[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) › 9.98 # 妙法蓮華經玄贊 9.98 妙法蓮華經玄贊 9.98 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [9.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1723.9.98) 贊曰：此品大文分三：初二萬菩薩請此方持，以眾生等多諸惡故；次四類聲聞請他方持，此處難化不能堪故；後顧八十萬億那由他菩薩，此彼俱持力勢大故。初文有三：初請護持，次明惡人，後明不怖棄命持經。此初也。 > The Eulogy says: The overarching text of this chapter is divided into three parts: first, twenty thousand bodhisattvas request to uphold it in this realm, because sentient beings and others have many evils; next, four categories of śrāvakas request to uphold it in other realms, because beings here are difficult to transform and they cannot bear it; finally, \[the Buddha\] looks toward eighty koṭis of nayutas of bodhisattvas, who will uphold it both here and there, because their power and momentum are great. The first section has three parts: first, requesting to protect and uphold it; next, explaining evil people; finally, explaining upholding the sūtra without fear, giving up their lives. This is the first. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 9.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1723.9.97) - [Next: 9.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1723.9.99) - [Up: 9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1723.9) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1723~en-mt.9.98) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1723.9.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1723.9.98) · Pramāṇa