[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) › 9.96 # 法華文句記 9.96 法華文句記 9.96 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [9.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1719.9.96) 他方菩薩聞通經福大者，已聞迹門說流通竟，以募勝福而欲流通。如來止之者，上廣募弘經，今他方請弘，何故不許？故以三義釋之，初所任別故無二世利，則無世界益；二他方於此無臣益者，即無為人；第三二義，迹疑不破即無對治，遠本不顯無第一義。 > As for bodhisattvas from other regions hearing that the merit of circulating the sūtra is great: having already heard the trace section explain the transmission to its end, they wished to circulate it in quest of superior merit. As for the Tathāgata stopping them: above, he broadly solicited the propagation of the sūtra; now when those from other regions ask to propagate it, why does he not permit it? Therefore it is explained with three meanings: first, because what they are tasked with is distinct, there is no benefit across two periods of time, which means there is no mundane benefit; second, because those from other regions have no benefit as ministers here, there is no \[benefit\] for individuals; third, having two meanings, if the doubt regarding the traces is not broken, there is no counteraction, and if the distant origin is not revealed, there is no supreme truth. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 9.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1719.9.95) - [Next: 9.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1719.9.97) - [Up: 9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1719.9) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1719~en-mt.9.96) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1719.9.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1719.9.96) · Pramāṇa