[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) › 12.154 # 法華義疏 12.154 法華義疏 12.154 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [12.154](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1721.12.154) 護難弘經二品，一以人護難，如〈觀音品〉說；今欲說神呪法護難，故有此品來也。二者、有多、一兩門，上來明諸菩薩各各弘道利物，名為一門；今品明眾人說神呪，謂多人共弘道利物，故有此品。三者、說《法華》有種種門，或法或人、或顯或密，如上說因果即就法門說《法華》，說諸菩薩德行即是就人門說《法華》，此人法二種即顯現門說《法華》；今明神呪，謂祕密門說《法華》。 > There are two chapters on warding off difficulties and propagating the sūtra: the first wards off difficulties through persons, as spoken in the "Avalokiteśvara Chapter"; now, wishing to explain the method of divine incantations to ward off difficulties, this chapter follows. Second, there are two portals: the multiple and the single. Above, clarifying that the various bodhisattvas each propagated the path and benefited beings, is called the single portal; this chapter clarifies that a multitude of people preach divine incantations, meaning many people together propagating the path and benefiting beings, hence this chapter follows. Third, preaching the Lotus Sūtra has various portals: either Dharma or persons, either manifest or secret. As explained above, cause and effect speaks of the Lotus Sūtra in terms of the Dharma portal; speaking of the virtuous conduct of the various bodhisattvas is speaking of the Lotus Sūtra in terms of the portal of persons. These two, persons and Dharma, are speaking of the Lotus Sūtra through the manifest portal; now, explaining divine incantations is speaking of the Lotus Sūtra through the secret portal. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 12.153](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1721.12.153) - [Next: 12.155](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1721.12.155) - [Up: 12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1721.12) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1721~en-mt.12.154) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1721.12.154](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1721.12.154) · Pramāṇa