[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) › 6.48 # 法華義疏 6.48 法華義疏 6.48 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [6.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1721.6.48) 「舍利弗」下，第六、明不虛譬。所以有此譬來者，從上許賜文生。眾伏疑云：始則許三，終遂不與，似若虛言；初不許一後遂賜一，復如妄說。今欲融會許賜斷彼疑心，故有此章來也。就文為三：初、反質；二、奉答；三、稱歎。反質者，謂佛虛妄本出聲聞；今令其自稱不虛，則不虛事實，故《釋論》云「佛反質身子，令身子口自稱不及菩薩，則審大小優劣之異」。今亦然也。又身子既已領悟則知三一，迹返而旨符，故寄之融會息眾疑也。「舍利弗言不也」者，此第二、奉詶。「不也」者，不虛妄也。 > From "Śāriputra" onward is the sixth parable, explaining that it is not false. The reason this parable appears is that it arises from the preceding passage on promising and bestowing. The assembly harbored doubts, saying: "At first he promised three, but in the end he did not give them; this seems like empty speech. At the beginning he did not promise one, but later he bestowed one; this again is like false speech." Now, wishing to reconcile the promise and bestowal and sever their doubts, this passage therefore comes forth. Within the text there are three parts: first, questioning in turn; second, presenting the reply; third, praising. Questioning in turn means that the claim that the Buddha was deceitful originally came from the śrāvakas; now, making him personally declare that it is not false ensures that the fact of its not being false is verified. Therefore the Da zhidu lun says: "The Buddha questioned Śāriputra in turn, causing Śāriputra to state with his own mouth that he was inferior to the bodhisattvas; thereby he ascertained the distinction between the superiority and inferiority of the Mahāyāna and Hīnayāna." Here it is also like this. Furthermore, since Śāriputra had already comprehended, he knew the three and the one; although the traces diverge, their purport accords, and thus through him he reconciled them and put an end to the doubts of the assembly. Regarding "Śāriputra said, 'No'": this is the second part, presenting the reply. "No" means it is not false. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1721.6.47) - [Next: 6.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1721.6.49) - [Up: 6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1721.6) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1721~en-mt.6.48) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1721.6.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1721.6.48) · Pramāṇa