[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) › 6.89 # 法華玄論 6.89 法華玄論 6.89 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [6.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1720.6.89) 第五明有索無索。注經云「修空離有則空有同盡」。若實在門外唯見一極，則眾求自亡，何有索情？今欲辨三乘初業之所期、將顯終成之所會，故假設時與之言，以彰等賜之義耳。評曰：注依《勝鬘》意釋，故無索義。此得在於彼經，失在於此教。此教既明有索，不應言假設也。基公云「無別有索。但大機扣佛，義同於索。所以然者，大機既發，反望昔則無有三乘，故言索三耳。」評曰：基公得在於求一，失在於索三。所以然者，實有機動求一，復有情中索三。偏執一機失三情索，故非所用也。 > Fifth, explaining whether there is demanding or no demanding. The Commentary on the Sūtra says: "Practicing emptiness and leaving behind existence, emptiness and existence are equally exhausted." If indeed outside the gate one sees only the single ultimate, then the various seekings naturally vanish; how could there be sentient grasping of demanding? Now, wishing to distinguish what was anticipated at the initial stage of the three vehicles and about to reveal what is converged upon in final accomplishment, it therefore hypothetically posits words given at the time, in order to manifest the meaning of equal bestowing. Evaluation: The Commentary explains according to the intent of the Śrīmālādevī-sūtra, hence there is no meaning of demanding. Its merit lies in that sūtra, but its fault lies in this teaching. Since this teaching clearly explains that there is demanding, one should not say it is hypothetically posited. Master Ji says: "There is no other demanding. It is merely that the great capacity knocks upon the Buddha, the meaning of which is identical to demanding. Why? Once the great capacity is aroused, looking back to the past there are no three vehicles; hence it says demanding the three." Evaluation: Master Ji's merit lies in seeking the one, but his fault lies in demanding the three. Why? In reality, there is capacity stirred to seek the one, and there is also demanding the three within sentient grasping. One-sidedly clinging to the single capacity misses the demanding from the sentient grasping of the three; therefore it is not to be adopted. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1720.6.88) - [Next: 6.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1720.6.90) - [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.6.89) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1720.6.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1720.6.89) · Pramāṇa