[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) › [法華義疏](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1721) › 1.3 # 法華義疏 1.3 法華義疏 1.3 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1721.1.3) 部類不同者，略為七例：一者、一會之經用為一部，如《十地》等經；二者、多會共為一部，如《華嚴》之類；三者、經之初分用為一部，如六卷《泥洹經》；四者、具足二分以為一部，如《大般涅槃》；五者、略本以為一部，如《小品經》等；六者、廣本以為一部，如《大品》之流；七者、一品以為一部，如《觀世音》之例。今此《法華》於七種中是具足本；若依梵文應是略說，有六千偈也。 > Regarding the differences of category, there are briefly seven cases: First, the sūtra of a single assembly constitutes a work in its own right, as in the Daśabhūmika Sūtra and the like. Second, multiple assemblies together constitute a single work, as in works like the Avataṃsaka Sūtra. Third, the initial portion of a sūtra constitutes a single work, as in the six-fascicle Nirvāṇa Sūtra. Fourth, two complete portions together constitute a single work, as in the Mahāparinirvāṇa Sūtra. Fifth, an abridged recension constitutes a single work, as in the Aṣṭasāhasrikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra and the like. Sixth, an expanded recension constitutes a single work, as in texts like the Pañcaviṃśatisāhasrikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra. Seventh, a single chapter constitutes a single work, as in the case of the Avalokiteśvara \[Chapter\]. Now, among these seven types, this Lotus \[Sūtra\] is a complete recension; if judged according to the Sanskrit text, it should be an abridged exposition, containing six thousand verses. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1721.1.2) - [Next: 1.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1721.1.4) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1721.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1721~en-mt.1.3) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1721.1.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1721.1.3) · Pramāṇa