[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) › 8.187 # 法華義疏 8.187 法華義疏 8.187 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [8.187](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1721.8.187) 長者遣傍人喚子不得，更遣二使喚子便得，故一使是真實、二使為方便，此義同長者衣裓机案化子不得、三車救子得，衣裓机案是真實、三車是方便。 > When the elder sent a bystander to summon his son, he did not succeed; when he further sent two emissaries to summon his son, he succeeded. Therefore, one emissary is the real, and two emissaries are the expedient means. This meaning is identical to the elder being unable to transform his son with the cloth pouch and small table, but succeeding in saving his sons with the three carriages: the cloth pouch and small table are the real, and the three carriages are the expedient means. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 8.186](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1721.8.186) - [Next: 8.188](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1721.8.188) - [Up: 8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1721.8) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1721~en-mt.8.187) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1721.8.187](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1721.8.187) · Pramāṇa