[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) › [觀音玄義](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1726) › 1.4 # 觀音玄義 1.4 觀音玄義 1.4 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1726.1.4) 大部既有五章明義，今品例為此釋。五意者：一釋名、二出體、三明宗、四辯用、五教相。 > Since the major treatise \[the Lotus Sūtra commentary\] has five chapters explaining the meaning, the present chapter is likewise interpreted in this way. The five points are: first, explaining the name; second, revealing the essence; third, clarifying the central theme; fourth, discerning the function; and fifth, characteristics of the teaching. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1726.1.3) - [Next: 1.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1726.1.5) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1726.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1726~en-mt.1.4) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1726.1.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1726.1.4) · Pramāṇa