法華經義記 4.9

4.9

「初聞佛所說」此下有六行半偈，是第三義出，不頌上長行。何以得知？長行中明昔日有疑，不明今日新疑除，上〈方便品〉明權智難測、實智甚深。又言「佛以方便力示以三乘教」，藉此生疑惑之心；但聞上廣說開三顯一、此疑得除。就此六行半偈中自有兩段，今「初聞佛所說心中不驚疑」下一偈，先出疑惑之心；第二從「佛以種種緣」下五行半，廣明疑除。今就此五行半中自有三階：初一行偈正總明疑除也。第二「佛說過去世無量滅度佛」下三行，引三世佛皆先三後一，別出除疑之教。第三「世尊說實道」下一行半偈總結疑除也。

"When I first heard what the Buddha preached": the six and a half verses from here on are the third [section], setting forth the meaning afresh without versifying the prose above. How is this known? The prose clarifies that there was doubt in the past, but does not clarify the elimination of new doubts today; the "Expedient Means" chapter above clarifies that expedient wisdom is difficult to fathom and real wisdom is extremely profound, and also says, "The Buddha, by the power of skilful means, indicates the teachings of the three vehicles." By relying on this, a mind of doubt and perplexity arose; only upon hearing the extensive explanation above that opens the three and reveals the one was this doubt eliminated. Within these six and a half verses, there are themselves two parts: now, the one verse from "When I first heard what the Buddha preached, my mind was not startled or doubtful" on first sets forth the mind of doubt and perplexity; second, from "The Buddha, by diverse conditions" on, five and a half verses extensively clarify the elimination of doubt. Now within these five and a half verses, there are themselves three stages: the first verse directly and generally clarifies the elimination of doubt; second, from "The Buddha spoke of the past, of immeasurable extinct Buddhas" on, three verses cite the Buddhas of the three periods as all putting the three first and the one after, specifically setting forth the teaching that eliminates doubt; third, from "The World-Honoured One preaches the real path" on, one and a half verses summarize and conclude the elimination of doubt.