[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) › 2.127 # 妙法蓮華經文句 2.127 妙法蓮華經文句 2.127 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1718.2.127) 「漚鉢羅」，此云黛色蓮華池，龍依住，從池得名。本住法華三昧，迹居此池。觀者，三觀即是修因，因即蓮華也。《正法念經》云：「龍為諸天保境，修羅興兵前與龍鬪。」故知為天所管也。 > "Utpalaka", translated here as "Lake of Dark Blue Lotuses"; the nāga dwells depending on it, taking his name from the lake. Originally he abides in the Lotus Samādhi, while his traces dwell in this lake. As for contemplation: the threefold contemplation is cultivating the cause, and the cause is precisely the lotus. The \*Saddharmasmṛtyupasthāna-sūtra\* says: "The nāgas protect the boundaries for the devas; when the asuras raise troops, they first fight with the nāgas." Thus we know they are governed by the devas. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1718.2.126) - [Next: 2.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1718.2.128) - [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.2.127) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1718.2.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1718.2.127) · Pramāṇa