[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) › 8.132 # 妙法蓮華經玄義 8.132 妙法蓮華經玄義 8.132 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [8.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.8.132) 別教四門，偏而未融；圓四門，圓而且融。偏圓既殊，能通為八，圓真不二，所通唯一。譬如帝城，開四面門，四面偏門，以譬別教；四面直門，以譬圓教，偏直既殊，能通為八，帝尊不二所通唯一（云云）。 > The four gates of the distinctive teaching are biased and not yet fused; the four gates of the perfect are perfect and fused. Since the biased and the perfect differ, those providing passage are eight; the perfect truth is without duality, so that to which passage is provided is only one. By analogy, the imperial capital opens gates on four sides: the four biased side-gates illustrate the distinctive teaching; the four direct gates illustrate the perfect teaching; since the biased and the direct differ, those providing passage are eight; the sovereign emperor is not two, so that to which passage is provided is only one (and so forth). > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 8.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.8.131) - [Next: 8.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.8.133) - [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.8.132) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.8.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.8.132) · Pramāṇa