法華經義記 4.15

4.15

今就兩段之中各開為三。請中有三者，將欲為中根人請佛重說開三顯一之義，是故第一先自陳己解，正由己解同歸之理，是故得菩提之記也。第二即牒出未解之徒，從「是諸千二百」下，是第三結請也。第二明此學人皆未解人亦何啻千二百人，今止舉此以為請端也。「離我見」即是身見也。「及有無見」者即斷常二見也。「等」者即是見取、戒取也。此諸人等聞佛開三顯一，相與皆以理惑教、以教惑理，自疑所得為是為非，故言「皆墮疑惑」也。從「善哉世尊願為四眾說其因緣令離疑悔」是第三結請。

Now, within the two sections, each divides into three. Within the request there are three parts: as he intends to request the Buddha to repeat the explanation of the meaning of opening the three and revealing the One on behalf of people of middling capacity, therefore, first, he begins by setting forth his own understanding; it is precisely through his own understanding of the principle of identical return that he has received the prophecy of bodhi. Second, he immediately mentions the group of those who have not yet understood. From "these twelve hundred" onwards is the third part: concluding the request. The second part clarifies that among these trainees who have not yet understood, how could there be merely twelve hundred people? Here he only adduces these as the opening of the request. "Free from the view of self" refers precisely to the view of individuality. "And the views of existence and non-existence" refers to the two views of annihilationism and eternalism. "And so forth" refers to the attachment to views and attachment to rules and vows. When all these people heard the Buddha open the three and reveal the One, they mutually confused teaching by principle and confused principle by teaching, doubting whether what they had attained was right or wrong; hence it says "all have fallen into doubt and confusion." From "O World-Honoured One, how wonderful! We pray that for the sake of the fourfold assembly you will explain its causes and conditions, so that they may be freed from doubt and regret" is the third part, concluding the request.