法華經義記 1.106

1.106

「為諸菩薩說大乘經」，此下竟「以佛舍利起七寶塔」，是第二瑞相序，亦有兩段。第一先明現相於此土，第二「於此世界盡見彼土」以下，明現瑞相於他地。此兩段中各有六段，今初段中六種瑞相者，一說《無量義經》，二入無量義定，三者天雨四花，四者地六種動，五者大眾歡喜，六者佛放勝光明。又此六種瑞相合成三雙，初一雙者，動則說法度人，靜則入定觀理，此則動靜相對。第二雙者，上則明天雨四花，下則明地六種動，此則上下相對。第三雙者，時眾則內心歡喜，如來則外放光明，此則內外相對也。呼為瑞相者，相據於外，瑞據於內，然相即是瑞、瑞亦即相，但密報稱瑞、表異稱相。何以知然？然將欲顯說一因一果之理，明三乘行人同歸成佛，以此六種相報，眾生呼之為瑞，即此六種表必說《法華》，名為相也。

'For the sake of the bodhisattvas, expounded the Great Vehicle sūtra': from this down through 'raised seven-jeweled stūpas with the Buddha's relics' is the second, the preface of auspicious omens, which also has two sections. First, it clarifies the manifestation of signs in this land; second, from 'in this world, saw completely those lands' downward, it clarifies the manifestation of auspicious omens in other lands. Within these two sections, there are each six segments. The six auspicious omens in this first section are: first, expounding the *Anantanirdeśa Sūtra*; second, entering the samādhi of immeasurable meanings; third, the heavens raining down the four flowers; fourth, the earth shaking in six ways; fifth, the great assembly being joyful; sixth, the Buddha emitting supreme radiant light. Moreover, these six auspicious omens combine into three pairs. The first pair: in motion, expounding the Dharma to deliver people; in stillness, entering samādhi to contemplate the principle—this is the opposition of motion and stillness. The second pair: above, clarifying the heavens raining the four flowers; below, clarifying the earth shaking in six ways—this is the opposition of above and below. The third pair: the assembly of the time being internally joyful in their minds; the Tathāgata externally emitting radiant light—this is the opposition of internal and external. Calling them 'auspicious omens' (ruixiang): 'sign' (xiang) refers to the exterior, and 'auspicious' (rui) refers to the interior; yet a sign is an auspicious omen, and an auspicious omen is also a sign, but a concealed recompense is called 'auspicious', while an outward mark of difference is called a 'sign'. How is this known? Intending to openly expound the principle of one cause and one fruit, making clear that practitioners of the three vehicles together return to attain Buddhahood, this recompense of six signs is called 'auspicious' by sentient beings, and these six [signs] marking the certainty of expounding the *Lotus Sūtra* are named 'signs'.