[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) › 7.3 # 法華玄論 7.3 法華玄論 7.3 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [7.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1720.7.3) 光宅師為九譬：一者父子相失、二者父子相見、三者喚子不得、四者喚子得、五者教作人、六者付財、七者知子志大、八者委家業、九者得家業歡喜。評曰：此譬難明，備含眾意，不可就文說之。今當廣序，其相有十四條，此喻可領，上品自明也。 > Master Guangzhai posited nine parables: first, father and son losing each other; second, father and son seeing each other; third, calling the son without reaching him; fourth, calling the son and reaching him; fifth, instructing him to be a laborer; sixth, entrusting the wealth; seventh, knowing the son's lofty aspiration; eighth, bequeathing the family estate; ninth, receiving the family estate with joy. Critical assessment: This parable is difficult to understand, fully containing a multitude of meanings; it cannot be expounded merely according to the literal text. I shall now set forth its aspects extensively under fourteen headings; once this metaphor is grasped, the preceding chapter will naturally become clear. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1720.7.2) - [Next: 7.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1720.7.4) - [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.7.3) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1720.7.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1720.7.3) · Pramāṇa