[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) › 1.90 # 妙法蓮華經文句 1.90 妙法蓮華經文句 1.90 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1718.1.90) 二、明數者，即是一萬二千人也。本迹者，本是一萬二千菩薩，迹為萬二千聲聞也。觀者，觀十二入，一入具十法界，一界又十界，界界各十如是，即是一千，一入既一千，十二入即是萬二千法門也。 > Second, explaining the number: that is, twelve thousand people. Regarding origin and traces: in their origin they were twelve thousand bodhisattvas, while in their traces they appeared as twelve thousand śrāvakas. Regarding contemplation: contemplating the twelve sense bases, one base possesses ten dharma realms, one realm again has ten realms, and each realm has ten suchnesses, which equals one thousand; since one sense base has one thousand, the twelve sense bases are twelve thousand dharma gates. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1718.1.89) - [Next: 1.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1718.1.91) - [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.1.90) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1718.1.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1718.1.90) · Pramāṇa