[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) › [佛祖統紀](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035) › 3.20 # 佛祖統紀 3.20 佛祖統紀 3.20 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.3.20) 五時立名不出三義。華嚴從喻。鹿苑從處。方等般若涅槃從法。法華從法喻。 > The naming of the five periods does not go beyond three senses: Avataṃsaka follows metaphor; Deer Park follows place; Vaipulya, Prajñā, and Nirvāṇa follow Dharma; the Lotus follows both Dharma and metaphor. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.3.19) - [Next: 3.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.3.21) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035~en-mt.3.20) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.3.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.3.20) · Pramāṇa