[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) › 1.77 # 法華玄贊義決 1.77 法華玄贊義決 1.77 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1724.1.77) 次意乃多，略擬前後合成六喻：一為蓮故華，喻為實故權，故下云知第一寂滅，以方便力故，雖示種種道，其實為佛乘等。二華敷喻開權，蓮現喻顯實，下文開方便門顯真實相等。三華落喻癈權，蓮成喻立實，下文正直捨方便，但說無上道。四又蓮喻本，華喻於迹，從本垂迹，迹依於本，下文云劫濁亂時，乃至云是故諸佛如來以方便力於一佛乘分別說三等。五者華敷喻開迹，蓮現喻顯本，下云汝等諦聽，如來說祕密神通之力，乃至我成佛來復過是數等。六華落喻癈迹，蓮成喻立本，下文云諸佛如來法皆如是，為度眾生皆實不虛等。是以先標妙法，次喻蓮華，蕩化城之執教，癈草庵之滯情，開方便之權門，示真實之妙理，會萬善之小行，歸廣大之一乘，上中下根皆與授記。又發眾聖之權行，顯本地之幽微，故增道損四生、作隣大覺，一期化道事理現俱圓，蓮華之喻意在斯也。 > Next, the meanings are indeed many; they are briefly modeled on before and after to synthesize six metaphors: First, for the sake of the lotus, there is the blossom, a metaphor that for the sake of the real, there is the provisional; hence below it says, "Knowing the foremost quiescence, through the power of skillful means, although showing various paths, in truth they are for the sake of the Buddha Vehicle," and so forth. Second, the blossom opening is a metaphor for opening the provisional; the lotus appearing is a metaphor for revealing the real; below the text says, "opening the gateway of skillful means and revealing the true mark." Third, the blossom falling is a metaphor for discarding the provisional; the lotus forming is a metaphor for establishing the real; below the text says, "uprightly discarding skillful means, only expounding the unsurpassed path." Fourth, again, the lotus is a metaphor for the fundamental (mūla), while the blossom is a metaphor for the traces (śākhā); from the fundamental, traces are projected; the traces rely upon the fundamental; below the text says, "At the time of the turmoil of the kalpa-defilement," up to saying, "Therefore, the buddhas, the Tathāgatas, by the power of skillful means, distinguishably expound three within the one Buddha Vehicle," and so forth. Fifth, the blossom opening is a metaphor for opening the traces; the lotus appearing is a metaphor for revealing the fundamental; below it says, "Listen attentively, all of you, to the power of the Tathāgata's secret supernormal abilities," up to "the time since I achieved buddhahood surpasses this number," and so forth. Sixth, the blossom falling is a metaphor for discarding the traces; the lotus forming is a metaphor for establishing the fundamental; below the text says, "The Dharma of the buddhas, the Tathāgatas, is all like this; for the sake of saving sentient beings, all is real and not false," and so forth. Therefore, first the Wondrous Dharma is designated, and next the lotus flower is used as a metaphor, clearing away the attachment to the teaching of the conjured city, discarding the lingering sentiment of the straw hut, opening the provisional gateway of skillful means, demonstrating the wondrous principle of the real, converging the minor practices of myriad goods, returning to the vast and great One Vehicle, and conferring prophecies to all of superior, middling, and inferior faculties. Furthermore, it reveals the provisional practices of the multitude of sages and displays the profound subtleties of the fundamental ground, thereby increasing the path and diminishing the four births, making one border upon the Great Awakening. In this single period of teaching and transformation, both phenomena and principle are now fully consummated. The intent of the metaphor of the lotus flower lies in this. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1724.1.76) - [Next: 1.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1724.1.78) - [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.1.77) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1724.1.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1724.1.77) · Pramāṇa