七種語

Buddha's seven modes of discourse: 因語 from　present cause to future effect; 果語 from present　effect to past cause; 因果語 inherent cause and　effect; 喩語 illustrative or figurative; 不應説語　 spontaneous or parabolic; 世界流語 ordinary or　popular; 如意語 unreserved, or as he really　thought, e.g. as when he said that all things have the Buddha-nature.