[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) › 3.298 # 法華義疏 3.298 法華義疏 3.298 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.298](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1721.3.298) 「過去諸佛」下，第二、引證門說。就文為二：初、別引三世諸佛為證；次、總引三世諸佛為證。一一門皆具三句：一、化主；二、教門；三、稟教人。此三則是良醫、妙藥及以病人。又化主則佛寶，教門為法寶，稟教人則是僧寶。就教中有二句：初、總序一切教也。《法華論》云「因緣者，謂三乘法，三乘法但有名字無有實義也。譬喻者，如從牛出乳，乳喻小乘；從乳出醍醐，醍醐喻大乘也。」「是法皆為一佛乘故」，第二句、明教所表理也。稟教人亦二句，始則聞五乘等教，終則得於一切種智。「舍利弗！是諸佛但教化菩薩」，上別明三世諸佛教意，今總明三世諸佛教意。所以有此文來者，上釋迦開宗門明但為教一人、唯為顯一理；三世佛教門未作此說，故今明之也。 > From 'The buddhas of the past' onwards is the second section, expounding the gate of citing verification. With respect to the text, there are two parts: first, citing individually the buddhas of the three periods of time as verification; next, citing generally the buddhas of the three periods of time as verification. Each single gate is equipped with three clauses: first, the master of transformation; second, the teaching gate; third, the recipients of the teaching. These three are the good physician, the sublime medicine, and the sick person. Furthermore, the master of transformation is the Buddha jewel, the teaching gate is the Dharma jewel, and the recipients of the teaching are the Saṅgha jewel. Within the teaching, there are two clauses: first, generally setting forth all teachings. The Fahua lun states: 'Causes and conditions refer to the Dharma of the three vehicles; the Dharma of the three vehicles has only names and has no real meaning. Parables are like extracting milk from a cow, where milk is a parable for the Hīnayāna; extracting ghee from milk, where ghee is a parable for the Mahāyāna.' Regarding 'These dharmas are all for the sake of the one Buddha vehicle,' the second clause explains the principle represented by the teaching. The recipients of the teaching also have two clauses: initially they hear teachings such as the five vehicles, and ultimately they attain the knowledge of all modes. Regarding 'Śāriputra! These buddhas only teach and transform bodhisattvas': above, the intent behind the teachings of the buddhas of the three periods of time was explained individually; now the intent behind the teachings of the buddhas of the three periods of time is explained generally. The reason this text occurs is that above, in Śākyamuni's gate of opening the essential tenet, it was explained that it is solely to teach the one person and solely to reveal the one principle; but the teaching gates of the buddhas of the three periods of time had not yet stated this, so it is explained now. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.297](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1721.3.297) - [Next: 3.299](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1721.3.299) - [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.3.298) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1721.3.298](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1721.3.298) · Pramāṇa