[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) › 3.203 # 法華論疏 3.203 法華論疏 3.203 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.203](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1818.3.203) 疑者云：若增上慢聲聞，佛不與受記者，不輕菩薩何故通二人與之受記？釋云：佛就根熟未熟，故與記不與記。菩薩約二種義故，所以與記。一者如前明有佛性故，得與授記；二者方便令發菩提心故，與授記也。問：若爾，佛何故不依此二義通授此四種人記？答：以菩薩例佛，義亦得也。 > The doubter says: If the Buddha does not confer vyākaraṇa upon śrāvakas of excessive conceit, why did Bodhisattva Sadāparibhūta universally confer vyākaraṇa upon both persons? It is explained: The Buddha confers or does not confer vyākaraṇa with respect to whether their faculties are mature or not mature. The bodhisattva confers vyākaraṇa by virtue of two meanings: first, as clarified above, because they possess buddha-nature, vyākaraṇa can be conferred; second, vyākaraṇa is conferred to cause them by skillful means to give rise to bodhicitta. Question: If so, why does the Buddha not rely on these two meanings to universally confer vyākaraṇa on these four kinds of persons? Answer: If one draws an analogy from the bodhisattva to the Buddha, the meaning also holds. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.202](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1818.3.202) - [Next: 3.204](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1818.3.204) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1818.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1818~en-mt.3.203) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1818.3.203](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1818.3.203) · Pramāṇa