法華經義記 3.50

3.50

「天人所供養」此下四行半偈，頌上第四現在佛門。上長行中有三：第一明開三顯一義之意，第二正明開三顯一，第三結成。今此偈中只頌前二，不頌第三結。第一言「天人所供養」一偈半先頌第一現在諸佛，為三一之義故應出在世也。後三行偈頌第二正明開三顯一之義，上長行中先明開三後明顯一，今此三行偈中亦分為二：言「知第一寂滅」一偈先頌顯一唯頌教一也。第二「知眾生諸行」有兩行倒頌上開三。此兩行偈自有二：初一行一句先明現在十方佛洞見三乘人機，第二言「以種種因緣」下三句正頌開三也。

"Venerated by gods and humans": the four and a half stanzas from here downward verse the fourth, the gate of the present Buddhas, above. In the prose above there were three parts: first, explaining the intention behind the meaning of unfolding the three and revealing the One; second, directly explaining unfolding the three and revealing the One; third, concluding and establishing it. Now, these stanzas verse only the first two and do not verse the third conclusion. First, the stanza and a half "Venerated by gods and humans" first verses the first: present Buddhas, for the sake of the meaning of the three and the One, respond by appearing in the world. The latter three stanzas verse the second, directly explaining the meaning of unfolding the three and revealing the One. In the prose above, it first explained unfolding the three and later revealed the One; now, within these three stanzas it is also divided into two: the one stanza "Knowing the foremost quiescence" first verses revealing the One, versifying only oneness of teaching. Second, the two stanzas "Knowing the various courses of sentient beings" invert the order to verse unfolding the three above. These two stanzas naturally have two parts: the first stanza and one line first explain that the present Buddhas of the ten directions thoroughly discern the capacities of the persons of the three vehicles; second, the three lines below the words "By various causes and conditions" directly verse unfolding the three.