法華經義記 1.122

1.122

問者又言：「即此時眾有得他心智者，即見彌勒有如此疑，如此為義，豈成為物耶？」解釋者又言：「只如此智即成為物，今得他心智人，于時只宜知彌勒心中實自為物有此疑念，應問文殊；文殊名答非他心智，人既有此智密資進行，類知如來應說《法華》，如此為義於物有益，是故諸有所作亦不唐捐，此之謂也。」

The questioner also says: "If someone in the assembly at that time possessed telepathic knowledge, they would see that Maitreya had such doubts. With such a meaning, how could it count as being for the sake of beings?" The commentator also says: "Just this kind of knowledge counts as being for the sake of beings. Those who had telepathic knowledge at that time only needed to know that in Maitreya's mind he truly had these doubtful thoughts for the sake of beings, and should ask Mañjuśrī. Mañjuśrī's name and answers were not telepathic knowledge; since people had this knowledge, it secretly assisted their progress, and by analogy they knew that the Tathāgata ought to expound the Lotus. Such an interpretation benefits beings; therefore, whatever was done was also not in vain. This is what it means."