[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) › 6.12 # 大乘法苑義林章 6.12 大乘法苑義林章 6.12 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [6.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1861.6.12) 等四辨癈立者，略有四義：一《僧祇律》云「為翻外道邪三寶故。」《優婆塞戒經》云「若歸佛已，寧捨身命，終不歸依自在天等。若歸法已，終不歸依外道典藉。若歸僧已，終不歸依外道邪眾。」《涅槃》、《成實》說亦同此。二《寶性論》第二卷〈三寶品〉云「依三種義故，一調御師、一彼師法、三彼師資。所證無量種類同故，合立一法。能證因果二類別故，分成師資。」三彼論又說「為上根人取佛菩提，說於佛寶。為中根人求自然智、達因緣法，說於法寶。為下根人依師受法、理事不違，說於僧寶。」故彼論說「依六種人，故說三寶。一大、二中、三者小乘。如次信佛信法信僧，故名六種。」四處處皆說，佛如良醫、法如妙藥、僧如看者，故此三寶不減不增。 > Fourth, in clarifying their rejection and establishment, there are briefly four meanings: First, the Mahāsāṃghika-vinaya says: 'It is to overturn the non-Buddhist false three jewels.' The Upāsakaśīla-sūtra says: 'If one has already taken refuge in the Buddha, one would rather abandon life and limb than ever take refuge in Īśvara and the like. If one has already taken refuge in the Dharma, one would never take refuge in non-Buddhist texts. If one has already taken refuge in the Saṅgha, one would never take refuge in non-Buddhist false groups.' The Nirvāṇa Sūtra and the Tattvasiddhi-śāstra say the same. Second, the Ratnagotravibhāga, fascicle two, 'Chapter on the Three Jewels', says: 'Based on three meanings: first, the guiding teacher; second, that teacher's Dharma; third, that teacher's disciples. Because that which is realized is immeasurable yet of identical category, they are jointly established as one Dharma. Because the two categories of cause and fruit that can realize it are distinct, they are divided into teacher and disciples.' Third, that treatise also says: 'For people of superior faculties who pursue the Buddha's bodhi, the Buddha Jewel is spoken of. For people of middling faculties who seek spontaneous wisdom and comprehend the dharma of cause and condition, the Dharma Jewel is spoken of. For people of inferior faculties who rely on teachers to receive the Dharma without defying principle or practice, the Saṅgha Jewel is spoken of.' Hence that treatise says: 'Relying on six kinds of persons, the Three Jewels are spoken of: first, the Mahāyāna; second, the middling vehicle; third, the Hīnayāna. As they respectively have faith in the Buddha, faith in the Dharma, and faith in the Saṅgha, they are called six kinds.' Fourth, it is spoken everywhere: the Buddha is like a skilled physician, the Dharma is like wondrous medicine, and the Saṅgha is like the caregiver. Therefore these Three Jewels neither decrease nor increase. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1861.6.11) - [Next: 6.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1861.6.13) - [Up: 6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1861.6) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1861~en-mt.6.12) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1861.6.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1861.6.12) · Pramāṇa