[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) › 3.18 # 妙法蓮華經文句 3.18 妙法蓮華經文句 3.18 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1718.3.18) 從「我於過去」下，第二引略曾見答者，初以己智惟忖，今以略曾小分明於前，舉此答他土問也。此土五瑞不通他土，唯放光一瑞遍照東方，略曾見答專答放光，故知是答他土之問也。今見如昔，昔秖如今，欲令眾生咸得聞知者，即聞、思兩慧，亦信、法兩行，收無量歸一，改三乘教理，六番破無明等，諸佛道同開示悟入佛之知見，故言一切世間難信之法也。 > From "I in the past" onward is the second part: answering by citing what was briefly seen in the past. First, he reflected through his own wisdom; now, by citing what was briefly seen, it is slightly clearer than before, adducing this to answer the question regarding other lands. The five portents of this land do not extend to other lands; only the single portent of emitting light universally illuminates the east; the answer citing what was briefly seen exclusively answers the emission of light, so we know it answers the question regarding other lands. Seeing the present as like the past, the past is just like the present. "Desiring to cause all sentient beings to hear and know": this refers to the two wisdoms of hearing and reflection, and also the two practices of faith and Dharma, gathering the innumerable to return to the one, changing the teaching and principle of the three vehicles, destroying ignorance through six stages, and so forth; the Path of the buddhas is identical in opening, demonstrating, awakening to, and entering the Buddha knowledge and vision; hence it is called "the Dharma difficult to believe for all the world". > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1718.3.17) - [Next: 3.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1718.3.19) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1718.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1718~en-mt.3.18) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1718.3.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1718.3.18) · Pramāṇa