[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) › [妙法蓮華經文句](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1718) › 1.25 # 妙法蓮華經文句 1.25 妙法蓮華經文句 1.25 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1718.1.25) 三、引證。〈方便品〉云：「十方諸佛為一大事因緣故出現於世。」若人天、小乘，非一、非大，又非佛事，不成機感。實相名一，廣博名大，佛指此為事，出現於世，是名一大事因緣也。又云：「以種種法門，宣示於佛道。」當知種種聲教，若微若著、若權若實，皆為佛道而作筌\[(ㄇ@(企-止))/弟\]，《大經》云：「麁言及軟語，皆歸第一義。」此之謂也。〈壽量品〉云：「今天人阿修羅，皆謂我少出家，出釋氏宮，去伽耶城不遠，得三菩提。然我實成佛已來，無量無邊阿僧祇劫，以斯方便導利眾生。」〈方便品〉又云：「我本立誓願，普令一切眾，亦同得此道，如我等無異。」又〈五百受記品〉云：「內祕菩薩行，外現是聲聞，實自淨佛土，示眾有三毒，又現邪見相；我弟子如是，方便度眾生。」此則師弟皆明本迹（云云）。〈譬喻品〉云：「若人信汝所說，即為見我亦見於汝，及比丘僧并諸菩薩。」當知隨有所聞，諦心觀察，於信心中得見三寶：聞說是法寶，見我是佛寶，見汝等是僧寶（云云）。 > "Third, adducing proof. The 'Expedient Means Chapter' states: 'The Buddhas, the World-Honoured Ones, appear in the world solely for the one great matter of causality.' If it were the human, heavenly, or Hīnayāna vehicles, they would not be 'one' and not 'great', and moreover not a Buddha-work, failing to form capacity and resonance. The real mark is called 'one', vastness is called 'great', and the Buddha designates this as the 'matter'. Appearing in the world for this is termed the 'one great matter of causality'. It also states: 'Through various dharma gates, they proclaim and reveal the Buddha path.' One should know that the various voice-teachings, whether subtle or evident, expedient or real, all serve as fish-traps and rabbit-snares for the Buddha path. The Great Sūtra states: 'Rough speech and gentle words all return to the primary truth.' This is what it refers to. The 'Lifespan Chapter' states: 'Now devas, humans, and asuras all believe that I left home in my youth, departed the palace of the Śākya clan, and not far from the city of Gayā attained samyak-saṃbodhi. Yet I in truth attained Buddhahood immeasurable, boundless asaṃkhyeya kalpas ago; by this expedient mean I guide and benefit sentient beings.' The 'Expedient Means Chapter' also states: 'I originally made a vow that I would universally cause all beings to equally attain this path, no different from myself.' Furthermore, the 'Five Hundred Disciples Receiving Prediction Chapter' states: 'Inwardly keeping the bodhisattva practice secret, externally they appear as śrāvakas; truly purifying the Buddha-lands themselves, they show to the multitude that they possess the three poisons, and also display the marks of false views. My disciples are like this, using expedient means to deliver sentient beings.' This demonstrates that both master and disciples clearly have origin and traces, and so forth. The 'Parable Chapter' states: 'If someone believes what you have spoken, they immediately see me, and they also see you, as well as the saṃgha of monks and the bodhisattvas.' One should know that whatever is heard, when observed with a resolute mind, within the mind of faith one comes to see the Three Jewels: hearing what is spoken is the Dharma Jewel; seeing me is the Buddha Jewel; seeing you and the others is the Saṃgha Jewel, and so forth." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1718.1.24) - [Next: 1.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1718.1.26) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1718.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1718~en-mt.1.25) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1718.1.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1718.1.25) · Pramāṇa