[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) › 5.88 # 妙法蓮華經玄義 5.88 妙法蓮華經玄義 5.88 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [5.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.5.88) 乳譬無明，血譬四住。凡夫具此，故言雜血。十住已斷四住之血，與二乘齊，故言聲聞如乳。十住後心，理明智利，類支佛侵習，故言如酪。十行破塵沙，如生蘇。十迴向，破界外塵沙，如熟蘇。故言菩薩如生、熟蘇。登地破無明，顯佛性，得一身無量身，百佛世界八相作佛，故言佛如醍醐。 > Milk is a parable for ignorance; blood is a parable for the four lodgments \[of afflictions\]. Ordinary persons possess both of these, hence it is said to be mixed with blood. Those in the ten abodes have already severed the blood of the four lodgments and are equal with \[the practitioners of\] the two vehicles; hence it is said that the śrāvaka is like milk. The final thought-moment of the ten abodes possesses clear principle and sharp wisdom, comparable to the pratyekabuddha eroding habitual propensities; hence it is said to be like curdled milk. The ten practices destroy \[afflictions as numerous as\] dust and sand, like raw butter. The ten dedications of merit destroy \[afflictions as numerous as\] dust and sand beyond the realms, like clarified butter. Hence it is said that the bodhisattva is like raw and clarified butter. Ascending to the stages destroys ignorance and reveals buddha-nature; they attain one body that is immeasurable bodies, manifesting the eight aspects of becoming a buddha in a hundred buddha-realms; hence it is said that the Buddha is like ghee. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.5.87) - [Next: 5.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.5.89) - [Up: 5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.5) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716~en-mt.5.88) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.5.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.5.88) · Pramāṇa