[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) › [法華玄贊義決](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1724) › 1.278 # 法華玄贊義決 1.278 法華玄贊義決 1.278 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.278](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1724.1.278) 若許實聲聞有迴心作佛，云何《維摩經》云我等聲聞猶如敗種無所復用，《入大乘論》及《菩提資糧論》並不許此。《法華經》中有實聲聞，悉變化故。猶如種未必不生故，此意無惑。更不受生，云何修行得三祇劫？ > If it is accepted that real śrāvakas turn their minds to become buddhas, why does the Vimalakīrti-sūtra say, "We śrāvakas are like rotten seeds, of no further use," and neither the \*Madhyamānusāra-śāstra\* (\*Ru dacheng lun\*) nor the \*Bodhisambhāra-śāstra\* (\*Puti ziliang lun\*) permits this? In the Lotus Sūtra there are no real śrāvakas; all are phantom manifestations. Just as a seed does not necessarily fail to sprout, this meaning is beyond doubt. If they do not take birth again, how do they practice and attain through three asaṃkhyeya kalpas? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.277](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1724.1.277) - [Next: 1.279](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1724.1.279) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1724.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1724~en-mt.1.278) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1724.1.278](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1724.1.278) · Pramāṇa