[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) › 4.204 # 妙法蓮華經玄義 4.204 妙法蓮華經玄義 4.204 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [4.204](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.4.204) 斷伏高下，依《大品》三觀者，於次第義便也。對觀行法門，依《涅槃》五行者，正是末代入道所宜也。何者？別教明觀行有二種：一者、不共二乘說，如《華嚴》十地論、《地持》九種戒、定、慧，及《攝大乘論》等是也。二者、共二乘說，如《方等》、《大品》、《中論》、《釋論》是也。今《涅槃》五行，從凡至極，故是末代行用為要也。 > That the heights of severance and suppression rely on the three contemplations of the \*Pañcaviṃśatisāhasrikā\* is convenient for the meaning of gradual sequence. That the correspondences to the contemplation practice and dharma-gates rely on the five practices of the \*Mahāparinirvāṇa-sūtra\* is precisely what is suitable for entry into the path in the final age. Why is that? In the distinctive teaching, the contemplation practices explained are of two kinds: first, those spoken as unshared with the two vehicles, such as the \*Daśabhūmika-śāstra\* of the \*Avataṃsaka\*, the nine kinds of morality, concentration, and wisdom in the \*Bodhisattvabhūmi\*, and the \*Mahāyānasaṃgraha\*; second, those spoken as shared with the two vehicles, such as the \*Vaipulya\*, the \*Pañcaviṃśatisāhasrikā\*, the \*Mūlamadhyamakakārikā\*, and the \*Mahāprajñāpāramitopadeśa\*. Now, the five practices of the \*Mahāparinirvāṇa-sūtra\* extend from the ordinary being to the ultimate; thus they are essential for practice and application in the final age. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 4.203](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.4.203) - [Next: 4.205](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.4.205) - [Up: 4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.4) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716~en-mt.4.204) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.4.204](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.4.204) · Pramāṇa