[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) › [法華遊意](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1722) › 1.217 # 法華遊意 1.217 法華遊意 1.217 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.217](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1722.1.217) 青蓮華形相則妙，故譬如來之眼，白華所況為勝，宜喻於此經。所以然者，欲辨此經其義明白，故以白華為喻。何以知然？此經二章瑞相皆辨於白，初段放眉間白毫相光，開乘方便門、顯乘真實義；次〈見寶塔品〉初又放眉間白毫相光，欲表開身方便門、顯身真實義。以此經開二方便、示二真實義最顯明故，舉白花為喻。 > The appearance of the blue lotus is exquisite, and therefore it is compared to the eyes of the Tathāgata; but what the white flower represents is superior, so it is fitting as a metaphor for this sūtra. The reason for this is that, wishing to clarify that the meaning of this sūtra is clear and distinct, it uses the white flower as a metaphor. How is this known? The auspicious signs in the two sections of this sūtra both clarify the white: in the first section, he emits the light of the ūrṇā-raśmi between his eyebrows to open the upāya portal of the vehicle and reveal the real meaning of the vehicle; next, at the beginning of the 'Apparition of the Jeweled Stūpa' chapter, he again emits the light of the ūrṇā-raśmi between his eyebrows, desiring to signify the opening of the upāya portal of the body and the revealing of the real meaning of the body. Because this sūtra's opening of the two upāyas and revealing of the two real meanings is the most distinct, the white flower is cited as a metaphor. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.216](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1722.1.216) - [Next: 1.218](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1722.1.218) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1722.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1722~en-mt.1.217) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1722.1.217](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1722.1.217) · Pramāṇa