[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) › 3.6 # 妙法蓮華經文句 3.6 妙法蓮華經文句 3.6 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1718.3.6) 「若人遭苦」下，第三三行問彼土四眾，即是頓說之後，次明三藏教也。「若人遭苦」者，開聲聞乘也，此頌具明四諦，在文分明（云云）。若人遭苦而造惡業，苦不得盡，底下眾生是也；若人遭苦而造善業，苦亦不盡，厭下攀上，如難陀為欲故持戒等是也；若人遭苦，於外道法中求解脫，增見長非者，苦亦不盡；若人遭苦厭集，復厭依果，感佛說涅槃者，此人能盡諸苦際也。他土亦開此乘也。「若人有福」下一行，是開中乘也，若供養佛少，遭苦致惱；若供佛多，雖遭苦而福，故云聲聞三生種福，支佛百劫種福，形彼聲聞故言有福。「志求勝法」者，聲聞厭苦而修行，支佛求道故修行，深求緣起勝妙之理，即是他土開中乘也。「若有佛子」下，是開六度大乘也，真慈悲能紹佛種故言佛子，修於六度故言種種行，志求故言無上慧，六度中無六蔽，如藥中無病故言淨道，非畢竟淨也。又聲聞苦諦為觀門，緣覺集諦為門，六度菩薩道諦為門，故言淨道。 > From "If someone encounters suffering" downwards, the third part of three lines asks about the four assemblies in those lands; that is, after the sudden preaching, it next clarifies the Tripiṭaka teaching. "If someone encounters suffering" opens the śrāvaka vehicle. This verse fully clarifies the Four Noble Truths, which is distinct in the text (and so on). If someone encounters suffering and creates unwholesome karma, suffering cannot be ended; the lowest sentient beings are such as this. If someone encounters suffering and creates wholesome karma, suffering is likewise not ended; they detest what is below and grasp at what is above, as when Nanda observed the precepts for the sake of desire. If someone encounters suffering and seeks liberation in non-Buddhist teachings, increasing erroneous views and compounding faults, suffering is likewise not ended. If someone encounters suffering, detests the accumulation \[of afflictions\], and further detests the dependent result, prompting the Buddha to preach nirvāṇa, this person is capable of ending the limits of all suffering. That other land also opens this vehicle. The one line from "If someone has merit" downwards opens the middle vehicle. If one makes few offerings to the Buddha, one encounters suffering and incurs distress; if one makes many offerings to the Buddha, although one encounters suffering, one has merit. Therefore it is said that śrāvakas plant merit over three lifetimes, while pratyekabuddhas plant merit over a hundred kalpas; in contrast to those śrāvakas, they are said to have merit. "Aspiring to seek the superior Dharma": śrāvakas practice because they detest suffering, whereas pratyekabuddhas practice because they seek the Way, deeply investigating the superior and wondrous principle of conditioned arising; this is the opening of the middle vehicle in that other land. From "If there are Buddha-sons" downwards opens the Mahāyāna of the six pāramitās. Because true compassion can continue the lineage of the Buddhas, they are called Buddha-sons; because they practice the six pāramitās, it is called "various practices"; because of aspiring to seek, it is called "unsurpassed wisdom." Within the six pāramitās there are no six hindrances, just as within medicine there is no disease; hence it is called the "pure path," though it is not ultimately pure. Furthermore, for the śrāvaka, the truth of suffering is the gate of contemplation; for the pratyekabuddha, the truth of accumulation is the gate; for the bodhisattva of the six pāramitās, the truth of the path is the gate; hence it is called the pure path. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1718.3.5) - [Next: 3.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1718.3.7) - [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.3.6) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1718.3.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1718.3.6) · Pramāṇa