[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) › [大乘法苑義林章](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1861) › 1.6 # 大乘法苑義林章 1.6 大乘法苑義林章 1.6 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1861.1.6) 辨義益者，於中又二：先辨異計、後辨大乘。辨異計者，薩婆多等十部同說：佛所說經非皆了義，佛自說有不了義經。如契經說「不信不知恩，斷密無容處，恒食人所吐，是最上丈夫。」此即名為不了義也，故一切經有不了義。大眾部等十部同說：佛所說經皆是了義，契當道理，皆法輪故。其密語經有何了義？自證諦理，不信他言。能知圓寂知非恩故名不知恩，永棄後業名為斷密，當果不生是無容處，雖受資具猶如食吐，能如是者名上丈夫。既契正理，寧非了義，所餘經義，准此應知。既爾，如何四依中，說勸諸弟子當依了義。謂勸彼依世尊所說了義言教，不令弟子依外道說不了義經，非是佛經有不了義。此即是先辨異計也。 > As for determining the benefit of meaning, within this there are also two: first, determining the different theories; later, determining the Mahāyāna. In determining the different theories: ten schools including the Sarvāstivāda together state: Not all sūtras spoken by the Buddha are nītārtha; the Buddha himself said there are neyārtha sūtras. As a sūtra states: "Not having faith, ungrateful, cutting off the secret with no room to receive, constantly eating what humans vomit—such is the supreme man." This is named neyārtha; therefore, among all sūtras there are those that are neyārtha. Ten schools including the Mahāsāṃghika together state: The sūtras spoken by the Buddha are all nītārtha, conforming to reason, because all are the dharmacakra. What nītārtha is there in sūtras of intentional speech? One realizes the truth for oneself and does not believe the words of others. Being able to know perfect quiescence and knowing that it is not a conditioned favor, one is called 'ungrateful'; permanently abandoning future karma is called 'cutting off the secret'; future fruition not arising is 'having no room to receive'; though receiving requisites, treating them as if eating vomit—one who can be like this is named a 'supreme man'. Since this accords with correct reason, how could it not be nītārtha? The meaning of other sūtras should be understood by analogy with this. If so, why do the four reliances teach exhorting all disciples to rely on the nītārtha? It means exhorting them to rely on the nītārtha verbal teaching spoken by the World-Honoured One, not allowing disciples to rely on the neyārtha texts spoken by non-Buddhists; it is not that among the Buddha's sūtras there are neyārtha ones. This is first determining the different theories. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1861.1.5) - [Next: 1.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1861.1.7) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1861.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1861~en-mt.1.6) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1861.1.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1861.1.6) · Pramāṇa