[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) › 6.108 # 妙法蓮華經玄義 6.108 妙法蓮華經玄義 6.108 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [6.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.6.108) 阿波陀那者，與世間相似，柔軟淺語。如《中阿含》長譬喻，《長阿含》大譬喻，億耳、二十億耳譬喻等，無量譬喻皆名阿波陀那。 > As for \*avadāna\*, they are soft and accessible words resembling worldly things. Such as the Long Parable in the \*Madhyama-āgama\*, the Great Parable in the \*Dīrgha-āgama\*, the parables of Śroṇa and Śroṇa-koṭīviṃśa, and so forth—the immeasurable parables are all named \*avadāna\*. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.6.107) - [Next: 6.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.6.109) - [Up: 6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.6) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716~en-mt.6.108) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [大智度論](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.prajnaparamita.pancavimsatisahasrika!mahaprajnaparamitopadesa*zh-kumarajiva.33.190) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.6.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.6.108) · Pramāṇa