[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) › 10.205 # 法華義疏 10.205 法華義疏 10.205 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [10.205](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1721.10.205) 「常在靈鷲山」下四偈半，文開為四句：初半偈，標常在靈鷲山，明佛之與土二俱不滅。第二、半偈，騰眾伏疑。疑云：現見劫火所燒人土俱無，何得常在？第三、兩偈半，正明淨土不毀。第四、一行，結淨土不毀、眾生見燒也。「是諸罪眾生」下，第三、四偈，明感見不同雙結人土。初、二偈、明於罪福二人感見淨穢不同，結成土義；第二、兩偈，明為二緣說佛壽長短，成上佛滅不滅義也。此二偈有三意：初偈正明隨緣說短長，次半偈嘆佛智，後半行偈舉遠因以釋長果。「汝等有智者」下，第三、次頌長行不虛。長行有三：法、譬、合，今具頌之。初偈頌法說，次偈頌譬說，四偈頌合譬。四偈為四：初偈正合譬，明不滅示滅；第二偈，釋不滅示滅意；第三偈，通敘佛隨緣說一切教；第四偈，明教所表理宗歸作佛。 > The four and a half verses beginning with "\[I\] am always on Vulture Peak" are divided into four sections: First, the half verse stating that \[the Buddha\] is always on Vulture Peak explains that both the Buddha and his land are imperishable. Second, the half verse raises the latent doubts of the assembly. The doubt is: "One visibly sees \[it\] burned by the kalpa fire so that people and land are both gone; how can he always remain?" Third, the two and a half verses directly explain that the pure land is indestructible. Fourth, the one verse concludes that the pure land is indestructible, yet sentient beings see it burning. The third and fourth verses beginning with "These sinful sentient beings" explain that receptive perception differs, concluding on both persons and lands together. First, the two verses explain that sinful and meritorious persons differ in their receptive perception of purity and defilement, establishing the meaning of the land; second, the two verses explain that \[the Buddha\] speaks of the Buddha's lifespan as long or short for the sake of two kinds of conditions, establishing the aforementioned meaning of the Buddha's extinction and non-extinction. These two verses have three points: the first verse directly explains speaking of shortness and length according to conditions; next, the half verse praises the Buddha's wisdom; the final half verse adduces the distant cause to explain the long-lasting effect. The third \[part\], beginning with "You who possess wisdom," versifies the prose statement of not being false. The prose has three \[parts\]: the Dharma, the parable, and the application, which are all versified here. The first verse versifies the Dharma statement; the next verse versifies the parable; four verses versify the application of the parable. The four verses comprise four points: the first verse directly applies the parable, explaining that without becoming extinct he manifests extinction; the second verse explains the intention of manifesting extinction without becoming extinct; the third verse comprehensively recounts that the Buddha speaks all teachings in accord with conditions; the fourth verse explains that the ultimate principle expressed by the teachings converges on becoming a Buddha. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 10.204](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1721.10.204) - [Next: 10.206](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1721.10.206) - [Up: 10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1721.10) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1721~en-mt.10.205) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1721.10.205](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1721.10.205) · Pramāṇa