[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) › [佛說盂蘭盆經疏](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1792) › 1.4 # 佛說盂蘭盆經疏 1.4 佛說盂蘭盆經疏 1.4 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1792.1.4) 將解此經，先開四段：一教起所因、二藏乘所攝、三辨定宗旨、四正解經文。初中復四：一酬宿因故、二酬今請故、三彰孝道故、四示勝田故。 > Intending to explain this sūtra, I first open four sections: first, the causes for which the teaching arose; second, the pitakas and vehicles by which it is subsumed; third, determining the central tenets; fourth, correctly explaining the sūtra text. In the first there are again four: first, to repay past causes; second, to respond to the present request; third, to demonstrate filial piety; fourth, to reveal the superior field. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1792.1.3) - [Next: 1.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1792.1.5) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1792.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1792~en-mt.1.4) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1792.1.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1792.1.4) · Pramāṇa