[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) › [金光明最勝王經疏](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1788) › 5.47 # 金光明最勝王經疏 5.47 金光明最勝王經疏 5.47 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [5.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1788.5.47) 贊曰：第二四王奉教願護。有二：初願以身護法、後「爾時世尊復若四天王」下願以呪護。願身護中有二：初願身護人、後「爾時四天王」下願身護法。法藉人以弘宣，故先護人。人由法以成德，次須護法。護人之中雖亦護法，意明護人，故讚護法。或可初願雙護人法，後重校量重勸護法。法是佛師，故更重勸。且依初釋。護人分四：一四王願護、二「爾時佛告」下世尊讚成、三「爾時四天王」下教人王弘法之儀、四「爾時四天王」下明人王依法修行得護。初願護有二：初標願守護、後「世尊若彼國王」下正願守護。標中，一願護之儀、二明所護法、三明所護法時、四明護法處、五明所護人、六明擁護相。此初四也。 > Commentary: Second, the four kings receive the instruction and vow to protect. There are two parts: first, vowing to protect the Dharma with their bodies; second, from "at that time the World-Honoured One further said to the Four Heavenly Kings" onward, vowing to protect it with dhāraṇī. Within vowing to protect with their bodies, there are two parts: first, vowing to protect persons with their bodies; second, from "at that time the Four Heavenly Kings" onward, vowing to protect the Dharma with their bodies. The Dharma relies on persons to be propagated, so they first protect persons. Persons complete their virtue by means of the Dharma, so next they must protect the Dharma. Although protecting persons also involves protecting the Dharma, the intention is to elucidate protecting persons, and therefore they praise protecting the Dharma. Alternatively, it may be that they first vow to protect both persons and the Dharma, and later re-evaluate and repeatedly encourage protecting the Dharma. The Dharma is the teacher of buddhas, so he encourages it even more repeatedly. For now we follow the first explanation. Protecting persons divides into four: 1. the four kings vow to protect; 2. from "at that time the Buddha told" onward, the World-Honoured One praises and approves; 3. from "at that time the Four Heavenly Kings" onward, instructing human kings in the ritual of propagating the Dharma; 4. from "at that time the Four Heavenly Kings" onward, explaining that human kings obtain protection by practicing in accordance with the Dharma. The first part, vowing to protect, has two: first, setting forth the vow to protect; second, from "World-Honoured One, if that king" onward, the actual vow to protect. Within setting forth, there are: 1. the ritual of vowing to protect; 2. explaining the Dharma that is protected; 3. explaining the time when the Dharma is protected; 4. explaining the place where the Dharma is protected; 5. explaining the persons who are protected; 6. explaining the marks of protection. These are the first four. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1788.5.46) - [Next: 5.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1788.5.48) - [Up: 5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1788.5) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1788~en-mt.5.47) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1788.5.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1788.5.47) · Pramāṇa