[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) › 1.8 # 法華遊意 1.8 法華遊意 1.8 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1722.1.8) 佛何因緣故說是《妙法花經》耶？諸佛不以無事及少因緣而自發言，今有何等大因緣故說是經耶？ > Due to what cause and conditions did the Buddha preach this \*Saddharmapuṇḍarīkasūtra\*? The Buddhas do not utter words of their own accord without a matter or on slight cause and condition. For what sort of great cause and condition did he preach this sūtra now? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1722.1.7) - [Next: 1.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1722.1.9) - [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.1.8) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [法華玄論](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1720.1.54) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1722.1.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1722.1.8) · Pramāṇa