[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) › 1.42 # 法華玄贊義決 1.42 法華玄贊義決 1.42 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1724.1.42) 六欲說三種法門：一根本法輪，二枝末法輪，三攝末歸本法輪。佛初成道為諸菩薩說《華嚴》等根本法輪。薄福鈍根不堪聞故，說二乘教為枝末法輪，四十餘年說三陶練，今此法華方會歸一，即攝末歸本。 > Sixth, wishing to teach three kinds of Dharma-wheels: 1. The root Dharma-wheel; 2. The branch Dharma-wheel; 3. The Dharma-wheel that gathers the branches to return to the root. When the Buddha first attained the Way, he preached for all bodhisattvas the root Dharma-wheel such as the \*Avataṃsaka\*. Because those of meager merit and dull faculties were unable to hear it, he preached the teaching of the two vehicles as the branch Dharma-wheel, training and refining them for over forty years. Only now, in this \*Lotus\*, does he assemble and return them to the one; this is gathering the branches to return to the root. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1724.1.41) - [Next: 1.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1724.1.43) - [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.1.42) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1724.1.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1724.1.42) · Pramāṇa