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# 法華玄論 1.115

法華玄論 1.115

- **Language:** Classical Chinese

### [1.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1720.1.115)

答：唯有一乘無有餘乘，唯有一佛性無有餘性，以皆有佛性故皆應作佛也。晚見論釋受記文「問：聲聞人為實成佛故與授記、不實成佛故與授記？若實成佛者，菩薩何故積劫修行？若不實成佛，將非如來虛妄授記？答：授聲聞記者，得決定心，非成就法故。如來依平等法說於一乘。平等法者，以如來法身與聲聞法身無異，故與授記，非即具足功德故與授記；菩薩具足功故與授記。」依此論明佛性名為法身，故知二乘有佛性，故與其授記也。

> Answer: There is only the one vehicle and no other vehicle; there is only the one buddha-nature and no other nature. Because all have buddha-nature, all should become buddhas. Recently, seeing the commentary explaining the passage on conferring prophecy: 'Question: Are śrāvakas conferred prophecies because they truly attain buddhahood, or are they conferred prophecies without truly attaining buddhahood? If they truly attain buddhahood, why do bodhisattvas cultivate practices for accumulated kalpas? If they do not truly attain buddhahood, would that not make the Tathāgata's conferral of prophecy false? Answer: Concurring prophecies upon śrāvakas is because they have obtained a resolute mind, not because they have fully perfected the Dharma. The Tathāgata speaks of the one vehicle relying upon the equal Dharma. The  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Linked texts (1)

- [法華義疏](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1721.5.118) — Classical Chinese

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