[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) › 2.52 # 佛說盂蘭盆經疏 2.52 佛說盂蘭盆經疏 2.52 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1792.2.52) 六、示其正法。示正法，於中分二：初教孝子獻供之法、後教眾僧受供之儀。初復有五：一定勝時、二發勝意、三設勝供、四讚勝田、五獲勝益。謂自恣日為勝時，如春陽之月。孝心為勝意，如精新種子。百味五果等為勝供，如好牛犁。以之供養，如能耕墾，賢聖為勝田，如膏腴之地。存亡父母六親眷屬，乃至七代離苦生天為勝益，如千箱萬斛秋收冬藏。經文意勢，豈不然乎？智者詳之，如指其掌。 > 6. Revealing the correct Dharma. In revealing the correct Dharma, there are two parts: first, teaching the filial child the method of presenting offerings; second, teaching the saṅgha the ritual of receiving offerings. The first part further has five \[aspects\]: 1. determining the superior time; 2. generating the superior intention; 3. preparing superior offerings; 4. praising the superior field; 5. obtaining superior benefits. That is, the day of pravāraṇā is the superior time, like the months of spring sunshine. The filial mind is the superior intention, like fine, fresh seeds. The hundred delicacies, the five fruits, and so forth are superior offerings, like good oxen and plows. Making offerings with them is like skillfully plowing and tilling. The worthy and holy ones are the superior field, like fertile, rich soil. Living and deceased parents, the six relatives and family members, and even seven generations escaping suffering and being born in heaven are the superior benefits, like thousands of bins and tens of thousands of bushels harvested in autumn and stored in winter. How could the thrust of the sūtra text be otherwise? A wise person examining it sees it as clearly as pointing at the palm of their hand. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1792.2.51) - [Next: 2.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1792.2.53) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1792.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1792~en-mt.2.52) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1792.2.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1792.2.52) · Pramāṇa