[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) › [大方廣佛華嚴經疏](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1735) › 1.12 # 大方廣佛華嚴經疏 1.12 大方廣佛華嚴經疏 1.12 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1735.1.12) 四為教本者，謂非海無以潛流、非本無以垂末，將欲逐機漸施末教，先示本法頓演此經。然亦有二：一為開漸之本。〈出現品〉云「如日初出，先照高山」故。二為攝末之本。「如日沒時，還照高山」故，「無不從此法界流，無不還歸此法界」故。《法華》亦云「始見我身，聞我所說，即皆信受，入如來慧。」此漸本也。次云「除先修習學小乘者」，即開漸也。又云「我今亦令得聞是經，入於佛慧」，即攝末歸本也。斯則《法華》亦指此經以為本矣。 > Fourth, to serve as the root of the teachings: without the ocean, there would be no subterranean streams; without the trunk, there would be no branches spreading out. Wishing to gradually dispense branch teachings in accordance with capacity, he first revealed the root Dharma by suddenly expounding this sūtra. But this also has two meanings: First, to be the root for opening the gradual. The 'Manifestation Chapter' says: 'Just as the rising sun first illuminates the high mountains.' Second, to be the root for gathering the branches. 'Just as the setting sun again illuminates the high mountains,' and 'There is nothing that does not flow forth from this dharmadhātu, and nothing that does not return to this dharmadhātu.' The Lotus Sūtra also says: 'When they first saw my body and heard what I taught, they all immediately believed and accepted it, entering into the Tathāgata's wisdom.' This refers to the root of the gradual. Next, it says: 'Except for those who had previously cultivated and studied the Hīnayāna,' which refers to opening the gradual. It also says: 'Now I also cause them to hear this sūtra and enter into the Buddha's wisdom,' which refers to gathering the branches back to the root. Thus the Lotus Sūtra also points to this sūtra as the root. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1735.1.11) - [Next: 1.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1735.1.13) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1735.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1735~en-mt.1.12) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1735.1.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1735.1.12) · Pramāṇa