[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) › [法華玄論](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1720) › 1.92 # 法華玄論 1.92 法華玄論 1.92 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1720.1.92) 答：《中論》云「雖復懃精進，修行菩提道，若先非佛性，云何得成佛？」長行釋云「如鐵無金性，雖復鍛鍊，終不成金。」若《法華》未辨佛性，但緣用成佛義者，既無佛性則無成佛理，亦如〈師子吼品〉廣難無性成佛義，以理推之必明佛性。 > Answer: The Mūlamadhyamakakārikā states: 'Although one diligently exerts effort and practices the path to bodhi, if one were originally not of buddha-nature, how could one attain buddhahood?' The prose commentary explains: 'Just as iron lacks the nature of gold, though one smelts it, it never becomes gold.' If the Lotus Sūtra had not yet distinguished the buddha-nature, and only held the doctrine that one attains buddhahood by conditioning causes, then since there would be no buddha-nature, there would be no principle of attaining buddhahood; this is also just as the 'Lion's Roar Chapter' extensively challenges the doctrine of attaining buddhahood without nature. Deducing it through principle, it must clarify the buddha-nature. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1720.1.91) - [Next: 1.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1720.1.93) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1720.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1720~en-mt.1.92) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [法華義疏](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1721.4.124) — Classical Chinese - [法華遊意](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1722.1.209) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1720.1.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1720.1.92) · Pramāṇa