[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) › 6.54 # 法華玄論 6.54 法華玄論 6.54 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [6.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1720.6.54) 七者〈方便品〉初偈文敘昔說二乘，復明二乘是方便。敘昔說大乘不明大乘是方便，但明為此諸佛子說是大乘經，則知佛乘非是方便，菩薩不應索佛大乘也。 > Seventh: The initial verses of the "Expedient Means" chapter recount the former preaching of the two vehicles and further clarify that the two vehicles are skillful means. Recounting the former preaching of the Mahāyāna, it does not clarify that the Mahāyāna is a skillful means, but only clarifies: "For the sake of these disciples of the Buddha, I preached this Mahāyāna sūtra." Thus one knows that the Buddha vehicle is not a skillful means, and the bodhisattva ought not to demand the Buddha's Mahāyāna. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1720.6.53) - [Next: 6.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1720.6.55) - [Up: 6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1720.6) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1720~en-mt.6.54) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1720.6.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1720.6.54) · Pramāṇa