[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) › [法華論疏](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1818) › 1.312 # 法華論疏 1.312 法華論疏 1.312 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.312](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1818.1.312) 釋中為二：一者明阿僧祇劫不可說、二者明時不可說。阿僧祇劫不可說者，以有無量阿僧祇故也。復示現五種劫者，此第二明時不可說也。問：晝夜等云何亦名劫？答：外國稱劫簸，此翻為分別時節，故劫是時之通名也。但經中取天地始終者立其通稱名為之劫，日月晝夜受其別名。問：章名中何故云現見希有因成就？答：以過去久遠時方有說法華之事，故名希有。 > Within the explanation, there are two parts: first, clarifying that the asaṃkhyeya kalpas are ineffable; second, clarifying that time is ineffable. That the asaṃkhyeya kalpas are ineffable is because there are immeasurable asaṃkhyeyas. "It further manifests five kinds of kalpa" is the second, clarifying that time is ineffable. Question: Why are day, night, and so forth also called kalpas? Answer: In foreign lands they call it kalpa, which is translated here as "distinguishing seasons and periods"; therefore, "kalpa" is a general name for time. But in the sūtras, taking the beginning and end of heaven and earth, they establish its general designation and call it a kalpa, while months, days, day, and night receive their particular names. Question: Why does the section title say "directly perceiving the accomplishment of the rare cause"? Answer: Because only after a long time in the past does the preaching of the Lotus Sūtra occur, it is therefore called "rare." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.311](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1818.1.311) - [Next: 1.313](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1818.1.313) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1818.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1818~en-mt.1.312) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1818.1.312](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1818.1.312) · Pramāṇa