[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) › [法華文句記](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1719) › 8.180 # 法華文句記 8.180 法華文句記 8.180 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [8.180](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1719.8.180) 次偈頌者，是孤起偈。諸菩薩等請護弘經，即是自述弘經方軌，以由佛於〈法師品〉中說方軌竟。〈寶塔〉慕覓用方軌人，〈達多〉引往用方軌者，釋迦即是稟方軌眾，故云「以身為床坐」等。〈持品〉即是惡世方軌，〈安樂行〉是始行方軌，故云「住忍辱地」等，具如後品。若不爾者則弘經無軌，無軌弘經斯無是處，如赤身入陣自損不虛，被鎧之言應不徒設。 > Next are the verses, which are independently arising verses. The various bodhisattvas requesting to protect and propagate the sūtra is itself their own narration of the regular models for propagating the sūtra, because the Buddha had already explained the regular models in the 'Dharma Teacher Chapter.' The 'Treasure Stūpa Chapter' longed and searched for persons to employ the regular models; the 'Devadatta Chapter' cited those who employed the regular models in the past, Śākyamuni being among those who received the regular models, hence saying 'using the body as a couch,' etc. The 'Encouragement to Uphold Chapter' is the regular model for an evil age; the 'Peaceful Practices Chapter' is the regular model for beginners, hence saying 'abiding in the ground of forbearance' and so forth, as fully explained in the subsequent chapter. If it were not so, there would be no regular model for propagating the sūtra, and propagating the sūtra without a regular model is completely impossible—just like entering battle bare-chested, where suffering injury is certain; the words about donning armor would not have been stated in vain. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 8.179](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1719.8.179) - [Next: 8.181](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1719.8.181) - [Up: 8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1719.8) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1719~en-mt.8.180) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1719.8.180](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1719.8.180) · Pramāṇa