[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) › [涅槃玄義發源機要](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1766) › 1.10 # 涅槃玄義發源機要 1.10 涅槃玄義發源機要 1.10 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1766.1.10) 二、「今此」下，別彰。此經開通往昔等者，開諸權門顯今實義。故《法華》云「開方便門，示真實相」也。密義者，佛若不說，偏小不知，故名密義。又已前顯施方便而密意在圓，今談此意，故云顯發如來方便密義也。畢竟不入涅槃者，偏小之機謂佛灰滅，圓頓之機知佛常住。 > Second, from 'Now, this' down separately reveals \[the sutra\]. Regarding 'this sūtra opens through the past' and so forth: it opens the various provisional gates to reveal the present real meaning. Thus the \*Lotus Sūtra\* states: 'Opening the gate of skillful means, showing the mark of the true reality.' 'Esoteric meaning': if the Buddha did not speak it, those of biased and small \[capacities\] would not know it; hence it is called 'esoteric meaning'. Furthermore, previously he explicitly displayed skillful means while his esoteric intent lay in the perfect; now discussing this intent, it is called 'revealing the Tathāgata's esoteric meaning of skillful means'. Regarding 'ultimately does not enter nirvāṇa': capacities of the biased and small think the Buddha is extinguished into ashes, while capacities of the perfect and sudden know the Buddha is eternally abiding. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1766.1.9) - [Next: 1.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1766.1.11) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1766.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1766~en-mt.1.10) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1766.1.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1766.1.10) · Pramāṇa