[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) › [華嚴經探玄記](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1733) › 2.20 # 華嚴經探玄記 2.20 華嚴經探玄記 2.20 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1733.2.20) 第四表示法者，然說法之佛總有四位：一同羅漢身，以表說小乘法故。二化身佛，表說三乘，廣說地前、略說地上。三報身佛，表說三乘，廣說地上、略說地前。四十身佛，表一乘法，六位齊說。以此所說具足主伴無盡法故，佛亦同此十身無盡。 > Fourth, on expressing the Dharma: there are altogether four ranks of the Buddha who preaches the Dharma. First is the body identical to an arhat, to express the preaching of the Hīnayāna Dharma. Second is the nirmāṇakāya Buddha, expressing the preaching of the three vehicles, broadly explaining prior to the bhūmis and briefly explaining above the bhūmis. Third is the saṃbhogakāya Buddha, expressing the preaching of the three vehicles, broadly explaining above the bhūmis and briefly explaining prior to the bhūmis. Fourth is the Buddha of the ten bodies, expressing the One Vehicle Dharma, preaching equally across the six stages. Because what is expounded here is fully equipped with host and retinue as inexhaustible dharmas, the Buddha is likewise inexhaustible like these ten bodies. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1733.2.19) - [Next: 2.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1733.2.21) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1733.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1733~en-mt.2.20) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [花嚴經文義綱目](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1734.1.46) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1733.2.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1733.2.20) · Pramāṇa