[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) › 8.131 # 妙法蓮華經玄義 8.131 妙法蓮華經玄義 8.131 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [8.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.8.131) 略示入門處者，能通教門，大為十六，所通之理，但是偏圓兩真，前八門同入偏真，後八門同入圓真。何故偏真理一門八耶？三藏四門，紆迴隘陋，名為拙度。通教四門是摩訶衍，寬直巧度。門有巧拙之殊，能通為八，真理無二，所通唯一。譬如州城，開四面門。四面偏門，以譬三藏；四面直門，以譬通教；偏直既殊，能通為八，使君是一，所通不二也。 > Briefly indicating the locations of the gates entered: the teaching gates that can provide passage are broadly sixteen; the principle to which passage is provided is merely the two truths of the biased and the perfect: the first eight gates together enter the biased truth, and the latter eight gates together enter the perfect truth. Why is the principle of the biased truth one while the gates are eight? The four gates of the Tripiṭaka are circuitous, narrow, and crude, named clumsy crossing. The four gates of the shared teaching are Mahāyāna, broad, direct, and skillful crossing. The gates have the distinction of skillful and clumsy, so those providing passage are eight; the true principle is without duality, so that to which passage is provided is only one. By analogy, a prefectural city opens gates on four sides: the four biased side-gates illustrate the Tripiṭaka; the four direct gates illustrate the shared teaching; since the biased and the direct differ, those providing passage are eight; the governor is one, so that to which passage is provided is not two. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 8.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.8.130) - [Next: 8.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.8.132) - [Up: 8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.8) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716~en-mt.8.131) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.8.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.8.131) · Pramāṇa