[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) › 2.113 # 妙法蓮華經文句 2.113 妙法蓮華經文句 2.113 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1718.2.113) 本迹者，本為常樂我淨四王護持佛法，不令外人取其枝葉斫截破壞，常王護東方常、無常雙樹，樂王護南方樂、無樂雙樹，我王護西方我、無我雙樹，淨王護北方淨、不淨雙樹。枝榦喻常，華喻於我，果喻於樂，茂葉喻淨，護此華果，常能利益一切眾生故，迹為四王而護世也。 > As for the origin and traces: originally, as the four kings of permanence, bliss, self, and purity, they protect and maintain the Buddha's Dharma so that outsiders do not seize its branches and foliage to chop down and destroy them. The King of Permanence protects the twin trees of permanence and impermanence in the east; the King of Bliss protects the twin trees of bliss and non-bliss in the south; the King of Self protects the twin trees of self and non-self in the west; the King of Purity protects the twin trees of purity and non-purity in the north. The branches and trunk represent permanence, the blossoms represent self, the fruits represent bliss, and the luxuriant leaves represent purity. Because protecting these blossoms and fruits can constantly benefit all sentient beings, in their traces they become the four kings to protect the world. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1718.2.112) - [Next: 2.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1718.2.114) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1718.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1718~en-mt.2.113) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1718.2.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1718.2.113) · Pramāṇa