[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) › [三彌勒經疏](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1774) › 1.11 # 三彌勒經疏 1.11 三彌勒經疏 1.11 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1774.1.11) 第五、隨文解釋者，總分為二：初一經辨彌勒上天弘化利樂、後二經辨彌勒下人弘化利樂。補處菩薩現化雖有八相，略言唯在人天善趣故，故初辨上天利樂。今此初經分段人不同，或三分、或四分、或五分、或六分、或十八分，多小任意故，不可具錄。且依《佛地論》，此經總為三分：一教起因緣分，謂總顯己聞及教起時、別顯教主及教起處，教所被機即是教起所因所緣故。次聖教所說分，謂正顯聖教所說法門品類差別故。後依教奉行分，謂顯彼時眾聞佛聖教歡喜奉行事故。初中二：一證信序、二發起序。元曉師云：「經云『於初夜分』以下為發起序，謂如來放光及化佛授記者，即教起所因故。」基師云：「『出廣長舌相』以下為發起序，謂教所被機者即證信序故。不爾，違諸論六五句義故。」今還前說為好，謂教所被機雖復證信，而今此文在顯相故，故宜為發起。若基師云：「依古解，序分有六；今依《佛地論》唯有五。」此亦不然。放光雨華、化佛授記，定非通諸經故，但《佛地經》顯教處已即說被機故，作此說耳。不可引此例一切經。此有五句，應說此經序分中有四，除教所被機故。 > Fifth, explaining \[the text\] in accordance with the passage: this is divided into two in general: the first sūtra explains Maitreya's ascent to heaven to propagate conversion and bring about benefit and joy; the subsequent two sūtras explain Maitreya's descent to the human realm to propagate conversion and bring about benefit and joy. Although the manifest transformations of a bodhisattva in his final birth have eight aspects, stated briefly they only take place in the good destinies of humans and devas; therefore, it first explains the benefit and joy of ascending to heaven. In this first sūtra, different persons divide the sections differently: some make three sections, some four, some five, some six, or eighteen sections. Since more or fewer are at one's discretion, they cannot all be recorded. Relying provisionally on the Buddhabhūmyupadeśa, this sūtra is broadly divided into three sections: first, the section on the causes and conditions for the arising of the teaching, which means generally revealing one's own hearing and the time the teaching arose, and specifically revealing the master of the teaching and the place the teaching arose, because the capacities covered by the teaching are precisely the causes and conditions for the teaching's arising. Next is the section on what is stated in the holy teaching, which means properly revealing the different categories of Dharma gates stated in the holy teaching. Last is the section on practicing in accordance with the teaching, which means revealing the matter of the assembly at that time hearing the Buddha's holy teaching, rejoicing, and practicing it. In the first part there are two: first, the preface certifying faith; second, the initiatory preface. Master Wonhyo says: 'From where the sūtra says "in the first watch of the night" onward is the initiatory preface, meaning that the Tathāgata emitting light and the nirmāṇabuddha bestowing vyākaraṇa are precisely the causes for the teaching's arising.' Master Ji says: 'From "extending his broad and long tongue" onward is the initiatory preface, meaning that the capacities covered by the teaching belong to the preface certifying faith. If it were not so, it would contradict the meaning of the six or five phrases of the treatises.' Now returning to the former explanation is preferable, meaning that although the capacities covered by the teaching also certify faith, because this present passage serves to reveal the signs, it is appropriately taken as the initiation. As for Master Ji saying: 'Relying on the ancient explanation, the preface section has six \[items\]; now relying on the Buddhabhūmyupadeśa there are only five.' This is also not so. Emitting light, raining flowers, and the nirmāṇabuddha bestowing vyākaraṇa certainly do not apply across all sūtras; it is simply that the Buddhabhūmisūtra, having revealed the place of the teaching, immediately spoke of the capacities covered, and therefore made this statement. One cannot take this to generalize to all sūtras. Having these five phrases, one should say that in the preface section of this sūtra there are four, excluding the capacities covered by the teaching. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1774.1.10) - [Next: 1.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1774.1.12) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1774.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1774~en-mt.1.11) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [佛地經論](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.mahayanasutra.dharma.buddhabhumisutra!buddhabhumisutrasastra*zh-xuanzang.1.7) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1774.1.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1774.1.11) · Pramāṇa