法華經義記 5.42

5.42

譬說開三顯一化中根人本有四品即為四段，此一品是第二明中根人領解。又言四段之中各開為二，今此領解中有二者，第一是經家序中根人得解之相，第二從「而白佛言」以下竟品，正是中根人領解之辭。又就此兩段之中各開為二。經家序中有二者，第一從「爾時慧命須菩提」下訖「歡喜踊躍」，是經家序中根人內心歡喜；第二列外形恭敬也。就第一明內心歡喜中有三：初列出歡喜人名須菩提等四人；二者明歡喜所由，由聞未曾有法故；三者正明歡喜也。

The parables expounding the opening of the three and revealing of the One to transform people of middling faculties originally comprised four chapters, thereby forming four sections; this one chapter is the second, explaining the assimilation and understanding of people of middling faculties. Furthermore, each of the four sections is divided into two. Now, within this assimilation and understanding there are two [parts]: the first is the scriptural redactor’s introduction describing the manner in which people of middling faculties attained understanding; the second, from “and addressed the Buddha, saying” down to the end of the chapter, is precisely the words of assimilation and understanding spoken by the people of middling faculties. Furthermore, each of these two sections is divided into two. Within the scriptural redactor’s introduction there are two [aspects]: the first, from “At that time, the Venerable Subhūti” down to “rejoicing and leaping with joy”, is the scriptural redactor’s introduction describing the joy within the minds of the people of middling faculties; the second enumerates their external bodily gestures of reverence. Within the first, which explains the joy within their minds, there are three [points]: first, enumerating the names of the rejoicing persons, Subhūti and the other four; second, explaining the cause of their joy, which was due to hearing the unprecedented Dharma; third, directly explaining their rejoicing.