妙法蓮華

(妙法蓮華, 妙法莲华)

[lang id =1028]法華 The wonderful truth as found in the <Lotus Sutra>. the One Vehicle Sutra; which is said to contain [lang id =1028]實法 Buddha's complete truth as compared with his previous [lang id =1028]權法 or [lang id =1028]方便法, i.e. partial, or expedient teaching, but both are included in this perfect truth. The sutra is the Saddhamapuṇḍarīka [lang id =1028]正法華經 or ([lang id =1028]添品妙法蓮華經) [lang id =1028]妙法蓮華經, also known as [lang id =1028]薩曇芥陀利經, of which several translations in whole or part were made from Sanskrit into Chinese, the most popular being by Kumārajīva. It was the special classic of the Tiantai school, which is sometimes known as the [lang id =1028]蓮宗 Lotus school, and it profoundly influenced Buddhist doctrine in China, Japan, and Tibet. The commentaries and treatises on it are very numerous; two by Chih-i [lang id =1028]智顗 of the Tiantai school being the[lang id =1028]妙法蓮華經文句 and the [lang id =1028]玄義.

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謂法華經唯談一乘實相之理， 此之妙法， 而獨以蓮華為喻者， 蓋妙法則權、 實一體， 蓮華乃華、 果同時， 故名妙法蓮華。 （權、 實者， 聲聞、 緣覺、 菩薩三乘為權； 一佛乘即實也。 華、 果同時者， 世間之華， 先華後果； 唯蓮華， 華果同時， 果即蓮實也。 ）

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經名， 簡稱法華經， 以蓮華的明淨來形容大法的微妙。