[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) › 1.28 # 三彌勒經疏 1.28 三彌勒經疏 1.28 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1774.1.28) 問：後二經不召眾，何故此經召眾？答：今云如來說法必有顯相召眾，然結集者或有或無耳。蓮華者，蓮華有五德：一能掩，喻滅眾罪。二能生果，喻聞此經見彌勒佛得道果。三香氣遠聞，喻學此經見佛英聲遠振故。四能出水，喻聞此經者出生死海故。五能開敷，喻今佛敷後佛妙義故。前四德表眾生修行得益，後一德表彌勒因滿得種智果。妙義者，種智故。 > Question: The latter two sūtras do not summon the assembly; why does this sūtra summon the assembly? Answer: Now, it is said that when the Tathāgata preaches the Dharma there are certainly manifest signs that summon the assembly, but the compilers \[of the canons\] sometimes included them and sometimes omitted them, that is all. As for the lotus flower, the lotus flower has five virtues: First, it can cover and conceal, which is an analogy for the elimination of all sins. Second, it can produce fruit, which is an analogy for hearing this sūtra, seeing Maitreya Buddha, and attaining the fruit of the path. Third, its fragrance is smelled from afar, which is an analogy for studying this sūtra and seeing the Buddha, whose heroic fame resounds far and wide. Fourth, it can emerge from the water, which is an analogy for those who hear this sūtra emerging from the ocean of birth and death. Fifth, it can blossom forth, which is an analogy for the present Buddha expounding the wondrous meaning of the subsequent Buddha. The first four virtues represent sentient beings practicing and gaining benefit; the latter one virtue represents Maitreya's causes being fulfilled and attaining the fruit of sarvākārajñatā (omniscience). As for the 'wondrous meaning,' it is because it is sarvākārajñatā. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1774.1.27) - [Next: 1.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1774.1.29) - [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.1.28) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1774.1.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1774.1.28) · Pramāṇa