[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) › 7.8 # 法華義疏 7.8 法華義疏 7.8 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [7.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1721.7.8) 經言必信者，蓋據始終為言耳。不言初法說即能信解。又中根之人初聞法說虛心已信，但由未解故至譬喻方得分明，所以今文與〈方便品〉不相違也。 > When the sūtra says they must believe, it is spoken from beginning to end. It does not say that upon the initial Dharma exposition they could immediately believe and understand. Moreover, when people of middling faculties initially heard the Dharma exposition, their humble minds had already believed, but because they had not yet understood, it became distinct only upon reaching the parable. Therefore, the present text does not contradict the "Expedient Means Chapter". > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1721.7.7) - [Next: 7.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1721.7.9) - [Up: 7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1721.7) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1721~en-mt.7.8) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1721.7.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1721.7.8) · Pramāṇa