[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) › 7.246 # 妙法蓮華經玄義 7.246 妙法蓮華經玄義 7.246 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [7.246](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.7.246) 次、用蓮華譬四諦者，烏皮譬界內苦，白肉譬界內集，泥譬界外集，水譬界外苦，道滅可知。此通譬四種四諦也。 > Next, using the lotus flower as a metaphor for the four noble truths: The black skin illustrates suffering within the realms; the white meat illustrates origination within the realms; the mud illustrates origination beyond the realms; the water illustrates suffering beyond the realms; path and cessation can be understood from this. This generally illustrates the four types of four noble truths. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.245](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.7.245) - [Next: 7.247](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.7.247) - [Up: 7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.7) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716~en-mt.7.246) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.7.246](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.7.246) · Pramāṇa