[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) › 2.32 # 法華玄論 2.32 法華玄論 2.32 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1720.2.32) 答：須識二緣。一歷教不悟緣，從見佛初生乃至聞《法華》不悟者，名歷教不悟緣，此是最鈍根人，至《涅槃》方悟也。二者前已得悟，今至《涅槃》更復進悟，如迦葉等大利根人，為此人故說《涅槃》也。又有根緣，不聞前教直聞涅槃，即具足識如來究竟因果，名大利根人。 > Answer: One must recognize two kinds of recipients. The first is recipients who do not awaken despite passing through teachings: those who do not awaken from seeing the Buddha's initial birth up through hearing the Lotus Sūtra are named recipients who do not awaken despite passing through teachings; these are people of the dullest faculties, who only awaken upon reaching the Nirvāṇa-sūtra. The second is those who had already attained awakening previously and now, upon reaching the Nirvāṇa-sūtra, advance further in awakening; like Kāśyapa and others of great, sharp faculties, it is for the sake of these persons that the Nirvāṇa-sūtra was spoken. There are also recipients with capacities who do not hear the previous teachings but directly hear the Nirvāṇa-sūtra, and immediately and fully recognize the Tathāgata's ultimate cause and fruition; they are called people of great, sharp faculties. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1720.2.31) - [Next: 2.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1720.2.33) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1720.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1720~en-mt.2.32) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1720.2.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1720.2.32) · Pramāṇa