[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) › 3.401 # 法華論疏 3.401 法華論疏 3.401 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.401](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1818.3.401) 「八生一生者」，牒初句經也。「謂諸凡夫」下，釋經，明地前菩薩是凡夫，聞《法華經》，隨力淺深，或經八生入於初地，乃至或經一生得入初地也。 > "As for 'eight rebirths and a single rebirth'" brings up the first clause of the sūtra. From "it means that all ordinary beings" onward, it explains the sūtra, clarifying that bodhisattvas in the stages prior to the bhūmis are ordinary beings; having heard the \*Lotus Sūtra\*, according to the shallowness or depth of their capacity, they enter the first bhūmi after undergoing eight rebirths, down to entering the first bhūmi after undergoing a single rebirth. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.400](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1818.3.400) - [Next: 3.402](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1818.3.402) - [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.3.401) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1818.3.401](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1818.3.401) · Pramāṇa