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# 法華玄論 2.70

法華玄論 2.70

- **Language:** Classical Chinese

### [2.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1720.2.70)

答：《攝大乘論》明佛二果與《法華》同。而兩經異者，《法華》為小乘人保滅為正，欲以大滅代小滅，如以大車代小車，故先明大滅。小乘人不以餘德為貴，後明餘德也。《大經》云「欲歎涅槃」，故銘涅槃是果中之果，居最後也。又此二實無前後，但約義分之耳。

> Answer: The \*Mahāyānasaṃgraha\*'s explanation of the Buddha's two fruits is the same as the \*Lotus Sūtra\*. As for why the two sūtras differ: because practitioners of the lesser vehicle hold extinction to be primary, the \*Lotus Sūtra\* seeks to replace the lesser extinction with the great extinction—just as it replaces the small carriages with the great carriage—and therefore explains the great extinction first. Since practitioners of the lesser vehicle do not prize the remaining virtues, it explains the remaining virtues later. The \*Great Sūtra\* states, "I wish to praise nirvāṇa," and therefore designates nirvāṇa as the fruit among fruits, placing it at the very end. Furthermore, between these two there is genuinely no before and after; they are merely distinguished with respect to meaning.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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