法華經義記 4.8

4.8

「我本著邪見」此下有五行偈，是第二頌上第二悔過自責疑。但上長行中本有二，第一總悔過，今者不頌，唯頌第二舉別釋總也。但上釋中自有二，第一悔昔不取大，今不頌也。第二悔昔取小，今者頌之也。上言「而我等不解方便隨宜所說，遇便信受思惟取證」，今就此五行偈中自分為三，初有兩行偈，正頌上悔昔取小；第二從「而今乃自覺」下有二行偈，明今日得解；第三「佛於大眾中」下一行，明惡滅也。就第二今日得解中有二：初「而今乃自覺非是實滅度」，此半行明解權；第二「若得作佛時」下一行半，明解顯一也。

"I was originally attached to deviant views": the five verses from here on are the second [section], versifying the second [part] above, the repentance of errors and self-reproach over doubt. But in the prose above, there were originally two [parts]: first, general repentance of errors, which is not versified here, versifying only the second, which cites particulars to explain the general. Yet in the explanation above, there were themselves two [parts]: first, regretting not having taken up the Great in the past, which is not versified here; second, regretting having taken up the Small in the past, which is now versified here. Above it says, "Yet we did not understand what was preached through skilful means in accordance with what was suitable, and upon encountering it, we immediately faithfully accepted, contemplated, and realised it." Now within these five verses, they are naturally divided into three: first, there are two verses directly versifying the regret over having taken up the Small in the past; second, from "And now I have myself awakened" on, there are two verses clarifying present attainment of understanding; third, from "The Buddha, in the great assembly" on, there is one verse clarifying the elimination of evil. Within the second, present attainment of understanding, there are two points: first, "And now I have myself awakened that this is not real extinction"—this half-verse clarifies understanding the expedient; second, from "When one can become a Buddha" on, one and a half verses clarify understanding the revelation of the one.