[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) › [法苑珠林](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122) › 20.25 # 法苑珠林 20.25 法苑珠林 20.25 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [20.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.20.25) 如經所云。千華千佛即以一葉為一華。故一華千葉千佛現世。又如普賢觀經云。毘盧遮那法佛如來所王之上遍一切處。其佛住處名常寂光。據此明無住之住。引凡虛心令其敬仰。至理而論安有住處。如是十方無量世界諸佛如來無時息化。過現未來約凡生滅據化而說。若依實教。聖化常周功齊法界。不可以一域為局。不可以三世限論也。今且據釋迦一代現化而述。故權受胎八相成道。利益淺機漸通大教。乃至父母諸親俗尊尚禮如來。何況下凡而不虔敬也。 > As the sūtra states, the thousand petals and thousand Buddhas take a single petal as a flower; hence, on a single flower of a thousand petals, a thousand Buddhas appear in the world. Furthermore, as the Sūtra on the Contemplation of Samantabhadra says, the domain ruled over by the Dharma-Buddha Tathāgata Vairocana pervades all places, and the dwelling place of that Buddha is called the Ever Silent Light. Based on this, it clarifies the dwelling of non-dwelling, guiding the empty minds of ordinary mortals to make them venerate it; yet, to speak in terms of the ultimate truth, how could there be a dwelling place? In this way, across the boundless worlds of the ten directions, the Buddhas and Tathāgatas never cease their conversion for an instant. Past, present, and future are spoken of according to the arising and cessation of ordinary mortals and based on transformation. If we rely on the true teaching, the holy conversion is ever pervasive, its efficacy equal to the dharmadhātu; it cannot be limited to a single realm, nor can it be confined to the three times. Now, we temporarily speak on the basis of Śākyamuni's manifestations and conversions during his single lifetime. Therefore, he provisionally entered the womb, accomplished the Way through the eight aspects, benefited those of shallow capacities, and gradually opened up the great teaching; even his parents, relatives, and worldly superiors paid reverence to the Tathāgata—how much more should lowly ordinary mortals not be reverent and devout! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 20.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.20.24) - [Next: 20.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.20.26) - [Up: 20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.20) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.20.25) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.20.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.20.25) · Pramāṇa