[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) › 12.46 # 法華義疏 12.46 法華義疏 12.46 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [12.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1721.12.46) 所言「普門」者，普以周普為義，門是開通無滯之名。又門是法門，如《華嚴》云「觀音住大慈法門」。又能通道令物悟入故稱為門。普義有三：一、他心普，謂不慮而知照窮法界。二、神通普，謂不動而應十方現前。三、說法普，無言可陳而聲教彌八極也。 > Regarding the term "Universal Gateway" (Pumen): "universal" has the meaning of being all-pervading; "gateway" is a designation for unobstructed openness. Furthermore, a gateway is a Dharma-gate, as the \*Avataṃsaka Sūtra\* states, "Avalokiteśvara abides in the Dharma-gate of great compassion." Furthermore, because it can open the path and cause beings to be awakened and enter, it is called a gateway. The meaning of "universal" has three aspects: first, universality of knowing others' minds, meaning knowing without deliberate thought and illuminating the entire Dharmadhātu; second, universality of supernatural powers, meaning responding without moving and appearing before the ten directions; third, universality of preaching the Dharma, where there are no words to explain yet the verbal teachings permeate the eight extremities. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 12.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1721.12.45) - [Next: 12.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1721.12.47) - [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.12.46) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1721.12.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1721.12.46) · Pramāṇa