[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) › 9.56 # 妙法蓮華經玄義 9.56 妙法蓮華經玄義 9.56 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [9.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.9.56) 別四門麁妙者，若論法相，有門附事故為麁，空門傍理故為妙；空門單理故為麁，亦空亦有門兩通故為妙；亦空亦有兩存故為麁，非空非有門兩捨故為妙。若約根緣則不如是，有門稱欲故為妙，三門不稱欲故為麁；有門是宜故為妙，三門非宜故為麁；有門對惡故為妙，三門非對故為麁；有門見第一義故為妙，三門不見第一義故為麁。餘三門亦如是。 > Regarding the crude and subtle of the four gates of the distinctive \[teaching\]: if discussed in terms of the characteristics of dharmas, the gate of existence accords with phenomena and is therefore crude; the gate of emptiness leans toward principle and is therefore subtle. The gate of emptiness is mere principle and is therefore crude; the gate of both emptiness and existence accesses both and is therefore subtle. The gate of both emptiness and existence retains both and is therefore crude; the gate of neither emptiness nor existence renounces both and is therefore subtle. If considered in terms of faculties and conditions, it is not like this: the gate of existence matches desires and is therefore subtle, while the three gates do not match desires and are therefore crude; the gate of existence is suitable and is therefore subtle, while the three gates are not suitable and are therefore crude; the gate of existence counteracts evil and is therefore subtle, while the three gates do not counteract it and are therefore crude; the gate of existence sees the paramārtha and is therefore subtle, while the three gates do not see the paramārtha and are therefore crude. The remaining three gates are also like this. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 9.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.9.55) - [Next: 9.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.9.57) - [Up: 9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.9) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716~en-mt.9.56) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.9.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.9.56) · Pramāṇa