、命、煖，分別諸身貴、賤、賢、愚，種種差降。人身譬名，識以譬體，命以譬宗，煖以譬用，分別譬教相（云云）。 > As for analogies: it is like generally naming the human body; analyzing the body reveals consciousness, life-force, and warmth; differentiating various bodies reveals noble, base, worthy, and foolish, with varied gradations. The human body is an analogy for the title; consciousness serves as an analogy for the substance; life-force serves as an analogy for the central purport; warmth serves as an analogy for the function; and differentiating \[them\] serves as an analogy for the classification of teachings (and so forth). > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.1.65) - [Next: 1.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.1.67) - [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.1.66) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.1.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.1.66) · Pramāṇa