[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) › 2.217 # 妙法蓮華經玄贊 2.217 妙法蓮華經玄贊 2.217 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.217](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1723.2.217) 贊曰：正答所徵也。然依論本，此答之中成就十事：第一現見大義因，即此文是。第二「諸善男子我於過去」下，現見世間文字章句甚深意因。第三「諸善男子如過去無量無邊」下，現見希有因。第四「次復有佛亦名日月燈明」下，現見勝妙因。第五「其最後佛未出家」下，現見受用大因。第六「佛滅度後妙光菩薩持妙法蓮華」下，現見攝取諸佛轉法輪因。第七「日月燈明佛八子皆師妙光」下，現見善堅實如來法輪因。第八「是諸王子供養無量」下，現見能進入因。第九「其最後成佛者名曰燃燈」下，現見憶念因。第十「彌勒當知爾時妙光菩薩」下，現見自身所逕事因。因者所以文殊現量智見其事證其所由，以答彌勒，故說為因。或此十事多居往代，為今時因，故名為因。此十因中總為五對：一義教對，二希勝對，三轉嗣對，四堅進對，五他自對。配經十相如次應知，此中總分為四：一示相籌量答，二舉古成今答，三指陳別事答，四古今相即答。初二後一如文次第，自餘中間七因總為指陳別事，至文當知。今此即示相籌量答。「惟」者思也念也謀也。「忖」者度也。論名現見大義因成就者， > The Commentary says: This is directly answering what was inquired. However, according to the root text of the Treatise, within this answer ten matters are accomplished: First, the cause of directly seeing the great meaning, which is this very passage. Second, from "Good sons, in the past…" downward, the cause of directly seeing the profound intention behind worldly letters, words, and phrases. Third, from "Good sons, just as in the past, immeasurable and boundless…" downward, the cause of directly seeing what is rare. Fourth, from "Next there was another Buddha, also named Candrasūryapradīpa…" downward, the cause of directly seeing what is supreme and wonderful. Fifth, from "Before that last Buddha had left the household…" downward, the cause of directly seeing great enjoyment (paribhoga). Sixth, from "After the Buddha passed into parinirvāṇa, Bodhisattva Varaprabha upheld the Saddharmapuṇḍarīka…" downward, the cause of directly seeing the turning of the wheel of Dharma of all Buddhas being received and upheld. Seventh, from "The eight sons of Buddha Candrasūryapradīpa all took Varaprabha as their teacher…" downward, the cause of directly seeing the Tathāgata's wheel of Dharma as good and solid. Eighth, from "These princes made offerings to immeasurable…" downward, the cause of directly seeing the ability to advance. Ninth, from "The last of them to become a Buddha was named Dīpaṅkara…" downward, the cause of directly seeing mindfulness and recollection. Tenth, from "Maitreya, you should know that at that time Bodhisattva Varaprabha…" downward, the cause of directly seeing the matters through which one's own person passed. A "cause" means that by which Mañjuśrī, through direct perception (pratyakṣa), saw those matters and verified their origins to answer Maitreya; hence they are called "causes." Or, because these ten matters mostly occurred in past eras and serve as the causes for the present, they are named "causes." Within these ten causes, there are five pairs in total: first, the pair of meaning and teaching; second, the pair of rarity and supremacy; third, the pair of turning and succession; fourth, the pair of solidity and advancement; fifth, the pair of other and self. Their allocation to the ten aspects of the sūtra should be known in accordance with their sequence. Here, it is generally divided into four: first, answering by demonstrating the signs and deliberating; second, answering by citing antiquity to establish the present; third, answering by pointing out specific events; fourth, answering through the mutual identity of past and present. The first two and the last one correspond to the order of the text, while the remaining intermediate seven causes generally point out specific events, as will be understood when reaching the text. This present passage is the answer by demonstrating the signs and deliberating. "Pondering" (wei 惟) means thinking, recollecting, or deliberating. "Considering" (cun 忖) means measuring. As for what the Treatise terms the accomplishment of the cause of directly seeing the great meaning: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.216](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1723.2.216) - [Next: 2.218](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1723.2.218) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1723.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1723~en-mt.2.217) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [添品妙法蓮華經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.mahayanasutra.saddharmapundarika*zh-jnanagupta.1.30) — Classical Chinese - [妙法蓮華經憂波提舍](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.mahayanasutra.sastra.saddharmapundarikopadesa*zh-bodhiruci.1.32) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1723.2.217](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1723.2.217) · Pramāṇa