[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) › [唐護法沙門法琳別傳](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2051) › 3.25 # 唐護法沙門法琳別傳 3.25 唐護法沙門法琳別傳 3.25 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2051.3.25) 陛下。何者詔未出前。佛大道小。詔出已後。道大佛小。大小優劣此之謂歟。伏惟。 > Your Majesty. Why is this? Before the edict was issued, the Buddha was great and the Dao was small; after the edict was issued, the Dao was great and the Buddha was small. Great and small, superior and inferior—is this not what is meant? I humbly reflect that > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2051.3.24) - [Next: 3.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2051.3.26) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2051.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2051~en-mt.3.25) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2051.3.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2051.3.25) · Pramāṇa