[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) › 8.258 # 法華義疏 8.258 法華義疏 8.258 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [8.258](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1721.8.258) 東南方諸梵云一百八十劫空過無有佛，次南方梵云過百三十劫今乃得一見，今此文云於昔無量劫空過無有佛，何故三處不同耶？ > Question: The Brahmās of the southeast say that one hundred and eighty kalpas passed in vain without a Buddha; the Brahmās of the southern direction further say that after one hundred and thirty kalpas they now get to see \[one\] once; and here this passage says that in the past, immeasurable kalpas passed in vain without a Buddha. Why are these three places different? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 8.257](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1721.8.257) - [Next: 8.259](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1721.8.259) - [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.8.258) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [妙法蓮華經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.mahayanasutra.saddharmapundarika*zh-kumarajiva.3.60) — Classical Chinese - [添品妙法蓮華經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.mahayanasutra.saddharmapundarika*zh-jnanagupta.3.65) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1721.8.258](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1721.8.258) · Pramāṇa