[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) › [金光明經文句](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1785) › 6.12 # 金光明經文句 6.12 金光明經文句 6.12 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [6.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1785.6.12) 有四種授記，今是二種（云云）。授者與也，記者記成道事也。此中授三大士、一萬諸天當來成佛事，故言授記。亦名授莂，亦名授決。授劫國數量名為莂，審實不虛名為決。從佛所與名為授，從其所得名為受。此中從佛所與，故言授記。此是流通中第四意，舉昔行經之因，方成圓極之果，證弘護不虛，以勸流通也。文為二：一與記、二疑記。與記為二：一與三大士記、二與十千天記。與三大士記又二：一同緣者集、二正與記。世界轉名淨幢者，應論四句，此中是其一也。十千記又二：一聞經生解、二正與記（云云）。 > There are four kinds of prophecy; here, two kinds are present, and so forth. 'Bestowal' (shòu) means to give; 'prophecy' (jì) means to record matters of achieving the Way. Here, prophecies of future attainment of Buddhahood are bestowed upon the three Great Beings and the ten thousand devas, hence it is called 'bestowal of prophecy'. It is also called 'bestowal of distinction' (shòubié) and 'bestowal of determination' (shòujué). Bestowing the quantity of kalpas and lands is called bié; investigating the actual truth without falsehood is called jué. From the perspective of what is given by the Buddha, it is called 'bestowing' (shòu 授); from the perspective of what is obtained by them, it is called 'receiving' (shòu 受). Here, it is from the perspective of what is given by the Buddha, hence it is termed 'bestowing prophecy'. This is the fourth intention within the transmission section: to cite the past causes of practicing the sūtra that only then achieved the perfectly consummate fruit, testifying that propagating and protecting it are not in vain, so as to encourage transmission. The text is divided into two parts: first, giving the prophecy; second, doubt regarding the prophecy. Giving the prophecy is divided into two: first, giving the prophecy to the three Great Beings; second, giving the prophecy to the ten thousand devas. Giving the prophecy to the three Great Beings is again divided into two: first, those with common conditions assemble; second, the actual giving of the prophecy. Regarding the world transforming its name to 'Pure Banner', one should discuss the tetralemma, of which this is one. The prophecy for the ten thousand \[devas\] is also divided into two: first, hearing the sūtra and generating understanding; second, the actual giving of the prophecy, and so forth. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1785.6.11) - [Next: 6.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1785.6.13) - [Up: 6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1785.6) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1785~en-mt.6.12) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [金光明經文句記](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1786.6.9) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1785.6.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1785.6.12) · Pramāṇa