[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) › 8.316 # 妙法蓮華經玄贊 8.316 妙法蓮華經玄贊 8.316 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [8.316](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1723.8.316) 贊曰：此明於多法行，捨淨業果淨土、天上及上二界而不往生，生此處故。《智度論》云：「不退菩薩深愛法故，聞則深心身毛皆竪。念佛慈悲則惻愴泣淚，若聞深法則大歡喜。譬如軍敗怖懼倒地悶絕死者，親族見之欲知活者，以杖鞭之則起隱軫，不起隱軫即知不活。菩薩亦爾，若聞說佛功德妙理，歡喜毛竪色異悲泣，當知此輩必得菩提；異此聞經都無異相，當知此輩無菩提分。」《般若論》云：「福不趣菩提，二能趣菩提」，何況於此盡能受持，非大菩薩無是哀愍。 > The Commentary says: This explains the practice regarding much Dharma. They abandon the fruits of pure karma in pure lands, in the heavens, and in the two higher realms, and do not take birth there, but instead take birth in this place. The \*Mahāprajñāpāramitopadeśa\* says: 'Because non-retrogressing bodhisattvas deeply cherish the Dharma, when they hear it, their deep minds \[are moved\] and the hairs on their bodies stand on end. When they contemplate the Buddha's kindness and compassion, they grieve and weep; when they hear the profound Dharma, they experience great joy. It is like an army defeated, where people fall to the ground terrified and faint as if dead; when their relatives see them and wish to know if they are alive, they whip them with a stick—if welts rise, they know they are alive, and if welts do not rise, they know they are not alive. Bodhisattvas are also like this: if, upon hearing the Buddha's virtues and marvelous principles expounded, they rejoice with their hairs standing on end, their countenance changes, and they weep, you should know that such persons will certainly attain bodhi; if, hearing the sūtra otherwise, they have no such unusual signs, you should know that such persons have no share of bodhi.' The \*Prajñāpāramitā-śāstra\* says: 'Merit does not tend toward bodhi; two \[things\] can tend toward bodhi.' How much more so for one who can fully accept and uphold this—none but a great bodhisattva has such pity. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 8.315](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1723.8.315) - [Next: 8.317](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1723.8.317) - [Up: 8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1723.8) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1723~en-mt.8.316) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1723.8.316](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1723.8.316) · Pramāṇa