[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) › 7.112 # 妙法蓮華經玄贊 7.112 妙法蓮華經玄贊 7.112 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [7.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1723.7.112) 贊曰：此品之中大文分三：初讚印，次「迦葉當知」下陳述，後品末二頌結成說實為授記之漸。此初也。先讚印，後更歎訝。言合理故善哉，義契真故印。顯彼所言尚未窮德，故更自歎佛同長者，以小可喻於大。汝同窮子聖德微，亦許同，故讚且印。「誠」信也敬也。信如所言，敬如說故。佛德難思，說之叵盡。 > Commentary: Within this chapter, the main text is divided into three parts: first, praising and ratifying; next, the statement beginning with 'Kāśyapa, you should know'; and finally, the two verses at the end of the chapter that conclude by establishing the explanation of the real as the gradual approach to bestowing prophecies. This is the first part. First he praises and ratifies, and then he further marvels. Because the words accord with principle, he says 'Excellent!'; because the meaning tallies with reality, he ratifies it. To reveal that what they said had not yet exhausted his virtues, he further sighs in admiration that the Buddha is like the elder, using what is small to illustrate what is great. You are like the destitute son whose noble virtues are slight; he also permits this similarity, and thus praises and also ratifies it. 'Truly' (cheng) means to believe and to respect: believing that it is as stated, and respecting that it is spoken as it is. The Buddha's virtues are difficult to conceive; speaking of them, they cannot be exhausted. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1723.7.111) - [Next: 7.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1723.7.113) - [Up: 7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1723.7) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1723~en-mt.7.112) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1723.7.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1723.7.112) · Pramāṇa