Four Dharmas to Rely Upon
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Four Dharmas to Rely Upon (四依法). In the Mahāparinirvāṇa Sūtra (T12n0375 [different from the Mahāparinibbāna Sutta in the Pāli Canon]), fascicle 6, the Buddha teaches us to rely upon (1) the Dharma, not an individual; (2) sūtras of definitive meaning, not those of provisional meaning; (3) the true meaning, not just the words; (4) one’s wisdom-knowledge, not consciousness. In summary, dharma means dharma nature; definitive meaning refers to Mahāyāna sūtras; true meaning refers to the eternal abiding and changelessness of the Tathāgata; wisdom-knowledge means the understanding that all sentient beings have Buddha nature.
