[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) › 2.11 # 法華義疏 2.11 法華義疏 2.11 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1721.2.11) 「為諸菩薩說大乘經」下，第二、說經序。此章來有二義：一者、望前謂具三事：爾時世尊即是化主，四眾以下明稟教之人，說《無量義經》謂教門也。教主如良醫，稟教人喻病者，教門譬良藥，具此三事則生死有邊，不具此三則迴流無際。如《四百觀論》中說「真法及說者聽者難得故，如是則生死非有邊無邊」。又上明三業供養則生物之福，今說大乘經生其智慧，福慧具足而佛道可成。二者、望後即六序中第二名說經序也。由說《無量義經》方得說於《法華》，是故說經名之為序。「為諸菩薩」者，此明教所為人也。 > From 'He expounded the Mahāyāna sūtra' onward is, second, the preface of expounding the sūtra. This section appears with two meanings: First, looking back to what precedes, it is said to possess three matters: 'At that time the World-Honoured One' is the teaching master; from 'the four assemblies' onward explains the recipients of the teaching; 'expounding the Innumerable Meanings Sūtra' refers to the gateway of teaching. The master of the teaching is like a good physician; the recipients of the teaching are compared to the sick; and the gateway of teaching is likened to good medicine. If these three matters are complete, then birth and death have an end; if these three are not complete, then the cyclical flow is boundless. As it is said in the Catuḥśataka: 'Because the true Dharma, as well as the speaker and the listener, are difficult to obtain, thus birth and death are neither bounded nor boundless.' Furthermore, the preceding explanation of the offerings of the three karmas generates merit for living beings; now, expounding the Mahāyāna sūtra generates their wisdom. When merit and wisdom are both complete, the Buddha Path can be accomplished. Second, looking forward, it is the second among the six prefaces, named the preface of expounding the sūtra. Because of expounding the Innumerable Meanings Sūtra, he was subsequently able to expound the Lotus Sūtra; therefore, expounding the sūtra is named the preface. 'For the sake of all the bodhisattvas' clarifies the persons for whom the teaching was intended. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1721.2.10) - [Next: 2.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1721.2.12) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1721.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1721~en-mt.2.11) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [法苑珠林](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.23.78) — 道世, Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1721.2.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1721.2.11) · Pramāṇa