[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) › 8.350 # 法華義疏 8.350 法華義疏 8.350 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [8.350](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1721.8.350) 四十九行半偈，頌長行。長行本有二：初、說過去結緣；二、現在更為說法。今還頌此二也。說過去世事又二：初、結緣緣由；二、正結緣。今還頌此二也。緣由中有二：初、遠緣由；二、近緣由。今還頌此二也。初中有四：第一、大通智勝成佛；二、十六王子請轉法輪；三、大通智勝現瑞；四、十方梵王請說法。今具頌此四也。初本有三：初、明未成佛；二、明諸天供養；三、明成道。今具頌之。初一行，頌第一也；次兩行，頌第二；次一行，頌第三。「彼佛十六子」下，第二、請轉法輪。長行本有三：初、十六王子為請法故至佛所；二、至佛所故恭敬稱歎；三、請說法。今具頌之。初一行，頌第一；一句，頌第二；「而請轉法輪」下三句，頌第三。「世尊甚難值」下，頌第三現瑞。上有三：一、地動；二、放光；三、二瑞所至。今一行但頌第一。「東方諸世界」下，頌第四、十方梵天集。上有三：初、明三方梵眾；二、例餘六方；三、明上方。今開為二：初三行，頌一方；次兩行，例九方。上一一方有六，今但頌五，略不頌謀議也。又「諸梵見此相」一句，含於謀議，故具頌六也。 > Forty-nine and a half verses versify the prose. The prose originally had two parts: first, expounding forming connections in the past; second, preaching the Dharma for them again in the present. Here it versifies these two again. Expounding the events of past lives also had two parts: first, the origins of forming connections; second, properly forming connections. Here it versifies these two again. Within the origins there were two: first, distant origins; second, proximate origins. Here it versifies these two again. Within the first there were four: first, Mahābhijñājñānābhibhū becoming a Buddha; second, the sixteen princes requesting the turning of the wheel of the Dharma; third, Mahābhijñājñānābhibhū manifesting omens; fourth, the Brahmā kings of the ten directions requesting the preaching of the Dharma. Here it versifies all four. The first originally had three: first, clarifying that he had not yet become a Buddha; second, clarifying the offerings of the devas; third, clarifying his attaining the Way. Here it versifies all of them. The first one verse versifies the first; the next two verses versify the second; the next one verse versifies the third. From "That Buddha's sixteen sons" onward, second, requesting the turning of the wheel of the Dharma. The prose originally had three parts: first, the sixteen princes going to the Buddha's place to request the Dharma; second, having reached the Buddha's place, reverently praising him; third, requesting the preaching of the Dharma. Here it versifies all of them. The first one verse versifies the first; one line versifies the second; the three lines from "And requested the turning of the wheel of the Dharma" onward versify the third. From "The World-Honored One is extremely difficult to encounter" onward versifies the third, manifesting omens. Above there were three: first, the earth shaking; second, emitting light; third, the reach of the two omens. Here one verse only versifies the first. From "The worlds of the eastern direction" onward versifies the fourth, the assembly of the Brahmā gods of the ten directions. Above there were three: first, clarifying the Brahmā multitudes of the three directions; second, taking the remaining six directions as analogous; third, clarifying the zenith. Here it is divided into two: the first three verses versify one direction; the next two verses take nine directions as analogous. Each single direction above had six items; here it only versifies five, omitting the deliberation. Furthermore, the single line "The Brahmās, seeing this sign" contains the deliberation, so it fully versifies the six. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 8.349](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1721.8.349) - [Next: 8.351](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1721.8.351) - [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.8.350) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1721.8.350](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1721.8.350) · Pramāṇa