[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) › 7.51 # 妙法蓮華經玄義 7.51 妙法蓮華經玄義 7.51 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [7.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.7.51) 六、約今已論本迹者，前來諸教已說事理，乃至權實者，皆是迹也。今經所說久遠事理，乃至權實者，皆名為本。非今所明久遠之本，無以垂於已說之迹；非已說迹，豈顯今本？本迹雖殊，不思議一也。文云：「諸佛法久後，要當說真實。」 > Sixth, discussing the original source and the traces in terms of the present and the past: the phenomena and principles, and even the provisional and the real, already preached in previous teachings, are all traces. The long-past phenomena and principles, and even the provisional and the real, preached in the present sūtra, are all named the original source. Were it not for the long-past original source clarified at present, there would be nothing to manifest the traces already preached; were it not for the traces already preached, how could the present original source be revealed? Although original source and traces are distinct, they are an inconceivable unity. The text says: "After a long time, the Buddhas' Dharma must certainly preach the true reality." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.7.50) - [Next: 7.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.7.52) - [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.7.51) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.7.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.7.51) · Pramāṇa