法華經義記 2.41

2.41

從「爾時文殊師利而說偈言」，就第一正答中有二，第一長行，第二偈頌，自此下正是第二偈頌也。但上長行中本有四段，今略不頌，第一思惟忖度亦略不頌，第二略引曾見小復分明略答，唯頌第三廣引古證今，亦頌第四分明結答。自此下有四十三行偈，亦分為二：初有四十一行偈，正頌上第三廣引事同；第二從「我見燈明佛本光瑞如此」下，有兩行偈，頌上長行中第四分明結答。但上廣引事同中復有二：一者明已見事與曾見事同，二者明當見事與曾見事應同。今此四十一偈亦分為二：初有十八行半偈，頌已見事同；第二從「天人所奉尊」下有二十二行半偈，頌上當見事應同。但上已見事同中凡有七事同，而分文成三段，今頌之為略，猶唯頌第一與第三，不頌第二。今十八行半偈且分為二：初有二行，頌第一段；「佛未出家時」下，有十六行半，頌上第三段也。上第一段中本有三，今兩行偈具足頌，上半行頌第一時節劫數，下半行頌第二通別二號中，唯頌別號、略不頌通號也。後一行頌第三二事同，初一句頌七善同，次三句頌第二三乘教同。上明七善同中，有總有別，今「世尊演說法」一句，頌上總句演說正法，略不頌別明也。「度無量眾生」下三句偈，略頌上第二三乘教同。「度無量眾生」此一句，得合頌上聲聞、辟支佛乘也。「無數億菩薩」下兩句，頌上菩薩乘也。

From "At that time Mañjuśrī spoke in verse": within the first, the direct reply, there are two parts: first the prose, and second the verses; from here down is precisely the second, the verses. However, within the prose above there were originally four sections; now they are abbreviated and not versified. The first, contemplation and reflection, is also abbreviated and not versified; the second briefly cited what had been seen, being a slightly more distinct brief reply; it only versifies the third, extensively citing the past to substantiate the present, and also versifies the fourth, distinctly concluding the answer. From here down there are forty-three stanzas of verse, which are also divided into two: first there are forty-one stanzas of verse, which directly versify the third above, the identity of events extensively cited; second, from "I saw that the light and omens of Lamp-Brightness Buddha were originally like this" downward, there are two stanzas of verse, which versify the fourth in the prose above, distinctly concluding the answer. But within the extensive citation of identical events above, there are again two parts: first, clarifying that matters already seen are identical with matters seen previously; second, clarifying that matters to be seen should be identical with matters seen previously. Now these forty-one verses are also divided into two: first there are eighteen and a half stanzas, versifying that matters already seen are identical; second, from "Honored One revered by gods and humans" downward, there are twenty-two and a half stanzas, versifying that matters to be seen above should be identical. However, among the matters already seen above there were seven identical matters in all, but the text was divided into three sections; now the verse abbreviates them, still only versifying the first and third, and does not versify the second. The present eighteen and a half stanzas are provisionally divided into two: first there are two stanzas, versifying the first section; from "Before the Buddha left home" downward, there are sixteen and a half stanzas, versifying the third section above. In the first section above there were originally three [parts]; now the two stanzas of verse completely versify them: the first half-stanza versifies the first, the times and kalpa-numbers; the second half-stanza, among the second, the common and distinct titles, only versifies the distinct title, omitting and not versifying the common title. The latter stanza versifies the third, the identity of two matters: the first line versifies the identity of the seven goods; the next three lines versify the second, the identity of the teaching of the three vehicles. Above, in clarifying the identity of the seven goods, there were general and distinct aspects; now the single line "The World-Honoured One expounded the Dharma" versifies the general line above, 'expounded the correct Dharma', omitting and not versifying the distinct clarification. The three lines of verse below "Saved immeasurable sentient beings" abbreviate and versify the second above, the identity of the teaching of the three vehicles. This single line, "Saved immeasurable sentient beings", can combine the versification of the śrāvaka and pratyekabuddha vehicles above. The two lines below "Countless kotis of bodhisattvas" versify the bodhisattva vehicle above.