[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) › [妙法蓮華經玄贊](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1723) › 1.44 # 妙法蓮華經玄贊 1.44 妙法蓮華經玄贊 1.44 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1723.1.44) 有四義：一言說易故，若說無我通蘊處界，知此說誰。二順世間故。三除無我怖故，言無我者，為誰修學？四有自他、染淨、因果、事業等故，所以稱我。 > There are four reasons: First, because conventional discourse is made easy; if one were to say "non-self," which applies generally across the aggregates, bases, and elements, who would be known as speaking this? Second, because it accords with worldly convention. Third, because it removes the fear of non-self; if one says "non-self," for whose sake would one cultivate and study? Fourth, because there are self and other, defilement and purity, cause and effect, activities, and so forth; therefore he says "I." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1723.1.43) - [Next: 1.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1723.1.45) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1723.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1723~en-mt.1.44) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [仁王護國般若波羅蜜多經疏](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1709.1.47) — Classical Chinese - [阿彌陀經通贊疏](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1758.1.33) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1723.1.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1723.1.44) · Pramāṇa