[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) › 2.137 # 法華論疏 2.137 法華論疏 2.137 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1818.2.137) 妙法功德是自德，法師功德是化他德。要前自德，然後化他，故云次說。 > The merit of the wondrous Dharma is the virtue for oneself; the merit of a Dharma master is the virtue of transforming others. One must first have the virtue for oneself and only then transform others; hence it says "next is spoken". > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1818.2.136) - [Next: 2.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1818.2.138) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1818.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1818~en-mt.2.137) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1818.2.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1818.2.137) · Pramāṇa