[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) › [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716~en-mt) › 1.7 # 妙法蓮華經玄義 1.7 English (machine translation) 1.7 - **Language:** English ### [1.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716~en-mt.1.7) Therefore, first the subtle dharma is indicated, and next the lotus flower is used as a metaphor: sweeping away the rigid teaching of the conjured city, abolishing the lingering attachment to the thatched hut; opening the provisional gate of expedient means, displaying the subtle principle of reality; integrating the small practices of manifold goods, returning them to the vast and grand eka-yāna; conferring vyākaraṇa on those of superior, middling, and inferior spiritual capacities alike. Furthermore, disclosing the provisional expedients of the multitude of holy ones, revealing the profound subtleties of the original ground; hence increasing the path and decreasing \[re\]birth, one's rank draws near to the Great Awakening. A single teaching period's conversion and guidance is completely fulfilled in both phenomenon and principle; the intent of the lotus flower metaphor lies precisely here. - [Previous: 1.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716~en-mt.1.6) - [Next: 1.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716~en-mt.1.8) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716~en-mt.1) ## Linked texts (1) - [妙法蓮華經玄義](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.1.7) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716~en-mt.1.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716~en-mt.1.7) · Pramāṇa