[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) › 7.17 # 妙法蓮華經文句 7.17 妙法蓮華經文句 7.17 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [7.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1718.7.17) 「佛知是已觀眾生」下，第五，斷物疑。佛昔既知始末皆一，何不鹿苑即為說實？釋云，觀眾生心欲，隨三悉檀而將護之，恐其誹謗故不即說也。 > From "The Buddha, having known this, observes living beings" down is the fifth \[part\], resolving people's doubts. Since the Buddha in the past already knew that the beginning and end were entirely one, why did he not expound the real right away in the Deer Park? It explains: observing the desires of living beings' minds, he protected them in accordance with the three siddhāntas; fearing they would slander it, he did not expound it immediately. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1718.7.16) - [Next: 7.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1718.7.18) - [Up: 7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1718.7) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1718~en-mt.7.17) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1718.7.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1718.7.17) · Pramāṇa