[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) › 5.54 # 法華玄論 5.54 法華玄論 5.54 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [5.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1720.5.54) 問：發軫即學二乘，如《婆沙論》、《釋論》等云「緣覺極遲則為百劫，極速則為四世；聲聞極遲六十劫，極速三世。」小乘既障大者，習小時久應是鈍根，習小時近應為利根，二者之間應是中根。 > Question: If from the outset one studies the two vehicles—as the \*Vibhāṣā\* and \*Explanatory Treatise\* (\*Mahāprajñāpāramitopadeśa\*) say: 'For pratyekabuddhas, the slowest takes a hundred kalpas, and the fastest takes four lifetimes; for śrāvakas, the slowest takes sixty kalpas, and the fastest takes three lifetimes'—since the lesser vehicle hinders the great, those who practiced the lesser for a long time should be of dull capacity, those who practiced the lesser for a short time should be of sharp capacity, and between the two should be middling capacity. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1720.5.53) - [Next: 5.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1720.5.55) - [Up: 5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1720.5) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1720~en-mt.5.54) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1720.5.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1720.5.54) · Pramāṇa