[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) › 5.308 # 妙法蓮華經玄贊 5.308 妙法蓮華經玄贊 5.308 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [5.308](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1723.5.308) 贊曰：此合說也。攝智及通，但行方便勸脫三界，佛如良醫應病與藥，但方便教知欲如何，良醫豈得刀、手割除腹中之病不與藥耶？ > The Commentary says: This is the corresponding explanation. Gathering up wisdom and supernatural penetrations, he solely practices expedient means to encourage deliverance from the three realms. The Buddha is like a skilled physician who administers medicine according to the illness; merely through expedient teachings, he learns what their desires are. How could a skilled physician use a knife and hands to cut away an illness in the belly without giving medicine? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.307](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1723.5.307) - [Next: 5.309](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1723.5.309) - [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.5.308) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1723.5.308](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1723.5.308) · Pramāṇa