[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) › [大般涅槃經疏](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1767) › 12.32 # 大般涅槃經疏 12.32 大般涅槃經疏 12.32 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [12.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1767.12.32) 「復次如人生子」下，是品中第十二，答上云何說法者增長如月初之問。前舉月問佛，今約生子悉有增長答之。十六月者，二解：一云十箇六月，即是五歲；二解始經十六月，即是過周四月。在文可見。 > From "Furthermore, just as when a person gives birth to a son" onwards is the twelfth \[section\] within the chapter, answering the preceding question, "How does the expounder of the Dharma wax like the beginning of the moon?" > Previously, the moon was brought up to question the Buddha; now, it is answered in terms of a newborn son all having growth. > Regarding "sixteen months," there are two explanations: one says ten periods of six months, which is five years; the second explanation is having just passed sixteen months, which is four months past a full year. This can be seen in the text. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 12.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1767.12.31) - [Next: 12.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1767.12.33) - [Up: 12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1767.12) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1767~en-mt.12.32) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1767.12.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1767.12.32) · Pramāṇa