法華經義記 2.75

2.75

「止舍利弗不須復說」，此一句是第二正明絕言歎也。所以者何？自此下竟長行，是第三釋所以絕言之意，只由說二智人高境深故絕言也。故此第三釋絕言中自有二：一者舉人高即是得智之人，二者所緣境深。今言「所以者何」竟「乃能究盡」，詺為舉人高釋絕言所以。止舍利弗不須復說權實二智者何？唯有諸佛能知權實二智，那得不止也。就舉人高中此有二佛所成就，第一希有難解之法先據二智，「唯佛與佛」以下正明人高。「諸法實相」此下是釋絕言中第二舉境深所以絕言，非唯人高故二智微妙不可說，亦二智所照境深故絕言。

"'Stop, Śāriputra! There is no need to speak further'—this one line is the second, directly clarifying the praise of the beyond-words. 'For what reason?'—from this downward to the end of the prose section is the third, explaining the intended meaning of why it is beyond words: it is simply because the person expounding the two knowledges is exalted and the sphere is profound that it is beyond words. Thus, within this third explanation of the beyond-words, there are naturally two parts: first, citing the exalted person, which is the person who has attained the knowledge; second, the profundity of the sphere that is apprehended. Now, from 'For what reason' to 'can fully penetrate' is designated as citing the exalted person to explain why it is beyond words. 'Stop, Śāriputra! There is no need to speak further' of the two knowledges, expedient and real—why? Only the Buddhas can know the two knowledges, expedient and real; how could he not stop? In citing the exalted person, there are here two things accomplished by the Buddha: first, the rare and difficult-to-understand dharmas first establish the two knowledges; from 'Only a Buddha together with a Buddha' downward directly clarifies the exalted person. From 'the real aspect of all dharmas' downward is the second within the explanation of the beyond-words, citing the profundity of the sphere as the reason why it is beyond words; not only because the person is exalted are the two knowledges subtle and ineffable, but also because the sphere illuminated by the two knowledges is profound, it is beyond words.