[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) › 3.124 # 法華義疏 3.124 法華義疏 3.124 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1721.3.124) 所以告聲聞者，依《法華論》意凡有五義：一、令聲聞人修行大因；二、令取大果；三、令聲聞人修行大因與於大果心不怯弱；四、者為欲令餘人善思念，故明佛對小心尚令作佛，餘人豈不求作佛耶？五者、令聲聞人不起所作已辦心，故前令取大果，今令棄小果。 > The reasons for addressing the śrāvakas, according to the meaning in the Fahua lun, are five: 1. to cause śrāvakas to cultivate the great cause; 2. to cause them to attain the great result; 3. to cause śrāvakas not to be faint-hearted in cultivating the great cause and attaining the great result; 4. wishing to cause other people to reflect properly—namely, showing that when the Buddha addresses those of small aspiration he still causes them to become Buddhas, so how could other people not seek to become Buddhas?; 5. to cause śrāvakas not to give rise to the notion of 'what was to be done has been done'—hence previously he caused them to grasp the great result, and now he causes them to discard the lesser result. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1721.3.123) - [Next: 3.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1721.3.125) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1721.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1721~en-mt.3.124) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1721.3.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1721.3.124) · Pramāṇa