[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) › 5.188 # 妙法蓮華經玄贊 5.188 妙法蓮華經玄贊 5.188 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [5.188](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1723.5.188) 贊曰：此陳悲事。我雖已出，諸子可悲。「所燒門」者，一乘教行，多諸怨嫉誹謗不信，障難破壞煩惱所礙，名所燒門。故下經云「此法華經多諸怨嫉」，我昔因位依一乘教觀二空理，修二利行證二真智，出分段生入不退地，名於所燒門安隱得出已乘寶乘至道場訖。而諸眾生處處生著，著界著地著分著乘，由此貪著放縱嬉戲曾不思量，以比量智覺、現量智知、曾不驚嗟疑怪，亦不怖畏厭患生死，因火煩惱害身，生死果苦現痛切已，殊無厭患生死之意，不求出世無證滅心，故前品云「不求大勢佛及與斷苦法」，如此眾生甚可悲愍。故《華嚴》云「譬如有人唯有一子愛念極重，忽有人來割截其身支節手足，慈父見已悼惻悲念。諸佛菩薩若見眾生造惡業緣，煩惱結故入三惡道受無量苦，見是事已即痛心悲念亦復如是。」又《無垢稱》言「譬如長者唯有一子，其子得病父母亦病，今亦如是。」「嬉」音許宜反，美也遊也。今從遊義，亦云虛已反樂也。《蒼頡》、《玉篇》「戲咲也」。《說文》作「僖樂也」。「切已」者，「切」迮也迫也，亦割也。 > Commentary: This sets forth the circumstances of compassion. Although I have already escaped, the sons are pitiable. / Regarding 'the burned gate', this refers to the teaching and practice of the Single Vehicle, which is subject to much enmity, jealousy, slander, and disbelief, hindered and obstructed by defilements that destroy it; hence it is called 'the burned gate'. Thus the subsequent sūtra text says: 'This Lotus Sūtra encounters much enmity and jealousy.' In my past causal stage, relying on the teaching of the Single Vehicle, I contemplated the principle of the two emptinesses, practiced the conduct of the two benefits, realized the two true wisdoms, departed from delimited samsāra, and entered the stage of non-retrogression; this is called having safely escaped through the burned gate, having already ridden the precious vehicle to the site of awakening. / Yet sentient beings cling everywhere: they cling to the realms, they cling to the planes of existence, they cling to the portions, and they cling to the vehicles. Due to this greedy attachment, they indulge in frolicking and playing, never reflecting. Using inferential cognition to become aware, or perceptual cognition to know, they never marvel or wonder in surprise; nor do they dread or revile saṃsāra. The fire of the causes—the afflictions—harms their bodies, and the actual acute pain of the fruits of saṃsāra—the sufferings—is pressing upon them, yet they have utterly no wish to revile saṃsāra; they do not seek supramundane liberation and have no intention to realize cessation. Therefore, the previous chapter says: 'They do not seek the Buddha of great power, nor the Dharma that cuts off suffering.' Such sentient beings are truly pitiable. / Therefore the Avataṃsaka says: 'For example, if a person has an only son whom he loves and cares for exceedingly, and someone suddenly comes and severs his limbs, hands, and feet, the affectionate father, seeing this, grieves and feels deep sorrow. In the same way, when the buddhas and bodhisattvas see sentient beings creating conditions for evil karma and entering the three evil destinies to endure boundless suffering due to the bonds of affliction, seeing this, they immediately feel heartbreak and sorrowful compassion.' / Furthermore, the Vimalakīrtinirdeśa says: 'For example, if an elder has an only son and that son becomes ill, the parents also become ill. Now it is also like this.' / 'Frolic' (xi 嬉) is pronounced with the fanqie xu-yi \[xī\], meaning beautiful or roaming. Here it follows the sense of roaming; it is also pronounced with the fanqie xu-yi \[xǐ\], meaning delight. The Cangjie and Yupian say: 'playing and laughing.' The Shuowen gives it as 'delight and joy.' / Regarding 'pressing upon them' (qie yi 切已): qie means narrow and pressing; it also means cutting. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.187](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1723.5.187) - [Next: 5.189](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1723.5.189) - [Up: 5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1723.5) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1723~en-mt.5.188) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1723.5.188](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1723.5.188) · Pramāṇa