[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) › 7.38 # 妙法蓮華經玄義 7.38 妙法蓮華經玄義 7.38 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [7.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.7.38) 若約三藏一向是權，化城楊葉，還就三藏，約化他為權，就自行為實；約四悉檀，三權一實；約四門，十二權四實。 > If in terms of the tripiṭaka \[teaching\], it is completely provisional: like the conjured city and the willow leaves, still within the tripiṭaka teaching, regarding transforming others it is provisional, while regarding personal practice it is real; in terms of the four siddhāntas, there are three provisional and one real; in terms of the four gates, twelve provisional and four real. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.7.37) - [Next: 7.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.7.39) - [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.7.38) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.7.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.7.38) · Pramāṇa