[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) › 5.6 # 法華玄論 5.6 法華玄論 5.6 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [5.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1720.5.6) 答：三世諸佛唯有形之與教，於此二中有權有實，故須開示，開示此二則十二部經八萬法藏煥然可了。所言開方便門示真實者，有人言：昔在鹿苑人機猶雜，盛說三乘未明一理，爾時以權隱於真實，故一乘之理為權教所閉。今王城赴感，乃應大機顯於真實，真實既顯則廢除昔教，昔教被廢故方便門開，一理既彰則真實相顯，故云開方便門示真實相。此光宅解也。評曰：以三覆一、顯一除三，非無此義。但經云「開方便門」，不云除方便門，此非解也。如世人開門，非是除門。詳經文旨正是開覆，非關廢立。 > Answer: The Buddhas of the three periods of time possess only embodiment and teaching. Within these two, there are the provisional and the real; therefore, they must be opened and revealed. Once these two are opened and revealed, the twelve divisions of scripture and the eighty thousand treasuries of Dharma can be luminously understood. As for the expression 'opening the gate of skillful means to reveal the real': some say that previously in the Deer Park, people's spiritual capacities were still mixed, and \[the Buddha\] extensively taught the three vehicles without yet clarifying the one principle. At that time, using the provisional, he concealed the real; thus the principle of the one vehicle was closed off by the provisional teaching. Now at the Royal City (Rājagṛha), in response to the conditions, he caters to great spiritual capacities and discloses the real. Once the real is disclosed, the previous teachings are abolished. Because the previous teachings are abolished, the gate of skillful means is opened; and once the one principle is manifest, the true mark is revealed. Therefore, it is said, 'opening the gate of skillful means to reveal the true mark.' This is the interpretation of Guangzhai (Fayun). In appraisal: Concealing the one with the three, and revealing the one while removing the three—it is not that this meaning is lacking. However, the sūtra speaks of 'opening the gate of skillful means,' not 'removing the gate of skillful means'; this is not an \[accurate\] explanation. Just as when worldly people open a gate, it is not removing the gate. Scrutinizing the purport of the sūtra text, it is precisely about opening and covering, having nothing to do with abolishing and establishing. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1720.5.5) - [Next: 5.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1720.5.7) - [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.5.6) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1720.5.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1720.5.6) · Pramāṇa