[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) › 4.79 # 妙法蓮華經文句 4.79 妙法蓮華經文句 4.79 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [4.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1718.4.79) 所以四種釋者，見理由位，位立由智，智發由門，門通由觀；觀故則門通，門通故智成，智成故位立，位立故見理，見理故名為理一也。從「舍利弗是為諸佛以一大事」下，即是結成理一義也。昔方便教，亦得義論開示悟入，而非佛知見，故是權；今明佛知見，故是實，實即理一也。從「告舍利弗，如來但教化菩薩」是明人一，就昔方便，謂教化三乘，理實而言但化菩薩。如彼窮子自謂客作賤人，長者所觀實為己子，即是人一也。從「諸有所作常為一事」，光宅稱教一，今言行一。諸三乘眾行名之為諸，為圓故諸，即是一事。此行何所至到？唯趣佛之知見，即是行一意也。亦可持此為教一，若就教主為言，諸有所作唯以教化為事，此教一為便。若就行人為語，所作之事，事作即是行，今取此便呼為行一也。然四句皆二義，至如理一中，若取能知見，即位一為便；所知見，理一為便。人一句中若取教化，教一為便；若取菩薩，人一為便。教一句中，若取以一佛乘而為眾生說法，此教一為便；若取乘運之義，行一為便。四句通然，逐便釋耳。 > Why are four kinds of interpretation used? Seeing the principle depends on stages; the establishment of stages depends on wisdom; the arising of wisdom depends on gates; the penetration of gates depends on contemplation. Because of contemplation, the gates penetrate; because gates penetrate, wisdom is accomplished; because wisdom is accomplished, stages are established; because stages are established, principle is seen; because principle is seen, it is called the oneness of principle. Beginning from “Śāriputra, for this reason, the Buddhas, with the one great matter…”, this concludes the meaning of the oneness of principle. In the former expedient teaching, one could also theoretically speak of opening, demonstrating, awakening to, and entering, but they were not the Buddha's knowledge and vision, and thus were expedient; now it clarifies the Buddha's knowledge and vision, so it is real, and the real is the oneness of principle. From “He told Śāriputra, 'The Tathāgata solely teaches and transforms bodhisattvas,'” this clarifies the oneness of person. In terms of the former expedients, he was said to teach and transform the three vehicles, but to speak in terms of true reality, he only transforms bodhisattvas. Just as that poor son considered himself a hired menial laborer, but viewed by the elder, he was truly his own son; this is the oneness of person. From “All that they undertake is constantly for one matter,” Guangzhai calls this the oneness of teaching, but now we call it the oneness of practice. The various practices of the three vehicles are called 'all'; being for the sake of the perfect, 'all' is simply the one matter. Where does this practice reach? It solely heads toward the Buddha's knowledge and vision; this is the meaning of the oneness of practice. One may also take this as oneness of teaching: if spoken with respect to the master of the teaching, all that he undertakes takes teaching and transforming alone as its matter, and taking this as oneness of teaching is convenient. If spoken with respect to the practitioner, the matter undertaken—the undertaking of the matter—is itself practice; now we adopt this convenience and call it oneness of practice. However, all four phrases possess two meanings: for instance, in the oneness of principle, if one takes that which can know and see, taking it as the oneness of stages is convenient; if taking that which is known and seen, the oneness of principle is convenient. In the phrase concerning the oneness of person, if taking teaching and transforming, oneness of teaching is convenient; if taking bodhisattvas, oneness of person is convenient. In the phrase concerning the oneness of teaching, if taking expounding the Dharma for sentient beings by means of the One Buddha Vehicle, this is conveniently the oneness of teaching; if taking the meaning of conveyance by the vehicle, it is conveniently the oneness of practice. All four phrases are like this, explained as convenience dictates. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 4.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1718.4.78) - [Next: 4.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1718.4.80) - [Up: 4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1718.4) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1718~en-mt.4.79) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1718.4.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1718.4.79) · Pramāṇa