[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) › 1.57 # 妙法蓮華經文句 1.57 妙法蓮華經文句 1.57 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1718.1.57) 本迹釋者，一佛為本，三佛為迹，中間示現數數唱生、數數唱滅，皆是迹也；唯本地四佛皆是本也。 > Explaining in terms of origin and traces: one buddha is the origin, and three buddhas are traces. Manifesting in intermediate periods by repeatedly proclaiming birth and repeatedly proclaiming extinction are all traces; only the four buddhas of the fundamental ground are all the origin. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1718.1.56) - [Next: 1.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1718.1.58) - [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.1.57) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1718.1.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1718.1.57) · Pramāṇa