[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) › 7.139 # 法華玄論 7.139 法華玄論 7.139 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [7.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1720.7.139) 答：據位論之，攝授記盡。未發心授記，從具縛凡夫至六心退位也；發心授記，從七心已上至三十心也；不現前，初地至六地也；現前，七地至十地也。又未發心，外凡前人也；發心，始入外凡位也；不現前，內凡三十心也；現前，登地至十地。攝位既周，故但明四種也。又作二種雙攝之也。一者發心未發心一雙，攝授記盡。自有未發心與記，自有已發心與記。未發心與記如鴿鳥，已發心與記從發心已上至十地皆攝也。二者現前不現前一雙，自有不現前而與記，己雖無益能利益他；自有現前而與記，或可自益而他不益，或自他得益。此攝記亦盡也。 > Answer: Discussing it in terms of stages, it subsumes prophecies exhaustively. Prophecy before generating the aspiration spans from bound ordinary beings up to the regressive stage of the six minds; prophecy upon generating the aspiration spans from the seventh mind and above up to the thirty minds; not face-to-face spans from the first bhūmi to the sixth bhūmi; face-to-face spans from the seventh bhūmi to the tenth bhūmi. Furthermore, before generating the aspiration applies to those prior to external ordinary persons; generating the aspiration applies to those newly entering the stage of external ordinary persons; not face-to-face applies to internal ordinary persons of the thirty minds; face-to-face applies to ascending the bhūmis up to the tenth bhūmi. Since the subsumption of stages is complete, only four kinds are explained. Furthermore, they are subsumed in two pairs. First, the pair of generating the aspiration and not yet generating the aspiration subsumes prophecies exhaustively. Some are given prophecies when they have not yet generated the aspiration; some are given prophecies when they have already generated the aspiration. Giving a prophecy when not yet having generated the aspiration is like the pigeon; giving a prophecy when having already generated the aspiration subsumes from generating the aspiration and above up to the tenth bhūmi. Second, the pair of face-to-face and not face-to-face: some are given prophecies not face-to-face, which, although of no benefit to oneself, can benefit others; some are given prophecies face-to-face, which may either benefit oneself without benefiting others, or benefit both oneself and others. This also subsumes prophecies exhaustively. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1720.7.138) - [Next: 7.140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1720.7.140) - [Up: 7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1720.7) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1720~en-mt.7.139) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1720.7.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1720.7.139) · Pramāṇa